News archive of May 2015

A meeting of Greek authorities and representatives of the three institutions of the Brussels Group (EC, ECB and IMF) are continuing at an intense pace following a meeting between technical teams on a wide range of issues on Saturday. Talks focused on the operation of Greece’s justice system, markets and other issues.

Patrick and Serena

Tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou claims to have coached the winners of six Grand Slams, a Golden Slam and an Olympic Gold medal. What he is best-known for is being Serena Williams’ boyfriend.

Paris and Paris

TIME magazine’s article “9 Vacation Spots That Are Better (and Cheaper) Than the Places You Want to Go” looks at less-traveled locales that have the perks of iconic destinations but have fewer tourists and are more affordable.

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Australia issued travel advice to nationals visiting Greece, including the warning “that retail banking services throughout Greece may at times become very limited at short notice”. Australian travelers are told to have enough cash in case of emergencies.

183 MEPs and another 13 lawmakers from EU countries expressed support to the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government “for its just fight against the one-way road of austerity.” The lawmakers believe that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his leftist party is “linked to a clear hope for a better life away from austerity policies for which it is claimed that there’s no alternatives.”

Cherno More Varna defeated Levski Sofia 2:1 after extra time to win the Bulgarian Cup before 16,000 spectators at Lazur stadium in Burgas on Saturday night.

Cherno More defender Stenio dos Santos was shown a second yellow card in the 39th minute, leaving the Varna team with 10 players.

Economist Elena Panaritis has been chosen as the country’s representative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to replace Thanos Katsambas, says a press release of the Ministry of Finance.

The new state radio and television broadcaster (ERT) will reopen by June 11 said the channel’s president Dionysis Tsaknis. Meeting with the Greek Federation of Journalists, he said that events are being organized to celebrate the occasion. He said that the regional public channels will also reopen.