A toxic cloud covers Athens – fire at recycling plant burns for a fifth day
A large fire broke out at a private recycling factory in the area of Nea Zoi, near Aspropyrgos, northwest of Athens, on Saturday, resulting in […]
Month: June 2015
Germany’s Schaeuble says no rift with Merkel on Greece
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Tuesday denied reports that there was a rift between Chancellor Angela Merkel and himself on Greek debt negotiations. “You […]
Greek debt tragedy an indictment of euro zone’s response to the crisis
The Irish Times –It is four and a half months since Alexis Tsipras and his party Syriza swept to power in Greece on a wave […]
A 5.4 earthquake in the early hours of the morning felt in most of Crete
The epicentre was 51 km SE of Palaikastron at a depth of 10 KM The area remained active through the night with 10 more tremors […]
Parliament president to ask BoG governor to testify to Parliament on Siemens settlement
ANA – MPA — Parliament President Zoe Konstantopoulou on Monday said she plans to summon Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras, a former Greek finance […]
Paul Mason: Greece is not Ireland – and it’s not just about the economics
(extracts from Channel 4 – Paul mason blog) —Greece should not be compared to Ireland or Portugal Paul Mason argues. Is not just economics. Greece’s […]
Summer downpour causes traffic chaos in Chania
The sudden early summer downpour caused traffic chaos once again both in the town of Chania and the national road between Chania and Kissamos where […]
Is Juncker to be believed when he accuses Tsipras of lying over bailout talks?
On fringes of G7 summit, European commission president says Greek PM failed to deliver promised proposals and lied to his own parliament about negotiations European […]
Another death from drowning in Crete mars the start of the holiday season
A sixty year old woman died on the beach in Kavros in Apokoronas on Sunday afternoon when she was pulled unconscious out of the water […]
The Guardian: “The troika is supposed to build Greece up, not blow it apart”
The Guardian — The phrase “trench warfare” comes to mind. On Friday evening the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, lobbed some choice words at his […]
Thomson flight to Heraklion diverted to Bulgaria after Brit holidaymakers’ drunken row
(The Mirror) –A flight full of British holidaymakers bound for Greece had to be diverted to Bulgaria due to the ‘disgusting’ behaviour of drunk passengers. […]
Juncker refuses to take call from Greek PM
(Reuters) — The European Union’s chief executive declined to speak to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday after the leftist leader rejected as “absurd” […]
Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Piketty and other world renown economists make a “plea for economic sanity and humanity.”
In an essay published on Friday morning in the Financial Times, 26 of the world’s most renowned economic minds proclaimed their solidarity with Syriza, Greece’s […]
Putin: “Grexit” speculation could be harmful to the European Union and Greece
(Sputnik) – Speculation over Greece’s possible exit from the Eurozone (“Grexit”) amid the country’s massive debt could be harmful both to the European Union and […]
Work at Chania airport to restart after minister intervenes
Six months before the completion deadline of the already badly delayed Chania International Airport upgrade and yet another problem was added to the long list […]