Three more deaths by drowning as summer ends, bring year’s total to over 30
Three more deaths from drowning over the week end bring the total number of bathers who have died on a Cretan beach to 32 this […]
Month: August 2015
PASOK seals vote pact with DIMAR
PASOK and Democratic Left (DIMAR) announced their cooperation for the elections over the weekend. The new political grouping named Democratic Coalition will not be an […]
The myths surrounding Europe’s refugee crisis
Huffington Post — European nations’ struggle to cope with an influx of hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees in recent years has exacerbated a […]
Ancient Greek palace unearthed near Sparta dates back to 17th century BC
AFP — Archaeologists in Greece have discovered the ruins of an ancient palace with important archaic inscriptions dating back to the Mycenaean age, the Greek […]
Lagarde now claims restructuring should suffice for Greek debt
A form of debt restructuring rather than outright forgiveness should enable Greece to handle its “unviable” debt burden, the head of the International Monetary Fund […]
See the Greek isles in style on a quick-fire cruise aboard high-speed ship
Mirror Travel — The Odyssey is a former warship with a top speed of 32 knots. After one extra-quick crossing, the cruise director Ian produced […]
Teenage migrant killed in shootout between Greek police and smugglers
The Guardian — A 17-year-old migrant was killed during a shootout at sea between Greek port police and human smugglers, the government said late on […]
Tsipras: We are moving forward to complete Greece’s transformation
Reuters — Former Greek premier Alexis Tsipras urged supporters on Saturday to give him a mandate to complete the country’s political transformation, as a poll […]
Submerged Greek village off Athens is ‘archaeologist’s paradise’
NBC — A sunken Bronze Age village dating to perhaps 2,500 B.C. has been discovered by researchers diving off the coast of Greece. A team […]
Latvia, Greece win opt-out from Monsanto GM crop
(Reuters) – Monsanto said it would abide by Latvia’s and Greece’s requests under a new EU opt-out law to be excluded from its application to […]
Greek coast guard rescues 665 migrants at sea
AP — Greece’s coast guard says it has rescued 665 refugees at sea in 20 search-and-rescue operations off the islands of Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Agathonissi, […]
Bloomberg: Greece’s economy surged as Tsipras fought with EU over aid deal –
Greece’s economy grew more than initially estimated in the second quarter as consumption surged during Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s battle with the euro area over […]
Refugees rescued off Crete, nine smugglers arrested
eKathimerini — Nine men suspected of migrant smuggling have been arrested in two separate incidents this week, authorities said Thursday. Five Egyptian nationals are being […]
Varoufakis says will not take part in ‘sad elections’
Yanis Varoufakis will not take part in “sad” elections expected next month in Greece and will instead focus on setting up a new movement to […]
Who is Vassiliki Thanou
Greece’s Supreme Court President, Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, on Thursday became the country’s first female prime minister. She will head a caretaker government which will lead Greece […]