16.10.2018
Editorial: Super-primary surplus
It is impossible for a society that is economically pressured and a market that is bedeviled by over-taxation to lead the economy to a growth path.
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15.10.2018
Moscow Patriarchate chooses complete break with Ecumenical Patriarchate
The Patriarchate of Moscow said that even lay people are not permitted to participate in sacraments conducted by clergy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
15.10.2018
Editorial: Cynicism
The cynicism of power must have limits. It cannot and should not be unbounded cynicism, as that displayed by the leader of SYRIZA, and the slightly different type of cynicism exhibited by his party.
15.10.2018
The “22-day striptease” that exposed the ‘clean-up’
Τhe situation prevailing in Greek football has reached red alert. It is a stench for which FIFA and UEFA bear responsibility - The legal representative of Olympiacos placed the cleanup and the stench in the centre
13.10.2018
Zoran Zaev and the burden of the Balkan past
'Since the referendum was consultative, and not mandatory, it is now up to the Members of Parliament, chosen by the people, to make a decision respecting and following the interests of the citizens, the country and their personal duty,' Zaev told Ta Nea in an exclusive interview.
13.10.2018
Editorial: End of an era?
Chancellor Merkel’s authority is already being disputed, including by her former finance minister and current parliament speaker, Wolfgang Schaeuble, who said that at some point the end comes along for a politician.
12.10.2018
How 1.69bn euros in EU refugee aid for Greece has been distributed
The EU Emergency Support Instrument, which is administered by Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Commissioner Christos Stylianides, has from March, 2016, until now, approved 650mn euros for Greece, of which 605.3mn euros concern contracts that have already been signed.
12.10.2018
Editorial: Danger
It is inconceivable for a minister whose portfolio is unrelated to foreign affairs to set a foreign policy different than that of the government, or to issue invitations and hand over cities to become foreign bases.
12.10.2018
Steinmeier apologises for Nazi atrocities, rejects Greek reparations claims
President Prokopis Pavlopoulos issued a thinly veiled call for the two countries to agree to take the issue to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
11.10.2018
Editorial: Rag
What would Greece receive in return by turning the country into a US military base? How would it be shielded in terms of defence?
10.10.2018
Editorial: Dwarf
The government is indifferent to the fact that the chaos in Italy can lead to a new Greek tragedy. It is handling the banks with incredible shoddiness.
09.10.2018
Athens protests as Ankara loosens controls at Evros border, 12,000 migrants reach Greece in 2018
'There is great pressure at the Evros border. At the same time, direct communications on site between the Greek and Turkish sides has been cut off, further aggravating the problem,' said one Greek public order ministry official.
09.10.2018
Editorial: Hubris
The government did not only use refugees and migrants as a negotiating card in its skirmishes with creditors. The manner in which it managed European funds earmarked for their care raises at least suspicions.
08.10.2018
Charges of widespread mismanagement of refugee funding probed by prosecutor
The economic has already summoned witnesses, including retired Lieutenant-General Andreas Iliopoulos, the former director of the Service for the Reception and Identification of Refugees, who lodged the related charges.
08.10.2018
Editorial: Midnight
Naturally, the problem of the banking system cannot be handled by waging a continual war with the Bank of Greece, the country’s central bank, and its governor, Yannis Stournaras.
06.10.2018
Editorial: Referendum
The referendum in FYROM was the latest in a series of referendums in other countries, whose citizens refused to be told what to vote.
05.10.2018
Plan for payment of back taxes, insurance contributions in up to 120 instalments to be reviewed by creditors
The government’s aim is to include in the arrangement salaried taxpayers and pensioners with a debt of between 3,000 - 5,000 euros, who must now pay within one year, and freelance professionals who are unable to declare bankruptcy.
05.10.2018
German Chancellery does not confirming backing for rescinding of pension cuts, stresses reforms
Asked by Ta Nea about pension cuts, Angela Merkel's office has signaled that the Greek government must stay the course of reforms, as agreed to this past summer, upon the completion of the third and last bailout memorandum.
