Latest News from Greece
Sorry! Royal source says Prince Harry and Princess Maria-Olympia are NOT a ‘thing’
Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece, a 19-year-old royal fashionista, is a distant relative of British royal Prince Harry. Being the daughter of Prince Pavlov of Greece and his wife Marie-Chantal would make her an ideal candidate for Prince Harry, but sources close to the British royal family say that the rumors are simply “nonsense.”
Seamen’s federation announces new strike on Jan, 27-28
The executive committee of seamen’s federation (PNO) decided on Thursday to have a new 48-hour strike next week, on January 27-28.
PNO also decided to participate in the strike called by the General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE) on February 4, while they might escalate labour action when the draft bill on social security reform is tabled in Parliament.
S&P says Greece’s credit rating can be upgraded
Greece’s credit rating could be upgraded to B, from CCC+ after completion of a first review of the Greek economic adjustment program, disbursement of loans according to a ESM schedule and probably combined with an ECB decision to begin accepting Greek state bonds as collateral again, Standard & Poor’s said on Thursday.
Watch Live: Tsipras-Schaeuble at the same panel of World Economic Panel
Speaking at a panel with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that Greece has made huge efforts to combat the economic crisis in recent years. He pointed the need for stability and called for Europe’s health to diminish inequalitiese in the south and north of Europe.
Tsipras asks partners at Lagarde to complete review of Greek economy
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces the daunting task of convincing his partners that there is a need for the review of his country’s program to close as quickly as possible, without additional measures to influence the stability of the country. Attending the Annual World Economic Forum in Davos since Wednesday, Tsipras is meeting with IMF Chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday.