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Archive - 2015

August 14th

live Nightmare all night for Alexis Tsipras

14 August 2015 / 08:08:15  
The debates over the third Memorandum went on all night in the Greek Parliament; harsh words were hurled at the Prime Minister by both his ideological comrades and his political adversaries


The parliamentary committees approved the memorandum; a plenary is forthcoming

13 August 2015 / 23:08:29  
While the Greek parliament is floundering in procedural subterfuge, the Finnish one has already approved the rescue programme


New Democracy will support the memorandum despite voices for abstention vote

13 August 2015 / 22:08:50  
According to New Democracy's parliamentary group chief Evangelos Meimarakis, as well as some other MPs, today the party is voting for Greece's remaining in Europe


August 13th

The debate on the Memorandum degenerated into a SYRIZA internecine war

13 August 2015 / 19:08:21  
Recriminations, shouts and bickering during the meeting of the parliamentary committees discussing the draft Memorandum


Complete collapse of the budget

13 August 2015 / 18:08:51  
"Black hole" of €4.2 billion in Greek budget revenues reported for January-July 2015


Kos immigrants accommodated on board a luxury ship

13 August 2015 / 16:08:59  
The Eleftherios Venizelos can hold about 2500 people. The refugees and immigrants are planned to stay on board about 15 days, with full catering provision.


Parliamentary marathon for the third bailout programme

13 August 2015 / 14:08:01  
At 9.30 this morning, the parliamentary committees will discuss the third Memorandum between Greece and its creditors; the government wants a fast process and a midnight vote, while the parliamentary speaker, Zoe Kostantopoulou, insists that debates continue next week.