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Labour reforms at the top of creditors’ demands
The document handed to the Greek government by its creditors, after negotiations between the two sides were suspended due to the divergence of views on a number of issues, included the thorny matter of a series of reforms in the labour market.
Zouraris: More mosques needed for refugees
Kostas Zouraris, the unconventional, self-proclaimed leftist, communist and Orthodox Chriatian, who was recently appointed Deputy Minister of Education Affairs expressed his support for the erection of multiple Islamic mosques across Greece for the country’s Muslim refugees to expresss their religious faith.
Notaries to block home auctions again on Wednesday
The coordinating committee of Greece's unions of notaries on Tuesday said that its members would not be attending weekly auctions again this Wednesday, after refusing to sign off on the process for several weeks.
20 photos of Barack Obama’s visit to Greece (photos)
A week has passed since the 2-day visit of outgoing US Presiednt Barack Obama to Greece and the local and international media are weigning in on the imact of his trip to Greece, as more details are coming to light. The White House released a series of the most memorable photographic moments of his trip.
Greece, creditors remain apart in talks on reforms
Greece's government and its bailout creditors remain apart in talks about new reforms, but Athens says a deal can still be achieved by early next month. That would unlock more bailout funds for Greece, and start the ball rolling for modest measures to relieve the country's crushing debt.
Plan for refugee children's hostel causes tension in Piraeus
Dozens of residents at the port city of Piraeus heckled representatives at a meeting of the municipal council on Monday, in protest at plans by a nongovernmental organization to open a hostel for unaccompanied refugee and migrant children.
Portugal's finance minister tells Bild EU should discuss Greek debt relief
The European Union should discuss debt relief for Greece and potentially move ahead even without the International Monetary Fund, Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno said in an interview published Tuesday by the Bild newspaper.
"We have to start this discussion," the German newspaper quoted Centeno as saying.
Cyprus peace talks fail to produce solution
"Despite their best efforts, they have not been able to achieve the necessary further convergences on criteria for territorial adjustment that would have paved the way for the last phase of the talks," said a statement issued by the U.N. spokesperson in Cyprus.
Talks between Greece and creditors fall through
After 4 hours of negotiations between between Greece and its creditors that ended at 5.30am in the morning, the two sides were unable to reach an agreement. According to a government source, the main areas of dispute concerned a 600 million-euro difference in the the fiscal targets, while the impasse was sealed by their differing views on the labour matters.
Ethnographic Film Festival | Athens | November 23-27
The seventh edition of the Athens Ethnographic Film Festival takes place at the Astor cinema in central Athens from Wednesday, November 23, to Sunday, November 27. The event will showcase over 50 movies from countries such as the US, Russia, Brazil, France, Turkey and Greece, among others, exploring peoples and cultures.
“Substantial convergence” in bailout review talks
Another day of intense negotiations on the implementation of Greece’s third bailout program were completed today between high-ranking government officials and the foreign envoys representing the country’s creditors with “substantial convergence,” finance ministry sources said Monday.
Venereal disease in Greece on the rise
In messages sent ahead of International AIDS Day on December 1, experts reported that a lack of awareness, in particular among the young, and the large influx of migrants to Greece were the main cause for the rapid increase in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in recent years.
'Substantial convergence' in talks with creditor envoys
Government officials and foreign envoys representing Greece's international creditors completed another day of negotiations on the implementation of the country's third bailout with "substantial convergence," Finance Ministry sources said on Monday.
Greek doctors continue to emigrate in large numbers
For a sixth consecutive year, Greece has been unable to stem the flow of doctors leaving the country. The numbers emigrating during 2016 have been high again, with most opting for work in other European countries.
The only difference this year is that there has been a slight dip in those leaving for the UK, which may be due to Brexit.
Greek current account surplus rises in September, tourism revenue up
Greece's current account surplus rose in September compared to the same month a year earlier, the Bank of Greece said on Monday.
The data showed the surplus reaching 1.008 billion euros ($1.07 billion) from 904.1 million euros in September 2015.
Tourism revenues rose marginally to 2.23 billion euros from 2.18 billion in the same month a year earlier.