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Economy
Finland Authorizes Govt to Engage in Bailout Negotiations and Bridge Financing for Greece
Greece is on track to begin negotiations on a third bailout package.
Finland, one of Greece’s most hardline negotiating partners during the past weekend, authorized its government to engage in negotiations on the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) bailout package for Greece as well...
Economy
Finland Will Not Back Third Bailout for Greece
Finland's parliament is not willing to accept a new bailout agreement for Greece as Eurozone finance ministers continue negotiations on Sunday's Eurogroup, according to reports.
The country's euro-sceptic Finns Party, the second in power in parliament, threatened to bring down...
Greece
Greek Documentary 'Agora: From Democracy to the Market' to be Broadcast Abroad [Video]
Just before entering the fourth week of its theatrical release in Greece, "Agora: From Democracy to the Market," the documentary on the Greek crisis by internationally acclaimed documentarist Yorgos Avgeropoulos, will shortly reach wider audiences abroad. The first TV...
Economy
Finnish PM to Reject any Greek Debt Forgiveness
Finnish Prime Minister Alex Stubb has warned in an interview with the Financial Times today that his country is ready to give a "resounding no" to any move to forgive Greece's debt, putting his country's government on a collision...
Greece
Finland Offers 18,000 Jobs in Health Sector, No Interest From Greeks
Eighteen thousand job positions in its Health services offers Finland, with an average salary of 6,000 euros per month, along with free Finnish lessons, transport and facilitation, even assistance in finding suitable schools for children, but still the interest from...
Greece
EURO 2016: Finland 1-1 Greece
Finland came back from behind to share the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group F points with Greece.
Both teams won their openers last month and the home team were in lively spirits. In the second minute Tim Sparv steered an...
Europe
Greeks Among the Most Hard-Working People in the EU
A study, that was recently published by Coe-Rexecode in Paris, reveals that Greeks and Romanians are the most hard-working people in Europe.
The study measures the time people spend working in all EU member states capitals. It measures the days employees spend in...
Europe
A Finnish Director Falls in Love With Greece
After spending a summer in Greece, Finnish director, Taavi Vartia, who is known for his work in cinema, theater and television, fell in love with our country. He was rather impressed by the landscape of the Greek islands and...
Europe
Greece Mulls Opening Makaza Crossing
Greece will decide on Aug. 19 whether to open a new border crossing point on the Bulgarian-Greek border known as Makaza which connects the cities of Komotini and Alexandroupoli in Thrace, Greece, with Haskovo and Kardzhali in Bulgaria.
The Mazaka...
Economy
Samaras Tells Finns Greeks Not Fascists
With his government immobilized over how to deal with the rising neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party accused of attacks on immigrants and with its strong anti-Semitic, anti-gay, ultra-religious stance, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told a Finnish newspaper during his...