December 2013

An article in German financial daily Handelsblatt, yesterday, deals with the issue of DEH cutting off power of households unable to pay their power bills. The article begins by citing the recent death of 13 year old Sara from CO inhalation.

Ερωτηματικά προκαλεί στις Αστυνομικές Αρχές της Νέας Υόρκης ο θάνατος ενός βρέφους 4 μόλις μηνών, το οποίο μεταφέρθηκε στο νοσοκομείο από τους γονείς του στο NYU-Langone Hospital.

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday that it was a “matter of honour” for the IMF to acknowledge its forecast error on the fiscal multipliers in the case of Greece and other Eurozone member states.

Doctors with the National Organisation for the Provision of Healthcare Services (EOPYY) - the unified healthcare branch of the main Greek social insurance funds, including IKA - have announced that they will continue their strike until December 19.

A lover of fast cars and an "ace" with the cue has taken over the seat of an ailing member in the Greek parliament.

The Ministry of Finance, in its effort to combat money laundering, will run electronic checks on all tax payers holding bank accounts of more than 1,000 euros and owe money to the State.

Bad weather led to the cancellation of several ferry services on Tuesday, while the car ferry "Aqua Maria" was unable to dock at the tiny island of Agios Efstratios and had to continue its journey to Kavala without stopping.

Opportunities for new investors and new jobs and also an increase of GDP will begin flowing this summer after a deal between Greece and the EU will re-open stalled public roadworks projects.