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Economy
Yet Again, Merkel Rules out a Greek Debt "Haircut"
Speaking to German media, Chancellor Angela Merkel, once more, ruled-out a haircut of the Greek debt.
She said that under no circumstances could there be a new "classic haircut" of Greek debt, similar to what happened with the PSI.
"A debt...
Economy
Stop Targeting the Greeks, says Merkel in First Pre-Election Rally
Chancellor Angela Merkel kicked off her re-election campaign on Saturday with a plea to European solidarity and the values that govern the European Union.
Speaking in Dortmund, she focused mainly on the economy, but she also highlighted the importance of...
Greece
German Court Convicts Smugglers Over Migrant Deaths in Lesvos
A court in southern Germany has convicted three Syrian men over the drowning deaths of 13 migrants off the coast of Greece, in Lesvos island, in September 2015.
Prosecutors accused the men of "professional smuggling of people resulting in death."
The...
Greece
Resettlement of Refugees from Germany a ‘Symbolic Gesture’
Only a few dozen refugees will be resettled from Germany to Greece in what Minister of Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas called a ‘symbolic gesture’.
Speaking to SKAI TV, Mousalas defended the move saying that it stems from the EU Dublin...
Greece
Greece Accepts Resettlement of Refugees from Germany
For the first time since 2011, Germany will again begin the resettlement of refugees to Greece under the EU Dublin Regulation.
Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas confirmed on German television that Greece will accept refugees who are currently in Germany...
Greece
Syrians Stuck in Greece Protest at German Embassy
Syrian refugees stranded in Greece chanted "no more waiting!" and protested outside the German embassy in Athens against delays in reuniting with their relatives in Germany.
About 100 people, among them young children, marched from parliament to the embassy holding...
Europe
One Dead, Several Injured in Hamburg Supermarket Knife Attack
One person has been killed and several injured in a knife attack in a Hamburg supermarket, German police say.
Hamburg police said on Twitter that one suspect had been arrested but that it was too soon to pinpoint a motive.
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Greece
Germans Drink More Ouzo, Greeks Opt for Tsipouro
Germans drink almost twice as much ouzo as Greeks, who now seem to turn to tsipouro; meanwhile ouzo exports to the Middle East are increasing, according to spirits industry data.
Germany, has become the strongest ouzo importer in Europe in...
Economy
Germany Earned €1.3Bln From Greek Debt Crisis
Since the beginning of Greece’s economic crisis in 2009, Germany has earned 1.3 billion euros as a result of its loans to Athens and its debt buying programs, according to Euractiv.
Euro zone members initially agreed to hand any interest...
Greece
Kassel Citizens Welcome Greek and German Presidents with Placards "Distomo Massacre: Never Again"
German citizens of Kassel welcomed the presidents of Greece and Germany holding placards reading in Greek "Distomo massacre: never again" referring to the number of 218 people executed by the German troops in order to honor the memory of...