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Archive - May 2015

May 24th

Suspension of payments and tax refunds instead of reforms

24 May 2015 / 18:05:45  
The state owes €4.4 billion; the pension fund deficit amounts to €349 million; VAT refunds take 3-4 years.


Anarchists torched a trolleybus in Athens

24 May 2015 / 14:05:11  
The clashes between anarchists and police in the area around the Polytechnic lasted two hours


Tsipras toughens the line

23 May 2015 / 23:05:29  
At the meeting of SYRIZA’s Central Committee, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras voiced his message that Greece will not yield to ‘illogical demands’ on subjects like VAT, employment and the pension system.


May 23rd

Greek lottery jackpot reached €5.5 million; the draw is tomorrow

23 May 2015 / 17:05:34  
A record number of slips have been registered across the country, 11 people have won the jackpot this year


The big gaps between Athens and the creditors remain

23 May 2015 / 16:05:26  
There is still no agreement on matters related to financial indicators, the pension system, VAT, closed professions, employment, privatisation, non-performing loans


May 22nd

Another Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest in the open

22 May 2015 / 19:05:16  
Another petrified forest has been discovered on Lesvos during the excavations within the construction works on the new road Kalloni-Sigri.


Barclays forecasts a referendum or elections if no agreement with creditors is reached

22 May 2015 / 17:05:46  
Under the "moderate" scenario, Athens would reach an agreement with the creditors at the last moment but the government would violate its election promises before that, thus facing a cabinet reshuffle and a new coalition.