Greece
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Tourist smashes antique vase after museum fall
The Minoan-era vase is being repaired and should be back on display on Friday.
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Opposition presses PM over deal with lenders
PASOK has scolded Alexis Tsipras for failing to inform parliament about the content of discussions with the country’s creditors.
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Greece owes 1 billion euros to pharmaceutical companies
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations hasn’t been paid since December 2014.
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Varoufakis fuels confusion over reforms
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker declared that Greek finance minister Yiannis Varoufakis was “not helping the [negotiation] process”.
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Crisis changes Greeks’ consumer behaviour
Seven in 10 consumers now restrict their purchases to the bare necessities.
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Greeks dipping into savings to get through daily expenses
Sixteen per cent were forced to borrow to spend, while 47 per cent say they have relied on their savings to cover their needs in the past few months.
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Greece adopts health warnings on cigarette packets
The 38 percent of Greeks who smoke will see their cigarette packets carry health warnings in accordance with EU regulations.
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Third-country tourist increase
Tourists outside the Schengen area are issuing more visas to Greece.