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Archive - 2015

August 9th

Global investment funds again in Athens

09 August 2015 / 18:08:05  
The alarm has been sounded across the big foreign funds, which have invested in listed Greek companies, especially in the financial and banking sector


A Korean adviser of Varoufakis claims a fee of €375,000

09 August 2015 / 14:08:17  
Glenn Kim showed a solid CV, in which he posed as an associate of the German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, and claimed that he had created the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)


August 8th

Agreement by Tuesday, parliament votes the new programme on Thursday

08 August 2015 / 20:08:49  
Greece is heading for the completion of the draft agreement for a third bailout programme by Tuesday; the first tranche may be extended before 20 August


Olive oil, alcohol and cigarettes keep Greek exports buoyant

08 August 2015 / 18:08:22  
With the exception of oil products, the first half of the year saw a growth in exports of 14.8% for EU countries and 11.5% for third countries


The Greek state hid revenues from itself at the Knossos archaeological monument

08 August 2015 / 14:08:18  
An inspection of the Special Control Office found that not a single receipt was issued during a whole business day; it was subsequently established that the cash register was not even registered at the local tax office.


Chaos for the immigrants on the Greek Islands

07 August 2015 / 21:08:14  
More than 50,000 immigrants have arrived in Greece in July alone according to Frontex, the European Commission announced today. This is a record because it exceeds the total number of immigrants who arrived in the country throughout 2014.


August 7th

224,000 refugees and immigrants have arrived in Greece and Italy this year

07 August 2015 / 20:08:44  
The Greek government has not utilized funds amounting to at least €500 million the EU has earmarked for migration flow management.