ATHENS, Oct 29 ― Greece and Germany will bring down the curtain on a frequently difficult chapter in relations when Angela Merkel embarks on her final visit to Athens as chancellor today. German financial rectitude never sat well with Greeks, who made both Merkel her then-finance minister...
ATHENS, Oct 29 ― Greece and Germany will bring down the curtain on a frequently difficult chapter in relations when Angela Merkel embarks on her final visit to Athens as chancellor today.
Looking back in September, she conceded that “the most difficult moment of my term was when I asked for so much from Greece.” Pensions were slashed and the minimum monthly wage fell to less than 600 euros and a wave of privatisations was set in motion. Current Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said last week in Brussels that Merkel “will be the first to admit, as indeed, she already has, that she asked a lot of the Greeks, on several occasions and that austerity went beyond what Greek society could bear.”
The visit “marks a turning point for Greece which has advanced out of the crisis,” said a Greek government source.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Get vaccinated’, top German minister tells Kimmich | Malay MailBERLIN, Oct 29 — Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich has been told to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by Germany’s acting interior minister after the footballer sparked a lively debate by revealing he had opted out of receiving jabs against the coronavirus. “Think again and get vaccinated,”...
Read more »
Gladbach obliterate Bayern 5-0 to move into German Cup third round | Malay MailMOENCHENGLADBACH, Oct 28 ― Borussia Moenchengladbach sensationally struck three times in the opening 21 minutes to demolish German champions Bayern Munich 5-0 on Wednesday and dump them out of the German Cup second round. Gladbach's dream start yielded two goals fro Ramy Bensebaini and one from...
Read more »
Biden likely to head to COP26 without a final US climate deal | Malay MailWASHINGTON, Oct 28 ― President Joe Biden is expected to head to Europe without an agreement on measures to combat climate change as chances dimmed that deeply divided Democrats in Congress would agree yesterday on a broader spending deal. Biden is expected to leave today for a meeting of G20...
Read more »
This folding electric motorcycle can be stored (almost) anywhere | Malay MailTOKYO, Oct 28 ― The Japanese startup Icoma presents the Tatamel Bike, an innovative concept for an ultra-compact folding electric motorcycle that could be stored under a desk, for example. The Tatamel is a compact motorcycle that can reach 40km/h and is equipped with a battery offering up to 50km...
Read more »
Tightrope election may spell uncertain future for Japan's new prime minister | Malay MailTOKYO, Oct 28 ― Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could lose its majority in Sunday's general election, polls show, potentially turning new leader Fumio Kishida into another short-term prime minister and triggering a return to political uncertainty. The LDP, which has ruled Japan for...
Read more »
China warns unlicensed online brokerages they are breaking the law | Malay MailSHANGHAI, Oct 28 ― Online brokerages not licensed in China are conducting illegal businesses if they serve Chinese clients via the internet, a Chinese central banker said, in the first official comment on recent reports flagging regulatory risks facing firms such as US-listed Futu Holding and UP...
Read more »