Greece and the economic crisis 2018
NEWS ARCHIVE - August 10 - August 14
August 14, 2018
Finance
Turkey isn't Greece, but watch China and the Russian ruble closely - Finance Yahoo [English]
Primary surplus of 2.09 billion in the seven months - Naftemporiki [Greek]
Hiring in the first seven months highest since 2001 - Athens News Agency [Greek]
Turkey
Turkey Could Create A Larger Crisis Than Greece - Seeking Alpha [English]
Turkish fishermen fire shots against Greeks inside Greek territorial waters! - Protothema [English]
Tensions looming in East Med - eKathimerini [Greek]
Erdogan: We are going to boycott US electronic products - Liberal GR [English]
Weather
Greek National Meteo warns of rain, thunderstorms Aug 15-16 - Keep Talking Greece [English]
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Greenlight internet expands to Greece - Democrat and Chronicle [English]
Greece opens consultation on Hellinikon resort casino license - calvinayre [English]
Experience the Greece countryside with olive harvesting season - Financial Express [English]
August 13, 2018
Finance
Building activity rises up 17.6% across Greece in May - Tornos News [English]
Greece-Turkey bilateral trade at roughly 3.4 bln€ in 2017 - Naftemporiki [English]
Taxman encourages tourists to pay by card - eKathimerini [English]
Greece stocks lower at close of trade; Athens General Composite down 3.10% - Investing.com [English]
Turkey
T. Erdogan: The United States has stabbed us in the back - Under siege Turkey - Liberal GR [Greek]
"The Sultan is bankrupt," say European media - Tanea [Greek]
Daily challenges of fishermen in the Aegean - iefimerida.gr [Greek]
Fire
Fire fronts in Evia now under control - efsyn [Greek]
Fires force evacuation of Evia island near Athens -UK Guardian [English]
Fire at Mati: 95 dead as one more injured die in hospital - Protothema [English]
Immigration
Germany seeks migrant deals with Greece, Italy - Fox News [English]
Border Police: Heavy traffic on borders with Greece and Romania - Focus Fen [English]
Sports
Greece wins silver in the 400 meters at European Championships [English]
Greece’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Does it Again at European Championships (video) - Greek Reporter [English]
Tourism
Greece’s Tourism Hits an all-time High - Greek City Times [English]
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West Nile Virus Kills Three People in Greece - aawsat.com [English]
August 12, 2018
Fire
Expert disaster service underused by Greek authorities - eKathimerini [English]
Fire in Evia: Strengthened Forces fight Fire, suggested evacuation of Two Villages - Naftemporiki [Greek]
Cyprus
Lifting the US arms embargo on Cyprus -eKathimerini [English]
Tourism
Greek Island Port Expected to Top 95,000 Cruise Ship Arrivals - Greek Reporter [English]
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Who is Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Greek Player Who Stunned the Tennis World? - Greek Reporter [English]
August 11, 2018
Finance
Koutentakis warns against unilateral pension cut U-turn - eKathimerini [English]
Fitch upgrades Greece's debt rating to 'BB-' on European debt deal - France 24 [English]
Greenlight High Speed Fiber Optic Service Coming to Greece - WHAM1180 [English]
Russia
Turkey
Ankara slams 'irresponsible' Kammenos comment on Greek soldiers - eKathimerini [English]
The three "no's" of Tayyip Erdogan - Naftemporiki [Greek]
Immigration
Three years on, Greece's Lesbos looks back at migrant crisis - AFP / MSN [English]
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USA v Switzerland and Poland v Greece in Vaduz women’s semifinals - FIVB [English]
Navy detonates two WWII shells off Cephalonia - eKathimerini [English]
August 10, 2018
Finance
Changes in fines for undeclared work - efsyn [Greek]
Greece to lose access to cheapest ECB cash - Reuters [English]
ECB says waiver for Greek debt revoked, effective Aug. 21 - eKathimerini [English]
"ECB's waiver allows Greek debt to be accepted as collateral for regular auctions of ECB cash, despite the junk rating of the country's bonds. Removing it will shut the lenders' access to cheap funding..."
Russia
Greece lashes out at Russia’s expulsion of Greek diplomats - Washington Post [English] [paywall]
Russian priests claim Greek Visa bias - Protothema [English]
Turkey
The Turkish crisis in five graphs - Naftemporiki [Greek]
Turkish Credit Risk Overtakes Greece’s as Drama Unfolds - Bloomberg [English]
Trump vs Erdogan - Progressing to doubling of tariffs - iefimerida [Greek]
Fire
Firefighter's wife, baby among 93 victims of Greece blaze - Fox News [English]
Mayor of Pendeli speaks of operational chaos in first hours of fires - Tovima [Greek]
Tourism
Record year for Greek tourism projected -Tovima [Greek]
Inadequate resources for understaffed Police on Mykonos and Santorini hamper work - efsyn [Greek]
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Greece ‘Throwing Lifeline’ to Syrian Regime by Importing Phosphates: Report - Greek Reporter [English]
Dream job alert: Get paid to live on a stunning Greek island with 55 cats - MSN News [English]
Audit in Greece’s Disease Control Center finds a 90-million euro black hole - Keep talking Greece [English]
Pebble Mosaic Unearthed in Western Greece - Archaeology [English]
The West Frieze
Horsemen section of the West Frieze from the "Elgin Marbles" of Parthenon in the Acropolis museum
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