Cyprus: arrest warrant issued for former Central Bank head
27 September, 14:39 (ANSAmed) - NICOSIA, SEPTEMBER 27 - An arrest warrant has been issued against a former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus who failed to show up…
Saudi Arabian women activists to get back behind the wheel / They will defy ban on driving October 26
23 September, 17:40 (ANSAmed) - DUBAI - Saudi women will once again be getting behind the wheel in the ultra-conservative, oil-rich kingdom in a month, in an act of…
Greece to offer residence permits to foreign investors
19 September, 12:00 (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, SEPTEMBER 19 - Greece's new favorable regulations on granting residence permits to third-country citizens whose investments are characterized as "strategic" or those who buy…
Turkey: ‘Erdogan not a man of his word’, PKK halts retreat
Turkish government did not respect September 1 deadline 05 September, 18:52 (ANSAmed) - ANKARA, SEPTEMBER 5 - Accusing Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan of not honoring his agreements, Kurdistan Workers'…
Greece will need 10 years to bring unemployment under 20%
According to a report by the main private sector union, GSEE 02 September, 13:01 (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, SEPTEMBER 2 - It will take at least 20 years for unemployment in…
Syria: intervention could unleash global war, Vatican warns
Striking Syria would extend the violence, Monsignor Toso says 02 September, 15:50 (ANSAmed) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 2 - ''The way to solve Syria's problems cannot be an armed intervention. It…
Turkey: poll; 35% of Turks say they are “suffering”
23 August, 13:29 (ANSAmed) - ISTANBUL, AUGUST 23 - More than one in three Turks considers themselves "suffering," while major factors affecting their happiness levels are likely to…
Crisis: 72.9% of Spanish under-30s live with their parents
55% youth unemployment, low wages: hard to pay for a house 22 August, 20:24 (ANSAmed) - MADRID - Prolonged recession and record unemployment rates are forcing 72.9% of…
Crisis: Greece; traffic 40% less on country’s highways
Due to expensive tolls and gas, ongoing road projects 29 May, 13:37 (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, MAY 29 - From the beginning of the financial crisis in Greece, traffic…
Athens Mosque will cost Greece 846,000 euros / Even though the an offer from the Turkish government to pay for it was rejected
The government goes ahead with the plans despite economic crisis 11 March, 12:33 Muslims living in Greece perform Eid al-Fitr morning prayers in Athens (ANSAmed) - ATHENS - It will…
Crisis: Greece; over 8 in 10 are unable to repay loans
86% in trouble with mortgage and consumer credit payments 27 February, 16:14 A woman carries bags of goods as she enters the metro station at the main Omonia square in…
Greece: 27% unemployed in Nov 2012, new record high
Up from 26.6% in October 14 February, 12:44 A woman knitting caps on a pavement in central Athens [ARCHIVE MATERIAL 20111212 ] Â Â (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, 14 FEB - Unemployment…
Greeks scrabble for food handouts in streets
Free fruit and veg - even the rich are queuing up 07 February, 14:27 People wait in line for a free meal in Athens (archive) Â Â (ANSAmed) - ATHENS -…
France: 1000+ factories shut down in 2009-2012
Cars, food, pharmaceuticals down, luxury sectors up, Les Echos 05 February, 16:44 (ANSAmed) - PARIS, FEBRUARY 5 - Between 2009-2012, more than 1,000 French factories shut down and…
Crisis: Greece; Any transaction in excess of 500 euros only be allowed via credit or debit card or by check
Crisis: Greece; cash payments ceiling to drop to 500 euros 31 December, 13:39 (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, DECEMBER 31 - In Greece any transaction in excess of 500 euros…
Energy: Egypt still under blackout due to fuel shortage / 15 power stations shut down yesterday, half of country at risk
28 December, 18:37 (ANSAmed) - ROME, DECEMBER 28 - Over 15 power stations have not produced energy since yesterday due to a lack of fuel (diesel, natural…
Crisis: Greek exodus abroad in search of work: 49% of the working population looking to emigrate
21 December, 16:41 (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, DECEMBER 21 - With September unemployment hitting a record 26% high (55.4% among those aged under 25), 49% of Greeks are looking for work…
Crisis: Greece; jobless rate to hover around 30% by 2014
19 December, 13:18 Â Â Â (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, DECEMBER 19 - Unemployment in Greece will climb to 29.3% in 2013 and 31% in 2014, the German institute of macroeconomic forecasts IfW…
Egypt: Morsi decree, security powers to military
(ANSAmed) - CAIRO - Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has charged the armed forces with maintaining security and protecting state institutions until results of a referendum on a draft constitution scheduled…
Spain: gov’t to abolish long weekends in 2013
Making the work week more efficient by reforming the calendar (ANSAmed) - MADRID, NOVEMBER 2 - By the end of the year, the Spanish government will move some holidays that…
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