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Archive - 2015

August 11th

Here are the main points of the third Greek Memorandum

11 August 2015 / 18:08:17  
It describes in a very clear and comprehensible manner a huge number of measures, starting from the budget and going all the way to the education system


Capital controls resulted in a loss of 16,658 jobs in a single month

11 August 2015 / 15:08:11  
Full-time, salaried jobs have dramatically diminished to the benefit of hourly wages


With or without SYRIZA, the Greek islands remain a favourite holiday destination

11 August 2015 / 14:08:56  
The holidays are again our time for fun and escape from everyday problems, including political bias. As it turns out, associating an island with the name of a politician backfires by default.


August 10th

Greece ends up with no budget surplus and a recession of over 2% for 2015

10 August 2015 / 17:08:12  
Such are the estimates of both the Greek government and the creditors


Fear of suicide bombings in Greece

10 August 2015 / 15:08:02  
The new jihadist threat and references to the explosion in the Athens suburb of Vouliagmeni


A Richter 4.6 tremor near Patras

10 August 2015 / 12:08:20  
The quake was felt in other areas of the Peloponnese, e.g. Corinthia and Arcadia


August 9th

Left Platform about to leave SYRIZA

09 August 2015 / 20:08:13  
Its leader Panagiotis Lafazanis described the cabinet's negotiating tactics as a complete fiasco, pointing out that unfortunately the government has dogmatically clung to the euro in its mistaken belief that Greece's exit from the Eurozone is the greatest peril