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European roaming charges to end in June as EU inks deal
European travelers will no longer have to pay roaming charges for using their mobile phones within the EU after the bloc reached a deal on Feb. 1 that will take effect in June.
The hard-won accord is the key element towards delivering the long-delayed "free roaming" promise first made by Brussels with great fanfare in early 2015.
ESM head Regling: Greece is a special case
Klaus Regling, the managing director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) said Greece was a “special case” during a speech before the European Parliament, Wednesday. The ESM chief stressed Greece was in the middle of its 3rd fiscal adjustment program, contrasting its progress with the other countries that collaborated with the ESM which had successfully completed their programs.
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Tourists love Greek hotels, survey shows
Greek hotels hold top spot in the general satisfaction index among tourists, according to data by ReviewPro guest intelligence. The findings of ReviewPro, a company dedicated to collecting information about the hospitality industry, showed that 85.4% of guests voted for Greek hotels, with Cyprus coming in second with an 83.3% approval rate.
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Greece unemployment “champion”, Eurostat data shows
The Greek unemployment rate is the highest among the19 Eurozone countries, according to official data released by Eurostat Tuesday. The figures revealed that the jobless rate in Greece stood at 23%, compared to the EC19 average of 9.6. The data showed that Greece also had the highest number of unemplotyed youth with 44.2%, followed by Spain (42.9%) and Italy (40.1%).
Turkish short film on threatened ruins to play in Spain
Clocking in at just eight minutes, Yavuz Pullukçu's film, "Latmos Documentary," isn't particularly long, but the 27-year-old İzmirian director is hoping his short film makes a big impact at a Spanish film festival come April to help save the ancient city of Latmos and its surrounding nature.
Euromonitor: Athens, Heraklion and Rhodes in top 100 city destinations
Athens, Heraklion and Rhodes are among Euromonitor International’s annual World Top 100 City Destinations in 2015. Euromonitor International is the world’s leading provider for global business intelligence and strategic market analysis. We have more than 40 years of experience publishing international market reports, business reference books and online databases on consumer markets.
US LNG exports shift to Europe from Asia
US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters have shifted their focus to Southern Europe from Asia as cold weather and problems with Algerian gas supply have driven Europe's gas prices higher.
Gas prices in Europe are at their highest premiums to US gas prices for three years.
Several cargoes have already made their way to Europe, and analysts expect more to come.
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Dimitrov Sweeps Past Goffin, Reaching Australian Open Semi-Finals
Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria has made it to his first ever Austrian Open semi-final, after defeating David Goffin of Belgium.
It has taken him just over two hours to beat Goffin, the world's 11th-best tennis player according to the ATP ranking, 6:3, 6:2, 6:4.
Turkish nanotech firm sells microscope to NASA
Nanomanyetik, a Turkish nanotechnology company, has begun selling a powerful microscope to U.S. space agency NASA, the company's general director has told state-run Anadolu Agency.
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Russian Hacker Arrested in Spain
A computer expert considered to be one of the most important hackers in Russia has been detained in Spain.
The 32-year old Stanislav Lisov is wanted in the USA for financial fraud amounting to EUR 5 M, read the announcement of the Spanish Civil Guard.
Spanish authorities stated that the hacker was arrested a week ago at the airport in Barcelona.
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