The dead included two men, one woman and a young boy, believed to be from refugee smuggling boats that sank near the GREEK island of Lesbos.
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Monday, November 2, 2015
MarketsInvestors cheer outcome of GREEK bank stress tests
Covering the baseline capital shortfall of €4.4bn all at the same time will likely prove difficult for the four GREEK banks, in our view, but probably not ...
22 more die seeking haven of GREEK isles
ATHENS, Greece -- A plastic boat carrying migrants from Turkey capsized and sank Sunday off the GREEK island of Samos in high winds, killing 11 ...
Adrift in GREEK waters
The Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG) reported the 4,798-dwt Blue Note (built 2010) suffered a mechanical failure and lost its steering on Saturday.
Greece’s Debtors’ Day: Foreclosures, evictions, confiscations, “first residence” under protection till end of 2015
For thousands of Greek debtors the month of November did not start well. As of today, Monday, November 2nd 2015, thousands of debtors are at risk to foreclosure, evictions and confiscation of everything they own. Under certain circumstance the “first residence” is still under protection and thus until the end […]
Refugee Crisis: No Room To Bury The Drowned
The death toll from the European refugee crisis has grown so large that authorities are struggling to find places to bury the dead, according to the mayor of Lesbos. Speaking to the Greek radio station Vima FM, Spyros Galinos said there are more than 50 bodies in the island's morgue that do not have a burial place. He added that authorities are making arrangements to take over a field next to Lesbos' main cemetery to bury those who died trying to reach the island from nearby Turkey.
Event celebrating International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalist (02 November 2015)
On the occasion of International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Greece’s Permanent Mission to the UN is today, Monday, 2 November 2015, organizing, jointly with the Lithuanian Permanent Mission and UNESCO, an interactive debate on “Ending impunity for crimes against journalists: Putting resolutions into practice”.The declaration of this International Day resulted from the relevant UN General Assembly Resolution on “The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity”, which was adopted in November 2013, following a Greek initiative, and is being submitted for adoption this year, as it is every year, within the context of the work...