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Economy
Greek Private Deposits Hit Their Lowest Level Since 2004
Amid fruitless negotiations between Greece’s anti-austerity coalition government and its international creditors over the terms of the current bailout program, Greek bank deposits fell in April to 139.4 billion euros, down from 145 billion euros in March, according to data released by the European...
Economy
Greek Alternate FM: 'The Government Will Not Just Sign Any Agreement'
"The government will not sign any agreement," Greek Alternate Minister for International Economic Relations Euclid Tsakalotos on Friday said in an interview with "Agora" newspaper. Asked on the Greek government priorities (salaries and pensions or loan obligations), he said...
Economy
ND Leader Calls on Government to Change Policy
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras on Friday called on the government for a change of policy and consensus so that a deal is reached. In a statement to 'Agora' newspaper, Samaras blamed the government for its...
Economy
Pension Cost in Greece Reaches 16-Year High at €28 Bln Annually
As the number of pensioners in Greece increases rapidly, pension costs reach a 16-year high at 28 billion euros per year.
While creditors press for pension cuts and a stop to early retirement, the cost of pensions puts security funds...
Economy
German FinMin: Greece Has Until End of June to Reach Deal
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said "the financial assistance program to Greece will expire on June 30, this is the deadline given to Greece."
Schaeuble spoke on Friday in a news conference following a meeting of finance chiefs of the...
Economy
Greek FinMin Varoufakis: There Will Only Be One Good Agreement
There will only be one good agreement...this negotiation has dragged on enough...it will include the pension system, labor market and the public debt," Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Friday.
In a radio interview, Varoufakis said there was convergence in...
Economy
SYRIZA MP: Greece Is Prepared for All Possible Scenarios
SYRIZA Parliamentary Spokesperson Nikos Filis said that Greece is seeking a deal with lenders but is also prepared for all possible outcomes in negotiations.
Filis spoke to Mega television on Friday saying that the government is taking all precautions to...
Greece
562 Years Since the Fall of Constantinople: The End of an Empire [VIDEO]
The fall of Constantinople was the result of a three month siege by the Ottoman army, led by Sultan Mehmed II. At the time, Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos was the ruler of the Byzantine capital. The siege lasted from April...
Environment
Crete: 6 People Injured by Lightning in Knossos
It all started at 9:30 am on Friday, May 29, when lightning struck six Russian tourists who were on a tour around the archaeological site in Knossos, Crete.
One woman was seriously injured, while the others were caught off guard...
Economy
European Commission: Time Is Running Out for Greece, No Progress in Negotiations
Greece is seeking a political solution to the financial aid problem as negotiations on a technical level are progressing very slowly and Brussels warn that time is running out.
On Thursday's Euro Working Group (EWG), European Commission officials said that...