Germany
Economy
German Debts to Greece Should be Claimed Through Diplomacy and in Court if Necessary, Says Parliament's Report
Greece should initially claim the German debts through negotiations with the German government but also in court if Germany insists on its current negative stance, said Greek parliament's intergroup committee for the claim of German debts report that was...
Greece
Germany to Send 3,000 Refugees to Crete, 2,000 More from Greek Mainland
New Democracy lawmaker Lefteris Avgenakis accused the Greek government of secretly preparing to resettle 3,000 refugees from Germany to Crete.
Recently, Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas announced that 2,000 refugees and migrants from the Greek mainland will be transferred to...
Economy
Greek PM Calls on Europe to Ease Greek Debt as Did for Germany in 1953
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called on Europe to offer debt relief to Greece, on the 63rd anniversary of the generous debt write-off to Germany (August 8, 1953).
In a message he posted on Facebook, the Greek prime minister reminds...
Economy
Spiegel Critical of Schaeuble's 2-Tiered Approach to EU Member States
German magazine Spiegel notes that German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was not fair in his handling of Greece's economic crisis on account of the Greek government's left-wing government. Despite being warned by economists that the austerity measures strangled Greek...
Europe
Almost 50% of Europeans Fear and Resent Refugees
Around 50% of European citizens fear that the arrival of refugees will increase the risk of attacks in their countries, according to a survey published on July 11. Furthermore, many believe, especially in the eastern states, that the refugee...
Crime
Greek Officials go to Germany to Train for Battling Tax Evasion, Corruption, Contraband
A mission of 25 top officials from the Ministry of Finance, the General Secretariat Against Corruption and the Special Secretariat for Financial and Economic Crime Unit (SDOE) are leaving for Germany on July 10 for special training and exchange of...
Economy
German Fin Min: We are Not Responsible for Greece's Problems
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble criticized Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel for making the comment that Germany is partly responsible for Greece's financial problems.
The comment was made during last week's visit of the German vice chancellor in Athens. "What Mr...
Economy
Greek Prime Minister Calls for a More Social Europe
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday received German Vice-Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel who underlined that his visit comes at a crucial time for Greece and Europe. Gabriel said that their discussion focused on investment possibilities in Greece and...
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...
Economy
Germany Postpones Release of Loan Tranche to Greece
German Bundestag did not recommend the release of the next loan tranche to Greece by the European Stability Mechanism rescue fund as earlier reports by Reuters had suggested. The German budget committee was supposed to have discussed the release...