Dog attack on Crete leaves two men with injuries
eKathimerini — Two men were taken to hospital for treatment in Heraklion after being attacked by a pit bull, local reports said on Friday. The […]
Month: April 2017
Dijsselbloem slammed over game of ‘Ping Pong’ on Greek bailout
Sputnik — Appearing before the EU Parliament for the first time since calls for his resignation over his controversial “booze and women” comments over southern […]
Varoufakis: May should ‘avoid negotiating with Brussels at all costs’
The Telegraph — Speaking to the Telegraph, the former finance minister of Greece said: “My advice to Theresa May is to avoid negotiation at all […]
Hellenic community marches with the Anzacs who fought in Greece and Crete
neoskosmos.com — Six and a half thousand Australians went on to serve on Crete as part of the nearly 40,000 Allied defence forces – including […]
New 2018 air route linking Crete to Belfast
Jet2 has confirmed new routes to take off from Belfast International in summer 2018. The new routes include weekly flights to Heraklion, Crete, Pathos and […]
Greek minister highlights Turkish behavior at EU meeting
eKathimerini — At an informal meeting with his European Union counterparts in Malta on Thursday, Defense Minister Panos Kammenos brought to their attention Turkey’s repeated […]
Eurogroup chief sees Greek deal in May
euronews.com — The chairman of the eurozone finance ministers group is promising a deal by the end of May to break the deadlock preventing Greece […]
‘Cemetery of the nameless’ established in Turkey’s west for Syrians who died en route to Greece
Hurryet Daily News — A “cemetery of the nameless” has been established near the coast in the western Turkish province of İzmir for Syrians who […]
The IMF is not done destroying Greece yet
Zero Hedge — Austerity is over, proclaimed the IMF this week. And no doubt attributed that to the ‘successful’ period of ‘five years of belt […]
Agreement to house refugees on Crete signed
Greek Reporter — An agreement to house and host refugees on Crete in the coming days was signed by Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas, the UNHCR […]
PPC requests 735 mln€ from state for supplying cheaper electricity to isles, low-income consumers
Naftemporiki — The Public Power Corp. (PPC) on Tuesday requested higher rates to the tune of 735 million euros from the state for the cheaper […]
German court upholds Greek teacher’s case against pay cut
AP — A German federal court has upheld a complaint by a teacher at a Greek school in Germany against a pay cut that the […]
Rethimno Prefecture expands alternative tourism market
Tornos News — In order to attract a larger number of Polish visitors, especially during the low tourist season, tourist representatives in the prefecture of […]
Tsipras: Additional austerity measures won’t be taken without debt relief
Naftemporiki — Alexis Tsipras twarned the lenders on Tuesday that his coalition government won’t implement a new round of austerity measures if debt relief isn’t […]
EU Commission – Greek primary surplus well above target in 2016
Reuters — Greece’s primary surplus was 4.2 percent of GDP last year, significantly above the target set for Athens under its bailout program, the European […]