Greece Halts Various Pharmaceutical Exports
The Greek Health Ministry stated today that the nation has halted the export of 25 types of pharmaceuticals, after pharmacists have reported challenges in acquiring various medicines.
EU Euro Commissioner Believes Eurozone Requires Stronger Collaborations
The European Union's Euro Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis believes that the Greek crisis has revealed that the entity requires enhanced collaborations, between the nations that use the euro.
Greek Start-Ups Experience Decline
The amount of Greek business start-ups has decreased by 20% in the first six months of 2015, as confirmed by General Commercial Register information.
AHEPA Releases Euro Summit Agreement Statement
AHEPA released the following response by its Supreme President John Galanis, concerning the Euro Summit Agreement.
Greek Airport Traffic Up in First Six Months
Passenger traffic through Greek airports increased by 14.6 percent in the first half of the year, compared to the same period in 2014, recording an 8.7 percent rise in the total number of flights over the same period, according to data released by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) on Friday.
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Varoufakis compares bailout deal to 1967 coup
In an interview to Australian radio, former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has described the 86 billion euro bailout deal agreed to by prime minister Alexis Tsipras as ‘a new Versailles Treaty’.
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Lafazanis' statement on the agreement
Productive Reconstruction Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis in a statement on Tuesday called the government and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras "at the ultimate moment, to take back the agreement before the final decision is taken in parliament".
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Kammenos: We support the government
Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos stated on Tuesday that "what happened in Europe was a coup d'etat.
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ECB keeps ELA for Greek banks steady, capital controls continue
The European Central Bank (ECB) governing council has left the lending limit for Greek banks from Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) unchanged at just under 89 billion euros, during a meeting of its governing board on Monday, sources said.
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Legislation on prior actions to be tabled in parliament
The Greek government will table to Parliament later on Tuesday a draft legislation including all prior action measures envisaged by an agreement reached between Greek authorities and its creditors.
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Labor Minister Skourletis Discusses New 2015 Elections
Greek Labor Minister Panos Skourletis stated that the nation may very well undergo a new general election this year.
AHEPA Elects New Supreme President John W. Galanis
The Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) elected John W. Galanis as its new supreme president.
Apple Offers Greeks Free iCloud Storage
Apple has announced that is it offering Greek iCloud users free storage for 30 days, after the nation administered capital controls, as reported by 9to5Mac.
Athens Comics Library & U.S. Embassy Hold NY Comic Con Contest
The U.S. Embassy in Athens is supporting the initiatives of the Athens Comics Library, in their New York Comic Con contest.