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A new communication system donated to the Greek Police (ELAS) by the British government and Greek entrepreneurs last year will start operating for a trial period in the coming days, Kathimerini understands.
EU considers plan to help Greece after exitEuro-area governments are considering putting together an aid package for Greece to cushion the country’s economy if it was forced out of the euro, according to two people familiar with the discussions.The Greek government doesn’t expect to need that help.Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he’s not considering leaving the currency bloc and is focused on getting the aid he needs to avoid a default.
The Social Security Foundation (IKA), Greece's largest pension fund, has decided to take short term loans worth €360 million in order to pay June's pensions to its members, financial site enikonomia.gr reports.
Britain took in more migrants than 17 other EU countries put together, new data showsNew asylum data showing unequal distribution of asylum grants across European Union hands George Osborne, the Chancellor, new argument against Brussels
Elgin Marbles: Greece should take UK to court over sculptures, claim human rights lawyers
Fortress Paper Ltd., a printer of banknotes, rose the most in two years as a website said the company may have a contract with the Greek government.Fortress gained 22 percent to C$3.78 in Toronto trading. The shares have climbed 65 percent this month.The website ZeroHedge said a reason for the rally may be such a contract, citing the possibility of Greece preparing a “parallel currency” as it exits the euro zone. North Vancouver-based Fortress said Tuesday in a statement that it was unaware of why its shares were higher. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Chadwick Wasilenkoff declined to comment in a brief interview in Vancouver.Fortress’s Landqart mill in Switzerland prints banknotes, visas and passports.
New MPs to be handed 10 per cent pay rise worth £7,000 within monthsExclusive Parliament’s expenses watchdog is planning to a statutory review to rubber stamp a finding from 2013 that MPs’ pay should increase from £67,060 to £74,000 a year
Toyota, Nissan, Honda to recall millions more cars over exploding airbagsToyota and Nissan are recalling 6.5 million cars globally after a faulty airbag scare. Honda expected to follow suit, raising the number of vehicles recalled over this issue worldwide to 31 million.The number of Toyota vehicles to be recalled in the UK is expected to be around 125,000.
Sounds as though fishing tourism from boats *may* be on the cards following the release of an informational circular for "professional fisherman", available from the Department of Fisheries, Government House, Pl. Vallianos, Argostoli