http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1388-greece.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1388-greece.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2161516-greek-coalition-talks-drag-to-tv-crisis.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's governing coalition failed to end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT, but said talks would continue Thursday to try to avoid a snap election that could delay vital economic reforms and disrupt the country's bailout program. Conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras held his second meeting ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:22:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2161516-greek-coalition-talks-drag-to-tv-crisis.html 2013-06-19T21:22:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2159046-greeces-public-tv-despite-court-ruling.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT raged on, despite a court ruling that the prime minister's decision to pull the plug was wrong. The threat of a snap general election was averted late Monday after a meeting between Conservative Prime Minister Antonis... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:01:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2159046-greeces-public-tv-despite-court-ruling.html 2013-06-18T20:01:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2156626-greek-coalition-avoids-collapse-tv-shutdown.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government has avoided collapsing over a dispute stemming from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' move to close the state-owned television broadcaster after a high court ruling offered a way out of a week-long impasse that drew international criticism. Greece is implementing tough spending cuts, tax hikes and administrative re... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:01:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2156626-greek-coalition-avoids-collapse-tv-shutdown.html 2013-06-17T22:01:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2155904-magnitude-56-earthquake-strikes-south-crete.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A magnitude-5.6 earthquake has struck in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete but no damage or casualties have been reported. The Athens Geodynamics Institute says the earthquake occurred at 12:39 a.m. local time on Sunday, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) off the south coast of Crete at a depth of 26 kilometers (16 ... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:14:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2155904-magnitude-56-earthquake-strikes-south-crete.html 2013-06-16T23:14:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2154204-59-magnitude-earthquake-strike-south-crete.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has struck in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete but no damage or casualties have been reported. According to the Athens Geodynamics Institute, the earthquake occurred at 7:11 p.m. local time, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) off the south coast of Crete at a depth of 14 kilometers (nine ... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:19:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2154204-59-magnitude-earthquake-strike-south-crete.html 2013-06-15T17:19:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2151678-greek-pm-raises-stakes-broadcasters-closure.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister has raised the stakes in a fight with key government allies over his decision to shut "sinful" state-run TV, offering a minor compromise while suggesting he would risk early elections unless they back him. Antonis Samaras' remarks Friday came just a week shy of his first anniversary in office. His fragile thre... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:07:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2151678-greek-pm-raises-stakes-broadcasters-closure.html 2013-06-14T20:07:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2152140-fire-greek-ferry-eastern-aegean-sea.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Crew members put out a fire on a Greek ferry boat carrying 248 passengers and crew in the eastern Aegean Sea Friday. Five people had to be evacuated and treated for respiratory problems. The Merchant Marine Ministry said the Nissos Mykonos was sitting just off the island of Samos. Its 174 passengers were being transferred to another ... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:22:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2152140-fire-greek-ferry-eastern-aegean-sea.html 2013-06-14T16:22:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2148642-satellite-boost-greeces-public-tv-holdouts.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Journalists from axed Greek state broadcaster ERT returned to the airwaves Thursday amid an escalating crisis that saw the country rocked by a general strike, a sharp rebuke from Europe's top human rights official and widening divisions in the fragile coalition government. Officials at the Geneva-based European Broadcasting Union on ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:25:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2148642-satellite-boost-greeces-public-tv-holdouts.html 2013-06-13T19:25:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2150136-national-bank-greece-avoids-nationalization.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's largest bank, National Bank of Greece, says it has succeeded in raising enough capital to avoid being nationalized, the second Greek bank to meet that target. The debt-stifled country's banks are being bailed out by a 50 billion euro national rescue fund set up with international bailout cash. To avoid nationalization they m... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:08:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2150136-national-bank-greece-avoids-nationalization.html 2013-06-13T19:08:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2149642-council-europe-condemns-greek-tv-closure.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Europe's commissioner for human rights has strongly condemned the closure of Greece's state ERT broadcaster, and urged the government to repeal the decision. In a statement e-mailed to the Associated Press Thursday, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks says the move "deals a heavy blow to a fundamental pilla... