Greece
Crime
Unexpected Turn of Murder Case in Greece
A case of a 23-year-old man who was found dead five years ago has unfolded as a murder case after it came to light that the young man was slain by his mother and stepfather.
Kostis Polyzos had disappeared from...
Economy
Greek Gov't on the Ropes as Farmers Show Anger
More than 15,000 tractors are lined up along central points of Greece's national highway system with thousands of farmers taking it to the streets asking the government to withdraw the pension fund plan.
Farmers all over Greece have made symbolic...
Economy
It's the Economy, Mr. Tsipras!
The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' trip in Davos is very similar to his disastrous visit to New York last year, where he went to attract American investors to Greece. Instead of investors, he attracted tons of ridicule in...
Animals
Nature Wins over Nurture for Brown Bears Trading Zoo Life for Arktouros Shelter
Despite spending a lifetime in captivity in Thessaloniki's zoo, the brown bears Sasha and Alexandra have managed to adapt beautifully to a life closer to their natural wild state, at the Arktouros Shelter for brown bears in Nymphaio, Florina,...
Economy
European Parliament Approved to Monitor Implementation of Greek Aid Program
The European Parliament was added on Thursday in the group of institutions that will monitor the implementation of Greece’s economic program, following a decision by the leaders of the parliament’s political parties.
The issue was discussed after an initiative by...
Greece
Two Refugee Boats Sink in the Aegean; At Least 41 Dead
Two boats carrying refugees and migrants from Turkey to Greece have sunk in the Aegean, leaving 41 dead with 17 children among them.
In two separate incidents off the Greek islands of Kalolymnos and Farmakonisi, at least 21 people lost their...
Economy
S&P Says Successful Implementation of Greek Program Could Lead to Credit Rating Upgrade
Greece's credit rating could be upgraded to B, from CCC+ after completion of a first review of the Greek economic adjustment program, disbursement of loans according to a ESM schedule and probably combined with an ECB decision to begin...
Economy
Government Appoints Lawyer Pitsilis as Head of Public Revenue Directorate
The Greek Finance Ministry issued an act of the cabinet, on Wednesday that named lawyer Giorgos Pitsilis as the new general secretary for public revenue.
According to the press release, Pitsilis was born in the United States in 1975 and has...
Economy
Annual Review of Europe’s Employment and Social Developments Reveal Huge Disparities Between Member States
The European Commission released today (January 21, 2016) its 2015 Employment and Social Developments review, which bears the subtitle "Investing in people is key to economic growth.”
The Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) review “is an annual review...
Economy
At Davos, Greek PM Reiterates Greece’s Acceptance of IMF Role in New Bailout Program
A few days ago, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said that Greece was not opposed to IMF’s participation in the new bailout program, which his government had signed in August 2015 with the nation’s official creditors.
Today, Greek Prime Minister...