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Greece Targets NGOs Accused of Human Trafficking From Turkey
Four NGOs stand charged with smuggling illegal immigrants from Turkey to Greece in the summer of 2021. The NGOs, both well-known and reputable, allegedly colluded with traffickers working from the Turkish coast. They have also been accused of spying...
Diplomacy
Turkish Intelligence Targets Refugee Camps in Greece to Locate Turkish Dissidents
The investigative website Nordic Monitor recently published an extensive report claiming there is evidence that Turkish secret services have for year been conducting operations on Greek territory to locate dissident Turks who fled their country to avoid political persecution.
Ankara has...
Economy
EU Scraps 3.5 Percent Surplus Target for Greece Due to Coronavirus Emergency
Eurozone finance ministers decided on Monday evening to scrap the primary surplus target of 3.5 percent of GDP for Greece this year in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
"Today's (yesterday's) decisions fully meet Greek positions and priorities," Finance Minister...
Greece
Anarchist Group Targets Australia's Ambassador Residence in Athens
Members of the infamous Greek anarchist group Rouvikonas (Rubicon) threw leaflets outside the official residence of the Australian Ambassador in Athens Kate Logan on Saturday.
In a statement on social media, Rouvikonas said that its action was against Australia's government...
Economy
Greece to Ask Creditors for Lower Primary Surplus Targets in 2020
Greece will be able to ask its creditors to lower the primary surplus targets and plans to do so in 2020, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said in a debate on the 2020 state budget in Parliament on Saturday.
"To reduce...
Economy
2019 Greek Primary Surplus Exceeds Target By Several Billion Euros
The Greek state budget recorded a primary surplus of 5.755 billion euros in the period from January-October, significantly exceeding budget targets for a surplus of 2.314 billion euros in the same period, the country's General Accounting Office said in...
Economy
Greek Primary Surplus Continues to Exceed Targets Despite Tax Cuts
The Greek state budget recorded a primary surplus of 4.479 billion euros in the January-September period over budget targets, for a surplus of €1.467 billion, the country's Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday.
There was a primary surplus of 2.523 billion euros...
Economy
Greek Budget Revenues Exceed Targets by €287 Million in August
A positive surprise for Greece's public finances came to light on Monday, as according to the latest official data, the country's revenues were €287 million higher than expected in August, despite recently-introduced tax cuts.
More specifically, between August 1 and 31,...
Economy
ESM Chief Regling Says Greek Primary Surplus Targets Could Be Reduced
Chief of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling indicated on Friday that the European Institutions might consider reducing Greece's primary surplus targets beginning in 2021.
Speaking during a press conference just before the crucial Eurogroup meeting coming up in...
Economy
IMF Calls for Review of Greece's High Primary Surplus Targets
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) agrees with the recent opinion expressed by Christine Lagarde in the European Parliament concerning the need to review the high primary surplus targets for Greece, IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said on Thursday.
This view reflects...
Economy
Next ECB President Lagarde In Favor of Reducing Greece's Primary Surplus Targets
Christine Lagarde, the current Chairman of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the next President of the European Central Bank (ECB) suggested on Wednesday that Greece's commitment to a primary surplus target of 3.5 percent of GDP should be...
Economy
Greece Challenges Creditors as PM Tsipras Vows to Lower Surplus Targets
Greece's European creditors reminded the Greek government of Alexis Tsipras that it has agreed to a primary surplus of 3.5 percent from 2020 to 2022. Their remarks were made after the Greek premier on Tuesday set the country's annual...
Greece
Greek Indifference to Albanian "State Mafia" Targeting Hellenic Minority
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*This editorial piece was originally published in Greek in Hellas Journal
by Giorgos Harvalias
It is noteworthy how insensitive Greek politicians are to the ongoing maltreatment of the Greek minority of North Epirus, Albania by the mafia-like regime of Edi Rama.
Our homeland...
Greece
Facebook Targets What it Considers Fake News in Greece
Facebook announced on Thursday that is teaming up with the Greek organization Ellinika Hoaxes (Greek Hoaxes) to to crack down on what it considers fake news and misinformation in the runup to European Parliament elections this month.
The partnership is...
Environment
New Film Targets Botched Response of Greek Government to Deadly Attica Fire
The Greek government is under renewed pressure over the deadly July 2018 fire at Mati following a new documentary aired on Thursday. The film brought to light the and shortcomings, and at times, outright negligence, of the authorities in...