Press Review March 17 – Welcome to Piraeus, owned by China
The port of Piraeus is being gifted to the Chinese (pictured, by FOSPHOTOS); ministers claim shock at labour reforms they passed in 2012; difficult negotiations with the troika take place…
The port of Piraeus is being gifted to the Chinese (pictured, by FOSPHOTOS); ministers claim shock at labour reforms they passed in 2012; difficult negotiations with the troika take place…
‘To Potami’ (The River), a new political party founded a little over two weeks ago by TV presenter and journalist Stavros Theodorakis has leap-frogged to third place in the polls…
All of the troika’s demands are to be included in one piece of legislation to avoid a series of risky votes; the recent rises in unemployment give lie to the…
During the early 2000’s with the launch of the euro, low interest rates on borrowing allowed Greece to live way beyond its means, racking up huge debts to fund excessive…
"It runs from Chicago to LA, more than 2.000 miles all the way…" It might be the most famous road trip in the world; it is surely a much beloved…
Turkey erupts as young protester is buried (pictured); the noose tightens around former defense minister Papantoniou over arms procurement programs; a Chinese satellite spots what could be the wreckage of…
Antonis Samaras appears to be losing favour with the German leadership which is concerned that he is ‘slipping back’ into populism. While there is no immediate intention to question his…
The government΄s optimism fades in face of poor results and harsh Eurogroup demands; the Chinese are to compete with Russians over the port of Piraeus; the troika’s Task Force warns…
Gavdos, a small, pristine island to the south of Crete and Europe’s southernmost point, would seem to be a million miles away from the ongoing tragedy of the Syrian civil…
Center-left coalition partner PASOK is fragmenting along fault lines; Eurogroup issues a stern warning to the government; 167 state-owned historic Athens properties are to be privatized; the Public Power Corporation…