Greece
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Uber to suspend its licensed service in Greece
Apr 5, 2018Ride-hailing service Uber said on Thursday it would suspend its licensed service in Greece after the approval of local legislation which imposes stricter regulation on the sector. Uber, which operates a licensed service in the Greek... -
Greece finds stand-up comedy amid economic tragedy
Oct 30, 2017News Hour The crammed basement bar heaves with laughter as the young comedians take to the microphone, riffing on daily life in austerity-slammed Greece. This is one of a growing number of open mic nights to... -
Credit rating agency Fitch upgraded Greece’s debt by a notch
Aug 19, 2017News Hour: Credit rating agency Fitch on Friday upgraded Greece’s debt by a notch, citing what it called an improving outlook and amid expectations, the country’s debt sustainability will steadily improve. A month after Athens returned... -
IMF approved a new, $1.8 billion loan program for Greece
Jul 21, 2017News Hour: The International Monetary Fund on late Thursday approved a new, $1.8 billion loan program for Greece but will not release any funds immediately, in a highly unusual compromise step. The IMF last month announced... -
IMF issued a warning against pretending that unpayable debts can be repaid
Feb 24, 2017News Hour: In a not so subtle jab at European officials and their dealings with Greece, the IMF on Thursday issued a warning against pretending that “unpayable debts” can be repaid. In a blog written by... -
Greek PM warned IMF and Germany to stop playing with fire over his country’s debt problems
Feb 12, 2017News Hour: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday warned the International Monetary Fund and EU economic powerhouse Germany to stop playing with fire over his country’s debt problems. Opening a meeting of his far-left Syriza... -
IMF and Greece are at odds over the outlook for the troubled economy
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: The International Monetary Fund and Greece are at odds over the outlook for the troubled European nation’s economy, a split that likely will continue to hold up further IMF financing. Greece Finance Minister Euclid... -
Greek islanders pay homage to lovely Leonardos Cohen
Nov 16, 2016News Hour: The islanders of Hydra in Greece Saturday paid their own respects to the man they knew as a good-natured neighbour, ‘Leonardos’ Cohen, the melancholy musician and poet who died this week at age 82.... -
Assailants threw grenade at the French embassy in Athens, Greece
Nov 10, 2016News Hour: Assailants on a motorcycle threw a grenade at the French embassy in Athens on Thursday, slighting wounding a police officer on duty outside, police said. Greece’s anti-terrorism police are investigating the attack, which happened... -
Aids relocation of families, unaccompanied child migrants from Greece to Finland
Sep 8, 2016News Hour: IOM helped two groups of asylum seekers to leave Greece for Finland this week under the European Union (EU)’s ongoing relocation programme. Of the 82 people relocated, 11 were unaccompanied children. 42 people were...
