Cologne Institute for Economic Research

"Instead of 'Little Greece' we need a serious Greece," former Prime Minister Costas Simitis told the Delphi Economic Forum on Friday.

Poverty in Greece has increased by a shocking 40% from 2008 to 2015, according to data released by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW). Cyprus with a 28.2% rise comes after Greece, followed by Ireland with a 28% increase.

After a three-day strike by Lufthansa pilots, the German company is already operating, said public broadcaster BNR on November 26.

Sofia Airport confirmed that earlier this morning, two airplanes of Lufthansa left Sofia to Munich and Frankfurt.