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:02:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2149642-council-europe-condemns-greek-tv-closure.html 2013-06-13T16:02:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2145994-greek-govt-deep-crisis-broadcaster.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's fragile governing coalition failed to reach a compromise Wednesday about the closure of the state-run ERT broadcaster. That left the government in a crisis that could lead to early elections, just a year after it was formed to save the country from bankruptcy. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras derided ERT TV and radio as "a tru... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:53:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2145994-greek-govt-deep-crisis-broadcaster.html 2013-06-12T21:53:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2147080-broadcasters-blow-to-greek-identity.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — When Nazi troops marched into Greece's nearly deserted capital on April 27, 1941, radio announcer Costas Stavropoulos of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. announced the grim news. He urged his countrymen and women not to listen to future Nazi radio transmissions and signed off with the Greek national anthem. That moment in Greek broadc... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:13:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2147080-broadcasters-blow-to-greek-identity.html 2013-06-12T20:13:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2144176-greek-tv-radio-broadcasts-air.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek state TV and radio were gradually pulled off the air late Tuesday, hours after the government said it would temporarily close all state-run broadcasts and lay off about 2,500 workers as part of a cost-cutting drive demanded by the bailed-out country's international creditors. The conservative-led government said the Hellenic Br... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:09:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2144176-greek-tv-radio-broadcasts-air.html 2013-06-11T22:09:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2144074-fate-greek-broadcaster-splits-government.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two parties in Greece's coalition government say it plans to suspend operation of state-run TV and radio stations to comply with demands from bailout creditors for public sector layoffs. The government declined to comment, but it is expected to make an announcement about the future of Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, or ERT, later ... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:06:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2144074-fate-greek-broadcaster-splits-government.html 2013-06-11T15:06:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2143486-juncker-concedes-mistakes-greek-bailout.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Former Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker conceded Tuesday that mistakes were made in the bailout of Greece — days after a similar admission by the International Monetary Fund. The Luxembourg prime minister, who played a central role in the 2010 bailout out through his position as the head of the grouping of the euro finance min... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:10:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2143486-juncker-concedes-mistakes-greek-bailout.html 2013-06-11T11:10:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2141270-greek-gas-sale-deflates-amid-eu-imf-inspection.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's troubled privatization program suffered a blow Monday after the Russian energy giant Gazprom withdrew its interest in buying the natural gas firm DEPA, citing fears over the Greek company's future finances. The news, announced as a delegation from Greece's international creditors returned to Athens for a new round of inspect... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:00:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2141270-greek-gas-sale-deflates-amid-eu-imf-inspection.html 2013-06-10T19:00:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2137846-portugal-wins-italy-draws-wcup-qualifying.html Portugal revived its World Cup qualifying campaign by beating Russia 1-0 while Mario Balotelli was red-carded for Italy in a 0-0 draw at the Czech Republic that put the four-time world champions closer to next year's finals. Helder Postiga's ninth-minute winner in Lisbon lifted the Portuguese from third to first in Group F, boosting the chances of footbal... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:33:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2137846-portugal-wins-italy-draws-wcup-qualifying.html 2013-06-07T22:33:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2136640-greek-opposition-imf-mistake-wont-ease-austerity.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An admission from the International Monetary Fund this week that it mishandled the early stages of Greece's massive bailout will not lead to any easing up of austerity measures, the crisis-hit country's opposition leader said in an interview late Friday. Alexis Tsipras, leader of the left-wing Syriza party, told The Associated Press ... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:26:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2136640-greek-opposition-imf-mistake-wont-ease-austerity.html 2013-06-07T21:26:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2136540-eus-top-economic-official-lashes-imf.html HELSINKI (AP) — The man in charge of the European Union's rescues of its debt-crippled countries has slammed the International Monetary Fund's criticism of the Greek bailout, accusing the organization of trying to whitewash its role and throwing the "dirty water" on Europe instead. The unusually blunt outburst Friday from Olli Rehn, the EU's top economic ... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:21:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2136540-eus-top-economic-official-lashes-imf.html 2013-06-07T16:21:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2135956-bomb-targets-greek-prison-officials-parked-car.