Greece
News –
For Greece, a tear
A closer look into the book that explores the political life of Andreas Papandreou.
News –
Angry scenes at disability protest
Angry scenes at a protest called by disability groups against spending cuts.
News –
Record jobless rate for youth
The rate of unemployment among young people in Greece is now the highest in the European Union.
News –
Parliament speaker to MP: “Suck mine, it’s better!”
Tensions mounted in Parliament on Thursday as an investigation into corruption in public life gathered pace.
News –
Give Greece more time, says Germany’s Steinbrueck
Greece should be given more time to reform its economy and must not be thrown out of the eurozone.
News –
Fate of 15,000 state staff unclear
Government’s austerity package foresees the suspension of 15,000 civil servants.
News –
Altered austerity package gets first green light
A number of tweaks to the final package of some 13.5 billion euros in spending cuts and tax hikes were enough to obtain the initial approval.
News –
Greek coalition has ‘basic agreement’ on austerity
After weeks of fruitless efforts, the heads of the three parties in Greece’s governing coalition have struck a basic deal.
News –
Speaker may quit over graft charges
Parliament Speaker Vangelis Meimarakis, one of the most high-profile politicians said on Thursday that he was considering resigning.
News –
Greek islands not for sale, red tape must go: minister
Greece needs to cut bureaucracy to push through languishing investment projects, and not sell its islands to attract funds.