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IMF report: Greece made progress, just remain on reforms path

One of the same: Greece has made steps towards creating a more competitive and dynamic economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report published on Friday. However, the country “should remain on the road of reforms, to preserve a general fiscal balance and the restructuring of the banking …

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EU Migration management in Greece & Italy has not reached full potential

The European union should step up action on asylum, relocation and return of migrants to better meet the objectives of its support, said the Migration report on Greece and Italy published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published on Wednesday. The Migration report states among others that emergency relocation …

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IMF report on Greece: Lower Primary Surpluses and …Wages

The staff of International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published the preliminary findings after paying a visit to Greece in the context of the 4. post bailout program enhanced surveillance review. Stressing that “The views expressed in the staff report and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive …

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Four people die of West Nile virus, 35 infected in Greece

West Nile mosquito

Two more people died last week due to West Nile virus infection, increasing the number of deaths since the begin of mosquitoes season to four. According to the latest epidemiological report by the Greek National Public Health Organization (EHOD) published on Thursday, August 8th 2019, the number of West Nile …

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Suzanne Eaton “victim of criminal act,” says coroner after autopsy

What authorities and locals suspected and her family feared was confirmed through the autopsy on Wednesday. Dr Suzanne Eaton, the US biologist, was a victim of a violent criminal act, she was murdered and her body was most likely hidden by the perpetrator/s in the old German bunker in Xamoudohori …

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Expats report: “Fragments of a life in several places across Greece”

We love to hear by expats writing about their experiences from their life in Greece. Jacqueline Paizis, an author and KTG reader sent us her “fragments of a life” here and told us also about a book she wrote, a novel “the Cleaner of Kastoria.” Greece has been part of …

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PM Tsipras rejects Commission report as dictated by “ultra-conservatives in Brussels”

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rebuffed the European Commission report over the recent “relief measures.” The Commission was taking a leaf out of his political opponents’ book before snap elections, Tsipras said. In statements outside the Maximos Mansion, Tsipras said the results of the European elections had whetted the appetite …

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Finance Ministry: EU Commission has been wrong on Greece’s surplus projections also in the past

The Greek Finance Ministry dismissed the report of the European Commission released earlier today. “The primary surplus for the general government in 2019 will reach 4.1% of the GDP,” sources of the finance ministry told media and rejected the evaluation that the relief measures pose a risk for the agreed …

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EU Commission warns Greece relief measures “a risk for agreed primary surplus”

The European Commission released the European Semester 2019 Spring Package with recommendations for all Member States in order to advance sustainable and inclusive economic growth. On its 7-page long report on Greece, the Commission notes that “Greece is currently in the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact and …

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IMF sees “rising risks” in Greece’s debt servicing capacity, insists on taxing the poor

The International Monetary Fund Executive Board concluded its first post-bailout program monitoring of Greece. The country’s debt servicing capacity is “adequate” the IMF report notes and cites “rising risks” especially from banks, benefits as well as court decisions about retroactively annulling pension cuts. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT TV, the …

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Mati wildfire report: Cynical 199-operators, complete chaos in Fire Service

The prosecutors’ report on the Mati wildfire on 23. July 2018 highlights the complete lack of organization and operation, and reveals the shocking responses by the Fire Service operators to residents desperately calling for help. The anguished calls by distressed citizens fearing for their lives were met with the cynicism …

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Number of asylum-seekers in Greece rose to 73,000, says Migration Minister

There are about 15,000 immigrants living in the Greek islands, Migration Minister Dimitris Vitsas said on Monday. He pointed out at the overpopulation of the hot spots on Samos and Moria on Lesvos. And he stressed that the majority of migrants arriving in Greece nowadays are from Afghanistan and countries …

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CoE Rights group slams “inhumane” treatment of migrants in Greece

The Council of Europe rights body Tuesday condemned the “inhuman and degrading treatment” of migrants and asylum seekers held in Greece, adding it had credible allegations of abuse by police. “Foreign nationals deprived of their liberty by the Greek authorities must be treated humanely and with dignity,” the Council’s European …

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“Brussels Anonymous”: Greece at risk of not getting cash as reforms lag

Greece is at risk of not getting some 750 million euros next month that it won under a debt relief deal with the euro zone last year because it has not completed agreed reforms, euro zone officials told Reuters on Monday. The money is part of about 4.8 billion euros …

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Scandal on Athens wildfires investigation narrowly avoided

A scandal about possible delays and freezing of the investigation about the wildfires in Athens where 99 people lost their lives was narrowly avoided on Tuesday. The prosecutor of Greece’s top court Areios Pagos had to cancel her decision to “freeze” the ongoing investigation conducted by the head of the …

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