Brexit
Economy
Tsakalotos Says There's No Grexit Fear After Brexit
What the impact of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union this past Thursday will have on the Greek economy will have to be examined carefully, but there’s no issue of a Greek exit from the Union, Finance Minister...
Greece
Greeks Called to Sign Petition on a Referendum for Grexit
A new petition on Greece has been launched on Avaaz.org, the global civic organization that promotes activism. The user, Nikolaos, is gathering signatures for the activation of article 44 of the Greek Constitution for a referendum on whether Greece...
Greece
Tsipras Says Brexit is a Wake-Up Call For EU Leaders
Greek leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday said that the outcome of the British referendum was a "wakeup call for the sleepwalker who is heading towards the abyss." He blamed the Brexit on EU leaders rather than the...
Cyprus
FM: Our Goal is to Secure the Status of EU Citizens Within the British Bases in Cyprus
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Saturday that the Republic of Cyprus wants the status of EU citizens to continue to apply and be recognized within the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) on the island, adding that the Ministry of...
Economy
Grexit Fears Back on the Table After Brexit
Grexit Back on the Agenda Again as Greek Economy Unravels, as the Guardian Newspaper reports that the European finance ministers from the eurozone will decide on whether the green light will be given on the Greek review following disagreement...
Economy
Elder Paisios Predicted the Brexit 20 Years Ago
Elder Paisios, a Greek saint that is the Nostradamus of Greece, was canonized last year. The well-known monk of Mount Athos was considered a sage ascetic and was sought after for advice by many believers.
Twenty years ago, he had...
Economy
Brexit Bloodbath Spills Over to Athens Stock Exchange
Greek stocks spiraled downwards in one of the biggest single-day losses in the Athens Stock Exchange on Friday. The Greek market was gripped by the frenzy of the global turmoil caused by a UK Brexit vote that marks the...
Greece
British Holidaymakers to Greece Suffer From Brexit Backlash
British tourists claimed they were being refused cash withdrawals and exchanges following the Brexit win. No sooner was the vote announced that fund access was cut as there was no rate set by the Central European Bank for the...
Greece
Brexit Vote a Result of Europe's Handling of the 2008 Crisis, Greek Government Sources Say
In the Brexit vote returned by the UK referendum, Europe was seeing the results of its own response to the financial crisis, Greek government sources said on Friday.
"Europe is now up against the way it handled the 2008 crisis,...
Economy
Golden Dawn Calls Brexit a 'Brave Decision' of the British
Greece's extreme rightist Golden Dawn party on Friday applauded the results of the British referendum on European Union membership, calling it a "brave decision" against German austerity.
"Golden Dawn welcomes the brave decision of the British people to deny the...