Coronavirus bundles Greece into the digital era (Politico)
ATHENS — Greece’s dismal record on digitalization, where it ranks close to last in the EU, has received a boost from an unlikely quarter: the coronavirus. Read more :
Greece holds out hope for EU action on migration (Politico)
ATHENS — Greece has a message for Brussels: You should have seen this coming. On Tuesday, the presidents of the European Council, European Commission and European Parliament will travel to […]
Les habitants de Lesbos font reculer le gouvernement (Tribune de Genève)
GrèceAprès trois jours d’affrontements entre manifestants et policiers, Athènes suspend la construction de centres de rétention pour migrants. Read more :
The EU’s hottest hot spot: The eastern Mediterranean (Politico)
On Europe’s southeastern edge, gas and geopolitics are threatening to inflame long-standing rivalries. Read more :
Greece plans floating border barrier to stop migrants (Associated Press)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The government in Greece wants to use a floating barrier to help stop migrants from reaching the Greek islands from the nearby coast of Turkey. Read […]
Greece expects tourism growth this year despite bumpy 2019: minister (Reuters)
ATHENS (Reuters) – Tourism, which accounts for about a quarter of Greece’s gross domestic product, will grow in 2020 despite the blow dealt to the sector last year by the […]
Greece’s reverse brain drain (Politico)
ATHENS — Please come back! That’s the message from the Greek government to the talented young people who left the country during the financial crisis. Read more :
IMF to shut down Athens office after a decade (Politico)
ATHENS — The International Monetary Fund will soon be shutting down its local bureau in Athens in a move signaling Greece’s readiness to leave behind a decade marked by financial […]
Greek conservatives agitate for drastic response on refugees (Politico)
ATHENS — The Greek government’s tough stance on migration doesn’t go far enough for conservatives in the ruling New Democracy party like ex-Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who is goading his […]
Greece to move asylum seekers to closed camps (Politico)
ATHENS — Greece will shut down overcrowded camps for asylum seekers on the Aegean islands and replace them with closed pre-removal detention centers, it announced on Wednesday as part of […]