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Athens say a bomb has exploded under a senior Greek prison official's parked car, breaking windows in surrounding buildings and lightly injuring one woman. Police say the blast early Friday followed a warning call. There has been no claim of responsibility for the explosion, which targeted a car belonging to the governor of... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:04:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2135956-bomb-targets-greek-prison-officials-parked-car.html 2013-06-07T08:04:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2134716-greece-probe-expanded-ex-minister.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's Parliament has expanded an investigation of former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou over his handling of data on Greeks with Swiss bank accounts. Lawmakers voted 234-21 Thursday to add criminal breach-of-duty charges to the parliamentary probe under way against the 51-year-old Socialist who served as finance minister... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:12:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2134716-greece-probe-expanded-ex-minister.html 2013-06-06T19:12:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2133500-eu-rejects-imf-criticism-handling-greek-crisis.html BERLIN (AP) — Two of the main institutions in charge of managing Europe's debt crisis have clashed over whether mistakes were made in the handling of Greece's debt woes. The European Commission, executive arm of the 27-country European Union, Thursday firmly rejected a report from the International Monetary Fund on the Greek bailout, adding that it "funda... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:00:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2133500-eu-rejects-imf-criticism-handling-greek-crisis.html 2013-06-06T18:00:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2133420-greek-unemployment-hits-high-268-percent.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Unemployment in recession-mired Greece continued its record-setting rise in March, reaching 26.8 percent of the workforce compared to a revised 26.7 percent a month earlier. Figures provided by the country's national statistical authority Thursday set the total number of unemployed in March at 1.3 million. In March 2008, just before ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:15:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2133420-greek-unemployment-hits-high-268-percent.html 2013-06-06T10:15:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2132158-imf-admits-notable-failures-greek-bailout.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund acknowledged on Wednesday that it made "notable failures" in the Greek bailout, underestimating how much the austerity measures it pushed would pinch the country's already faltering economy. The IMF made the unusually frank admission in an evaluation of how it handled Greece's debt crisis, which triggered ... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:23:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2132158-imf-admits-notable-failures-greek-bailout.html 2013-06-05T22:23:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2128574-greek-seeks-tougher-laws-foreigners.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek extreme right party broadly vilified for alleged Nazi sympathies and inciting violence against immigrants is seeking harsher laws for offenses committed by foreigners who entered Greece illegally. A draft law tabled by the Golden Dawn party Tuesday also would criminalize denial of "genocides of Greeks." Many Greeks claim that... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:55:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2128574-greek-seeks-tougher-laws-foreigners.html 2013-06-04T14:55:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2127866-magnitude-44-earthquake-rattles-athens-damage.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a magnitude 4.4 earthquake has occurred near the capital, Athens, without causing damage or injuries. The Athens Geodynamic Institute says the early Tuesday temblor, which was felt in the city of some four million people, had an epicenter some 22 kilometers (13 miles) east of Athens near the town of Pikermi. ... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:59:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2127866-magnitude-44-earthquake-rattles-athens-damage.html 2013-06-04T07:59:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2126776-greece-rally-to-support-turkish-protests.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — About 2,000 protesters chanting "Greece, Turkey, Solidarity" have staged a peaceful march to parliament in central Athens in support of the anti-government demonstrations in neighboring Turkey. Most people who joined Monday's march were supporters of the Greek Communist Party, KKE, with many waving red party banners. Several hundred ... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:29:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2126776-greece-rally-to-support-turkish-protests.html 2013-06-03T19:29:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2125540-greeces-alpha-bank-avoids-nationalization.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's Alpha Bank says it has raised enough capital to avoid being nationalized, the first Greek bank to meet that target. The country's third-largest lender by assets said Monday that foreign investors contributed significantly to its rights issue and private placement, which were held last month. Greece's banks are being bailed o... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:47:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2125540-greeces-alpha-bank-avoids-nationalization.html 2013-06-03T09:47:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2125488-3-firebombs-explode-athens-1-woman-wounded.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Three firebombs exploded at different locations in central Athens Monday morning, authorities said, with one wounding a woman as she emerged from her apartment. All three devices consisted of camping gas canisters, police said in a statement. One exploded at about 8 a.m. in the fifth floor corridor of an apartment building in central... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:02:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2125488-3-firebombs-explode-athens-1-woman-wounded.html 2013-06-03T09:02:16Z