Greece has reached an agreement with the “troika”
The Greek government and the “troika” reached a deal for new reforms that will secure the paying of the country’s debt. The document will enter the Greek Parliament today. The Government is hoping that it will pass the bill tomorrow.
The Agreement was reached after...
Bulgaria blames Macedonia for the outbreak of brucellosis
Bulgaria’s Minister of Health Petar Moskov claims that the cases of brucellosis in his country originate from a sickened goat that intended for mating, after it was illegally smuggled there from Macedonia.
Bulgarian news portal „Off News“ writes that 23 people have been infected by...
Tsipras urges Parliament to pass a new agreement by Sunday
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is in a rush to have the new packet of measures voted in Parliament by August 15. The Government of Greece is hoping it will reach an agreement by tomorrow about the final text regarding the measures and obligations...
British secret services fear a terrorist attack on Queen Elizabeth 2 during WW2 anniversary
The British secret service came to disturbing information that Islamic State are preparing an assassination on Queen Elizabeth the Second during the celebration of the World War 2 anniversary.
The alleged assassination planned by Syrian jihadists has stirred the MI5 but Scotland Yard...
The faith of the Croat abducted in Egypt still unknown
The faith of the Croatia national Tomislav Salopek, who was captured in Cairo, is still unknown, despite intensive efforts by the government there and in Zagreb to find a way out of the situation.
The Egyptian government intensified its search for the terrorist group that...
Greece made a payment on their MMF loan
Greece has made a payment of 186.3 million euro on their debt to the International Monetary Fund, reports the institution. By doing this Athens avoided a late payment.
This is the first time that Greece, from early June onwards, to pay on time their...
Athens and Brussels optimists for an agreement by the end of August
The Greek government is expecting by the end of today to close the first round of negotiations with the “troika” and with its creditors. This will get the country closer to a potential deal by the end of August. In the ranks of the...
Tsipras admitted he and Varoufakis had a Plan B for the possible Grexit
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras admitted openly that he had given an order to Yanis Varoufakis to prepare a Plan B, for a possible Greek exit from the Eurozone. Answering to the question posed by the leader of PASOK, Fofi Genimata, regarding the entire...
Greek Parliament votes for a second package of austerity measures; New blow to Syriza and Tsipras
The new priority measures for Greece have the adopted, however Alexis Tsipras did not get the support for his demands for a broader support of his party Syriza. In the marathon parliamentary discussion which finished with a vote at four in the morning, the...
Brussels Demands a Timely and Complete Implementation of What had been Agreed on July 15
The European Commissioner Johanes Hahn and the Slovakian Minister of foreign affairs Miroslav Lajcak, who presided with the Stabilization and Association Council, asked for a “complete and timely implementation of the Przhino Agreement.”
Lajcak said that the Macedonian representatives- Minister for Foreign Affairs Nikola Poposki...
Banks in Greece Open, its Economy Sees New VAT Rates
Banks in Greece are open today for the first time in three weeks, but limits to cash withdrawals remain. People can now take out 420 euro once per week, instead of the 60 euro limit per day.
Today comes into force the VAT rate hike...
The new measures voted out, 38 MPs turned their back on Tsipras
With 228 votes "FOR", the Greek Parliament passed the new package measures. 54 MPs voted against the measures, and there were six abstentions. Although the measures were passed with majority, almost historic, this vote was withering for the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA....
Part of SYRIZA requests Tsipras to cancel the agreement with the EU
Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis requests Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to withdraw the agreement with creditors before making final decisions in the Parliament.
Lafazanis, who from the beginning is a sharp opponent of the demands and proposals of the European institutions and considers measures humiliating, said...
Draft agreement with Iran on nuclear program reached
Draft agreement between Iran and six major powers on Iran's nuclear program was reached in Vienna, report world's media, citing diplomatic sources.
The draft provides for UN inspectors to have access to all suspected Iranian sites, including military.
The agency "Reuters" notes that it is a...
Tsipras: The agreement is hard, but the worst case scenario for Greece was avoided
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras returns to Greece with a commitment the Greek Parliament to vote on the whole list conditions and priority actions agreed at the 17 hours of negotiations on a new Greek assistance in Brussels until Wednesday.
Plan B for Greece’s exclusion...
End of the Greek drama: Athens and the creditors reached an agreement
Eurozone leaders reached an agreement on financial assistance to Greece, which for five months was trying to find a compromise with creditors.
President of the European Council Donald Tusk via "Twitter" announced that agreement with Greece has been reached "unanimously".
"Everything is ready for the European...
Greece hopes that it won’t be excluded from the Eurozone
The eyes in Greece remain turned to Brussels. The hopes are that the scenario for exiting the Eurozone slowly fades primarily due to the cancellation of the summit of 28 EU member states, instead of which, only summit of the leaders of the Eurozone...
EU Summit cancelled – chances of Greece’s salvation are slim
President of the European Council Donald Tusk today announced that the EU Summit, which was to be held tonight because of the Greek crisis, was cancelled and representatives of the 19 member states of the Eurozone continue to negotiate a financial bailout of Greece.
Previously,...
New meeting of Eurozone finance ministers for Greece
The finance ministers of the Eurozone countries will today meet at a new extraordinary meeting in Brussels after yesterday failing to agree whether to support the plan for a new Greek assistance program or to cut off Greece from the common European currency.
- We...
Kodzias next week in Kosovo, Albania and Bosnia
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kodzias plans a second tour of the Balkans.
Kodzias next week will visit Kosovo, Albania and Bosnia, i.e. states circumvent in his visit in June when he came only to Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro.
As the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed,...
