Section: Newsbomb (Greece)
Russian President Putin invited Greek PM Tsipras to visit Russia
The situation in Ukraine and other international issues, among them, “the South Stream and Turkish Stream pipeline projects, dominated a…Putin invited Tsipras to visit Moscow on May 9 when celebrations will take place, commemorating the peoples’ victory over fascism. On his part, the Greek prime minister underlined the importance he...
Koutsoumbas: Real opponent has ‘not gone away’ with SYRIZA victory
Communist Party of Greece (KKE) General Secretary and MP for Athens Dimitris Koutsoumbas on Wednesday addressed the party’s Parliamentary group,…The real opponent, he said, “is still here, more ready and equipped to use the alternation in government for new privileges, for a capitalist recovery.” “KKE’s Parliamentary...
Rebel shelling kills up to 10 people in east Ukrainian city of Mariupol
Ten people were killed in shelling by pro-Russian separatists in the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, the…The Mariupol city council said it knew of three confirmed deaths in the attack, with many people wounded, while the separatists denied firing at the city. Government-held Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov, lies on a coastal route...
Review 2014: The most important news in photos
From the mystery of flight of Malaysia Airlines and the shooting down of the aircraft in eastern Ukraine, until the… …read more Source:...
REVIEW 2014: 20 EVENTS THAT MARKED THE PLANET
The Ebola virus, the rise and atrocities of the Islamic State, the airline tragedies of Malaysia Airlines, but the extramarital… January France: The extramarital life of Francois HollandeIt was revealed the relationship of Francois Hollande with Julie Gayet, sparking a political crisis that led to the exit of Valerie Trierweiler from the...
Ukraine and rebels trade prisoners in Donetsk
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have exchanged scores of prisoners with the Ukrainian government near the rebel-held city of Donetsk.… The rebels were due to swap 150 soldiers for 225 people held by the government.It appears that most of the captives were exchanged, with the remaining releases due to take place on Saturday. Meanwhile,...
Samaras: All are interested in the developments in Greece
The EU summit during which was discussed EU Commission chief Jean Claude Juncker’s 315 billion euro investment plan, was particularly…Juncker’s package is ambitious and immediately feasible and we all welcomed it as a package with political symbolism and as an initiative which shows Europe’s turn from a period of recession into...
Rouble jumps on Russia rate hike
The rouble jumped against the dollar after Russia sharply increased its benchmark interest rate in a bid to halt a…Russia’s central bank made a drastic interest rate move overnight, raising its key rate from 10.5% to 17%. The bank said the move was to try to ease the rouble’s recent fall in value. The rouble has lost almost 50%...
Ambassador of Ukraine delivers lecture at Peloponnese Uni.
Ambassador of Ukraine to Greece, Volodymyr Shkurov, on Tuesday participated in the General Education Class of the University of Peloponnese… During his visit, the Ambassador delivered a lecture for the students of the Department of Economics of the University on a subject pertaining Ukraine and the strong Greek-Ukrainian relations. …read...
