BBC: Tsipras remains remarkably popular despite capitulation
BBC — I haven’t been in Greece for three weeks but I am told it is eerily quiet and – in respect of tourism – […]
Month: August 2015
EasyJet puts an end to guaranteed cabin baggage policy
The Telegtaph — EasyJet has removed its two-tier cabin baggage policy meaning that passengers could now face the inconvenience of having their carry-on luggage placed […]
Migrant crisis in Greece: Dutch couple holidaying in Lesbos cancel flight home to stay and help refugees
The Independent — The vacation had been everything that Angelique and Onno Bos dreamed it would be. With their four children, the Dutch couple had […]
31 deaths on Crete’s roads in the first 6 months of 2015
A significant increase in the number of fatal accidents on the roads of Crete was recorded by the traffic police in the first six months […]
Finland does not believe Greece’s third bailout will work
(Reuters) — Finland may stay out of the planned third bailout package for Greece, said the country’s Foreign Minister Timo Soini on Saturday. “The government […]
Varoufakis warns Spain could ‘become Greece’
(AFP) – Spain could become like Greece if the same austerity policies are imposed on the country, former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said in […]
Varoufakis, a fashion inspiration
Greece’s former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has become a fashion inspiration with his face and name appearing on t-shirts, skirts and tights. An Australian company has […]
Greece races to secure bailout deal amid German doubts
Bloomberg — Greece faces intensive negotiations to tie up a bailout of 86 billion euros in time to meet its debt obligations to the European […]
Heavy August rains cause floods in Heraklion
Rain in early August is very unusual for Crete, let alone the torrential rain that fell for in some parts of the island on Saturday […]
Greece’s other crisis – NYT on the island of Lesvos
New York Times from Lesvos, Greece — The immigration center here, a cluster of prefabricated buildings surrounded by rows of chain-link and barbed-wire fences, was […]
Pilot and crew pulled off Chania-bound plane after failing breath test
AFP — A Latvian Air Baltic pilot and three crew members were pulled off a Greece-bound passenger plane in Oslo early Saturday after failing a […]
British tourist, 18, found dead after night out in Malia
An 18-year-old British tourist was found dead in his room in the village of Sissi in Lasithi, Crete, on Friday. The teenager had been out […]
Beyond Knossos – a cultural tax dodge
A case of tax evasion with a difference was discovered by the Financial Crimes Unit inspectors who audited the souvenir shop at the Archaeological Site […]
Tax officials hounded from Rhodes fete
Kathimerini — Dozens of revelers at a church fete on the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes on Wednesday night verbally assaulted a group of tax […]
Young moped rider killed on the national road at Souda
Another fatal accident marred the beginning of the August holiday season. A 17 year old man was killed when his moped was hit by a […]