US president emphasises Greece’s obligations
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Monday, June 8, 2015
Amid bitterness over debt crisis, can German and Greek media play nice?
The Greek delay in repaying 300 million euros to the International Monetary Fund until the end of June promises more weeks of often vitriolic negotiations between Athens and Brussels. Recommended: How much do you know about Germany? “Let's not be too dramatic, we are not at war,” says Raphael Geiger, a German journalist responsible for Greece coverage for Germany’s Stern magazine.
Thessaloniki: 6 uninsured Kidney patients have died, 18 wandering like ghosts from hospital to hospital for dialysis
A shocking revelation: Six uninsured kidney patients have died since 2011 in the broader area of Thessaloniki, Northern Greece and another 18 without insurance are struggling to undergo their 3-times weekly dialysis in the public hospitals. The harsh austerity measures of the Troika-years in the health care sector is to […]
Greek Gov’t Examines Changes in VAT Proposals
The Greek government is examining changes in its proposals on VAT in an effort to find a commonly-accepted formula with the country’s creditors. Speaking to ANA-MPA, government officials said that these changes would not lead to revenues of 1.8 billion ...
US president says Greeks have to make ‘tough political choices’
US President Barack Obama said on Monday that Greeks need to make some “tough political choices” and embrace difficult economic reforms to win a debt deal with their country's international creditors.
G-7 vows to retain sanctions on Russia
KRUEN, Germany — Group of Seven leaders vowed at a summit in the Bavarian Alps on Sunday to keep sanctions against Russia in place until President Vladimir Putin and Moscow-backed separatists fully implement the terms of a peace deal for Ukraine. The Ukraine conflict and a long-running debt standoff between Greece and its...
World NewsGermany's Merkel: "every day counts" on Greece
German chancellor Angela Merkel has warned "every day counts," as Greece and its creditors try to reach an agreement to disperse more funds to the ...