Greece and the economic crisis 2020

NEWS ARCHIVE - Jan 22 - Jan 25

January 25, 2020

Fitch upgrades Greek credit rank

Story at MSN News [English]

Mitsotakis message to Erdogan after earthquake: Greece is ready to help

Story at Skai [Greek]

Deaths mount from earthquake in Turkey

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Weather: clear in Attica, rain in other areas

Weaher expectations at Iefimerida [Greek]

Coronavirus outbreak now in Europe

Story at Tanea [Greek]

6.9 Earthquake in Turkey

Story at Liberal Gr [Greek] and at eKathimerini [English]

January 24, 2020

Draft law establishes a National Mechanism with 13 regional civil protection operational centers

Story at Skai [Greek]

Athens expects a positive evaluation to the meeting of the Eurogroup

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Turkey and Greece enter the era of cyber warfare

Story at Euractiv [English]

Erdogan: Libyan chaos could spread

Story at eKathimerini [English]

The VAT suspension measure aims to rejuvenate the real estate market

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Hackers attack Greek gov't sites

Story at Ethnos [Greek] and Iefimerida [Greek] and at EFSYN [Greek]

Greek high court upholds extradition of Russian hacker Vinnik

Story at CT Post [English]

German Bundestag response to Turkey-Libya maritime borders: does not match the delimitation of the EEZ Convention on the Law of the Sea

Story at Tovima [Greek] and at EFSYN [Greek]

Merkel comments on the "intensive reforms" implemented by Mitsotakis

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Tsipras attacks electoral law changes

Story at EFSYN [Greek]

January 23, 2020

Moscow denies rumour Russia will recognize TRNC

Story at Reuters [English]

Rental allowance registration and renewal

Procedure at Tanea [Greek]

The new system of admission to Higher Education

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

U.S. seeking contempt fines against Turkey's Halkbank

Story at Reuters [English]

Growth in tourism expected for 2020

Story at Reuters [English]

Turkish Defense Minister demands demilitarization of 16 Greek islands

Story at Kathimerini [Greek] and at eKathimerini [English]

Strikes over burden of migrant camps

Story at Iefimerida [Greek] and at Protothema [English]

Mitsotakis on more women in government roles

Story at Skai [Greek]

EIU Economist Democracy ranking report for 2019

Greece ranking is up versus previous ranking, but still within the range of "defective" - Story at Naftemporiki [Greek] - Report at EIU.COM [English] ("The EIU Democracy Index provides a snapshot of the state of world democracy for 165 independent states and two territories.")