Greek Crisis
Economy
Fears of Grexit and Drachma Drives Greeks to Unload Hidden Cash in Real-estate
As the outrage mounts in Greece over even tougher austerity measures and €5.4 billion budget cuts, the fear of a Grexit and revival of the drachma is a subject of much discussion throughout the country. In fact, according to...
Diaspora
Greek Expat Community in Romania Growing, Concern for Education
As the economic crisis in Greece continues, many Greek businesses and families have made the move to Romania in hopes of a brighter future for themselves and their children. The size of Romania's Greek community is growing at a...
Greece
The 5 Cheapest Greek Islands Currently for Sale
Most people who come to the Greek islands on an unforgettable vacation leave saying they can't wait to return. It appears that nowadays people are actually buying their own Greek island, making their Mediterranean vacation never-ending.
There are an estimated...
Greece
Don't Pass Up an Unforgettable Greek Summer
Greece is one of the number one destinations for holidays in the world. Amidst one crisis after another, whether it be financial or migrant, there are many media outlets or even voices in one's head that lends to discouraging taking a...
Culture
In Their Own Words: Greek Austerity Revolutionizing Poetry
Not since the outspoken writers during the junta in the late 1960's -- 1970’s has there been a literary display of self-expression in Greece as there is today. Nowadays, it is not limited to merely books and publications as...
Economy
Study: Bailout Loans Saved European Banks, Not Greece
About 95% of the 220 billion euros disbursed to Greece since the beginning of the economic crisis have gone to save European banks and not the country, a study says.
According to the study by the European School of Management and...
Economy
Greek PM Tsipras: Review of Greece's Program Can Be Done by Easter
Commenting on the ongoing negotiations with the creditor institutions to wrap up the review of the Greek economic program, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in an interview with the state broadcaster ERT broadcast on Saturday night, that the goal...
Economy
BoG Governor: Greek Crisis Not Caused by Memorandums But 'Unjustifiably Expansive Fiscal Policy'
The crisis in Greece was not triggered by the austerity memorandums but an unjustifiably expansive fiscal policy, where state spending far outstripped state revenues, Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said on Monday at an event organized by the...
Economy
Former Greek FinMin Varoufakis Says He Resigned from Gov't as Troika Had No Intentions of Ending the Crisis
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis discussed for the umpteenth time the other day his tenure with the government of Alexis Tsipras.
Speaking on Bloomberg, Varoufakis said that he was not “fired,” but resigned after he realized that things were...
Economy
ADEDY Will Join GSEE’s March Protest on March 9
The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) has scheduled a protest march for March 9 against the government’s plan for the reform of the pension system.
Today, the executive committee of The Civil Servants’ Confederation (ADEDY) announced that Greece’s largest...