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Merkel Sends Rehhagel to Boost Greeks

The former coach of the national football team of Greece, Otto Rehhagel, is going to visit Greece by the end of March, as a delegate of Chancellor Angela Merkel to contribute to efforts restoring the relations between the two countries and to boost Greek tourism. According to the German newspaper Bild, Rehhagel responded to the German Chancellor’s [...]

German Press Says Greece May Get More Time

As Greece struggles with a crushing economic crisis, German media is reporting that dispute mixed messages, that the country may be granted a two-year extension to meet fiscal targets to reduce its debt and implement more austerity measures. Greek Prime Minister is hoping that the country’s international lenders, of which Germany is the biggest contributor [...]

“Mr. Samaras, Please Sign This Guarantee Letter,” Asks Bild

One of Germany’s most popular tabloid newspapers, Bild, interviewed Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and asked him to sign a letter of guarantee that Greece will pay back its international loans, most of which come from Germany. That came ahead of his talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel. Bild has published articles mocking Greek politicians, football [...]

Greece’s Three Super-Mayors Who May Save Greece, According to German Bild

German newspaper Bild features Greece’s three most successful mayors, reporting that their good ideas could show Greece how to exit from crisis. Commenting on the country’s bad financial situation and estimating that Greece will need one more loan amounting to 50 billion euros soon, the German paper suggests that the coalition government should listen carefully to what [...]

Greek-German Woman Beaten Harshly During Greece-Germany Football Match

A young mother, aged 19, along with some friends went last week to a Berlin-based open area, where several events take place each year, to watch the football match between Greece and Germany. As she is both half Greek and half German, she supported both football teams. In a bid to express her double allegiance, [...]

Greek Politician Asks Germany for 70 Billion Euros in WWII Reparations

German newspaper Bild published an article titled “This is the Greek woman who asks us [for] 70 billion.” The Greek woman is Vicky Voulvoukeli, member of the Independent Greeks party and gave an interview to the German paper talking about the Greek crisis. The 29-year-old woman grew up in Germany but returned “home” to help [...]