Category Archives: Greece
| Greek Opposition Leader Accuses SYRIZA of Undermining Democratic Institutions
New Democracy chief Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused SYRIZA and Alexis Tsipras for undermining democratic institutions and trying to manipulate the justice system to suit his own interests.
“We have an economic crisis; we cannot afford a democracy crisis as well,” the opposition leader said characteristically.
| Greece complains to NATO over Turkish submarines in Aegean
The Greek Foreign Ministry and the National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) last week submitted to NATO a detailed complaint regarding the presence of Turkish Navy submarines in Greek territorial waters during the month of September, along with provocative statements by Turkish officials disputing the borders between the two NATO allies, Kathimerini understands.
| Czech President Proposes Greece to Send Migrants to Uninhabited Islands
Czech President Milos Zeman proposed that refugees and migrants who end up trapped in Greece be sent to uninhabited islands, in exchange for a gradual reduction of the state debt.
The Czech Republic leader was on Rhodes on October 4 and spoke at a forum. He proposed that the hundreds of thousands of economic migrants who arrived in Europe since the beginning of 2015 be sent back to their respective countries and that the culture of Muslim migrants is fundamentally incompatible with European society.
| New Poll: Greeks Disappointed, Angry at Tsipras
Conservative New Democracy is 9.6% ahead of leftist SYRIZA in voting intention if elections were held today, according to a new opinion poll.
| European Commissioner: Greece Mainly Responsible for Completion of Review
European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said that Athens has the main responsibility for the completion of the second review of the bailout program.
Negotiations between Greece and creditors resumed on Monday after summer recess. The Greek government has yet to complete several prerequisites for the disbursement of the next loan tranche amounting to 2.8 billion euros. Creditors have given Greece until the end of October to implement the required measures and reforms for the release of the funds.
