Greece
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Funds running out
Prime minister Alexis Tsipras has proposed an urgent meeting on the sidelines of the European Union summit to help reach an agreement that would allow Athens to get more funds.
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Even some German MPs think reparations should be paid
Gesine Schwan, a member of the Social Democrats (SPD) says ‘“we should make a financial approach to victims and their families’.
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3,900 state workers will return to work soon
An amendment bill has been drafted that will see 3,900 state workers reinstated in 45 days if the bill passes parliament
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Greek police, Europol crack trafficking ring
An international human-trafficking ring that allegedly earned 8 million euros from smuggling Syrian migrants from Turkey into Greece busted.
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Talks between Tsipras, Merkel could be chance to break impasse
Alexis Tsipras adamant that Greece won’t return to policies of austerity.
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Small businesses to get more funding
If Greece decides to go ahead with the plan of creating a development bank whose exclusive function will be the funding of small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Same-sex unions ‘unfounded’: Greek judge
The Supreme Court in Greece will uphold a previous ruling by an appeals court nullifying the marriage of two women.
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Tsipras: Greek state not facing a cash shortage
The government must repay over 900 million euros to the IMF this week.
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No more cash for Amphipolis dig
No more government funding allocated for further archaeological work at Amphipolis, with experts focusing on the findings that have already been unearthed.