Latest Greece Headlines
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Italian Ferry Fire Under Control, Rescue Effort Continues
Dec 29 2014 // Italian rescue teams evacuated 340 passengers amid rough seas and high winds from an Italian ferry after a fire broke out yesterday during a route off the Greek island of Corfu. An operation led by Italy put out the fire...
University of Virginia Fraternities to Be Reinstated Jan. 9
Dec 9 2014 // The University of Virginia will lift a ban on its more than 30 fraternities and related activities, in place since Nov. 22, on Jan. 9, President Teresa A. Sullivan said. The reinstatement will be in conjunction with a new...
UVA May Extend Ban on Fraternity Activities as Board Pledges Improved Safety
Nov 26 2014 // University of Virginia leaders said Tuesday that a ban on fraternity activities may be extended and pledged to increase campus safety and change the school’s sex, alcohol and fraternity culture after a searing report...
Aon Benfield Buys Safe Brokers to Enhance Presence in Greece, Cyprus
Nov 4 2014 // Aon Benfield, the reinsurance intermediary and capital adviser of Aon plc, has acquired Safe Brokers to strengthen its investment in the Greek and Cypriot markets. Safe Brokers is an independent reinsurance broker with...
Colleges Look to Control Fraternities, Hazing As Tragic Incidents Multiply
Sep 29 2014 // The death of a Clemson University sophomore is the latest incident to raise alarms about safety at fraternities on U.S. campuses, with more colleges cracking down on dangerous behavior. Clemson, in South Carolina, said...
Allianz, Munich Re’s Ergo Said to be in Talks to Buy Greek Insurer Agrotiki
Jun 18 2014 // Allianz SE, Europe’s largest insurer, and Munich Re’s primary insurance unit, Ergo Versicherungsgruppe AG, are in talks to buy Agrotiki Insurance from Greece’s Piraeus Bank SA, said three people familiar...
Campus Culture Change: ‘Deadliest’ College Fraternity Nixes Pledging
Mar 10 2014 // Sigma Alpha Epsilon, one of the largest U.S. fraternities and the deadliest, said it would ban pledging, citing the toll that hazing has taken on its recruits and its reputation. SAE announced yesterday what it called a...
INTERVIEW-Greece, BlackBerry, Ireland – ‘Cautious’ Bets for Canada’s Fairfax
Dec 5 2013 // Bets on debt-ravaged Greece or ailing phone maker BlackBerry would make many investors flee, but for Prem Watsa both are part of a “cautious” strategy he employs to manage Fairfax Financial’s $23.3...
OECD Advises ECB to Come to Euro Zone’s Rescue Again
May 29 2013 // The European Central Bank, which shored up the euro zone last year, needs to act again to lift the bloc out of recession, the OECD said on Wednesday, calling for bold steps beyond just interest rate cuts. The 17-nation...
Last Ditch Cyprus Bank Deal Brings Little Relief; Much Uncertainty
Mar 25 2013 // At a Cypriot pawnbroker, one of the few growth industries in Europe’s debt-ridden south, someone had vented the anger of an island: “Thieves” was scrawled across the window, in bright red paint. The...
Euro Zone, IMF Secure Deal on Cutting Greek Debt
Nov 27 2012 // Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund clinched agreement on reducing Greece’s debt on Monday in a breakthrough to release urgently needed loans to keep the near-bankrupt economy...
EU, IMF Clash over Greece Revives Debt Crisis Fears
Nov 13 2012 // A public clash between Greece’s international lenders over how Athens can bring its debts down to a sustainable level has reignited fears that the crisis could flare up anew. Euro zone finance ministers suggested...
Somali Pirates Free Greek Ship, Claim Ransom Was $5.7 Million
Oct 12 2012 // Somali pirates have released the Greek-owned bulk carrier Free Goddess and its 21 Filipino crew members after holding the vessel for more than eight months, the secretary general of the Seafarers Union of Kenya said on...
Commentary by Gordon Brown:* Europe Risks Going the Way of Japan
Sep 14 2012 // The good news is that Europe is no longer going the way of Greece. The sad news is that it is threatening to go the way of Japan. After years of hesitation punctuated by panic, Europe has finally accepted the compelling...
Europe Drawn Back to its First Problem – Greece
Aug 27 2012 // The euro zone debt crisis was born in Greece. Nearly three years and two bailouts on Europe must decide whether to give the country yet more help or cut it loose. For all its complexities, Greece’s problems...
Euro Zone May Be Fragmenting Faster than EU Can Act
Jul 10 2012 // Signs are growing that Europe’s economic and monetary union may be fragmenting faster than policymakers can repair it. Euro zone leaders agreed in principle on June 29 to establish a joint banking supervisor for the...
ANALYSIS: Big Greek Risk Morphs into More Economic Uncertainty
Jun 19 2012 // Greece’s election has averted the immediate threat of a euro break-up, but it does nothing to restore the magic ingredient missing in the European and global economies – confidence. Investors and corporate...
Greek Pro-bailout Parties Look to Forge Coalition
Jun 18 2012 // Political parties supporting Greece’s international bailout begin forging a government on Monday after an election victory over radical leftists staved off the prospect of the debt-laden country leaving the euro and...
World Economies Prepare for Panic after Greek Elections
Jun 15 2012 // Authorities in the world’s major economies are preparing for a possible market storm or public panic after cliffhanger Greek elections this weekend, officials said on Thursday, should radical leftists win and cast...
German Chancellor Merkel Rejects ‘Miracle Solutions;’ Spain’s Debt Costs Soar
Jun 14 2012 // Chancellor Angela Merkel rebuffed pressure on Thursday for Germany, Europe’s most powerful economy, to underwrite debt or guarantee bank deposits in the euro zone, as Spain’s soaring borrowing costs raised new...
