Tsipras: Talks with the ‘quadriga’ in the final stretch
The Guardian — Talks with the quartet of creditors, which includes the ECB, the International Monetary Fund, the European commission and Europe’s bailout fund, the […]
Month: August 2015
British tourist arrested for arson in woodland near Athens
Police arrested a 57-year-old British man in Afidnes, north of Athens, Thursday on suspicion of arson after he allegedly started several fires in a wooded […]
Over 280,000 people apply for EU-backed food aid in Greece
Kathimerini — More than 280,000 people have applied for assistance through the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) in Greece, the state-run […]
Crisis, what crisis? say tourists flocking to Greece
Reuters — At London’s Heathrow Airport, a traveller to Greece is offered a deal by Aegean Airlines: the flight is booked solid, take a different […]
Woman accused of drawing her late mother’s pension for eight years
A 53-year-old woman is accused by the Financial Police of illegally drawing her dead mother’s two pensions and disability benefits for eight years, costing the […]
Greek woes bring IMF to its senses
SA Business Daily — The acknowledgement by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that Greece’s debt is unsustainable could be a watershed moment for the global […]
Daily Mail: Greece is trapped in prolonged depression
Greece is trapped in a ‘prolonged and severe depression’ and there is ‘a very strong possibility’ it will leave the eurozone, leading economists warn today. […]
Crete as it was in 1964 – Pathe video
Crete 51 years ago. Has anything changed? Video released April 2014
Kos volunteers close down migrant food project
BBC — A volunteer group on the Greek island of Kos that was feeding nearly 1,000 migrants a day says it is closing after running […]
UK’s Just Eat fastest-growing food type is Greek.
Europe may have lost its appetite for helping Greece financially, but it seems Brits are keener than on the country’s cuisine, according to the chief […]
Think tank report: insisting on unrealistic fiscal targets will ensure Greek economy remains in depression
The Guardian — Greece’s economy will suffer fresh damage from the austerity measures demanded by its creditors and will remain stuck in permanent depression unless […]
Greece has most expensive mince meat in Europe
enikos.gr — Beef mince meat, in Greece, at a minimum of €4.50 per half kilo, is the most expensive in Europe, research from Euronews has […]
Heraklion to Glasgow passenger traveled with kitten in her hand luggage.
The Mail on line — An airline passenger smuggled a kitten past security checks by hiding the animal in her handbag on a flight into […]
Greece owned livestock carrier “Nabolsi I” catches fire off Crete
(Port News) — A Greece owned livestock carrier “Nabolsi I” cought fire in the Mediterranean to the south off Ierapetra (Crete, Greece), the local Goast […]
Total reboot: How to fix Greece’s economy
(AP) — After so much pain, Greece must now figure out how to get its economy back on its feet. The scale of the country’s […]