Monthly Archives: March, 2014
The Dilemma of Divided Cyprus and the Turkish Trap
Under the current political climate, there is a slim possibility that a conciliatory resolution to the Cyprus problem may not be far off. If...
SYRIZA Censure Motion On Stournaras Fails To Stall Critical Bill
The Greek Parliament speaker ruled March 30 that the main opposition party's motion of no-confidence in Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras is inadmissible, ensuring that...
Strikes to Create Problems for Greek Maritime Traffic
Striking seamen are expected to bring serious disruption to coastal shipping in Greece Monday morning, after the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) called a series of...
Endless Queues for Drugs as Greek Pharmacies Strike
The afflicted come from miles around, desperate for a drug, forming endless queues of disgruntled discomfort that snake their way slowly around the town square towards...
Tirana Seeks Answers for Albanian Inmate’s Death
Over the weekend, the Albanian Foreign Ministry expressed concern for the death of Ilia Kareli in prison in Nigrita, Greece on Thursday.
In a statement, the ministry said it “condemns attacks...
South Korea: Greek Envoy Marks National Day for First Time in 5 Years
In a first for Greece’s top diplomat here in the past five years, Greek Ambassador to South Korea Sourvanos Dionysios underscored commercial and political...
New Democracy Takes Back The Lead
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' promise to return part of primary surplus to a few groups affected by austerity measures is working to woo...
Mayors Top Hidden Assets List
The chief of Greece's anti-corruption agency said a review of declarations of wealth by municipal officials has found that dozens of mayors have filed...
General Strike in Athens on April 9
A series of Greek Unions, the Civil Servants’ Confederation (ADEDI), the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association (PFS), the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), the Athens Labour...
Bank Deposits and Loans Fall in Greece
According to the Bank of Greece data, business and household deposits dropped from 161.02 to 160.5 billion in January.
Since the beginning of the year,...