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EU Commissioner: Greek Doctors Ready to Help Contain Ebola Epidemic
Greece is the second EU country after Sweden which has responded to an appeal by Christos Stylianides, EU Ebola Coordinator and Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, for mobilization of qualified, trained and experienced health workers, and is...
Economy
Troika Threatens Greece with Liquidity Suspension
As reported by German financial review "Handelsblatt," the Troika of Greece’s lenders has threatened the country to suspend the provision of liquidity, unless an agreement is reached for the completion of the Greek program's final review. Such a development...
Environment
Onassis Foundation Annoyed with EU Rejection of Athens Regeneration Project
Onassis Foundation on Sunday expressed its dismay at the European Commission's decision to exclude two regeneration projects from the upcoming EU funding program for Greece , according to a statement.
According to Greek media, the European Commission has rejected the...
Environment
EU Votes to End Scourge of Plastic Bags
EU countries would have to reduce the use of the common, polluting plastic carrier bags, under draft rules informally agreed between MEPs and the Italian Presidency of the Council on Monday and confirmed by the member states’ permanent representatives...
Cyprus
Bellowing Echoes for Justice in Cyprus
No one seems to hear the bellowing echoes for justice in Cyprus. Ever since the Turkish military invasion of the island in 1974, trapped citizens keep asking why and what is happening to their country. Why has this elusive...
Economy
Greek FinMin Hardouvelis Sends Letter to Troika
Greece’s Finance Minister, Gikas Hardouvelis, sent a letter to the representatives of the country’s international lenders yesterday, explaining the positions on key issues that the Greek government is about to follow during the upcoming negotiations.
The letter was in regards...
Economy
EP Approves EU Aid for Former Workers at Greek Retailer and Irish Jeweller
Workers at fashion retailer Sprider Stores in Greece and at jewellery maker Andersen Ireland Limited in Ireland are to receive EU aid worth €8.8 million to help find or create new jobs. The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) aid...
Economy
EC Proposes Aid to Former Workers of Fokas, Fiat, and Air France
The European Commission proposed a series of financing deriving from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to former workers of Fokas Departments in Greece , Air France, and Fiat (Poland).
The European Commission has proposed to provide Greece with €6.4...
Economy
FinMin Hardouvelis: Greece Might Need a Year of Limited EU/IMF Supervision
At a time when most cabinet members speak about the long-awaited exit from the bailout program, Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis spread discomfiture to the government with his statements in Reuters on Wednesday, proving the lack of communication between...
Economy
EU Job-Search Aid for Former Workers at Greek Retailer and Irish Jeweller
The EU should make available aid worth €8.8 million to help find or create new jobs for workers made redundant by fashion retailer Sprider Stores in Greece and jewellery maker Andersen Ireland Limited in Ireland, recommended the Budgets Committee...