Apokoronas IEK a step nearer to becoming a reality
Apokoronas mayor Koukianakis announced that the creation of a Higher Education Technical Institute ( IEK) in Apokoronas was a step nearer after the ministry of […]
Month: September 2015
‘When you see this suffering, you can’t just watch’: The British family helping thousands of refugees on Lesvos
The Independent — As thousands of refugees continue risking their lives every day crossing the Mediterranean to reach Europe, a British family on the Greek […]
Crete key election battleground
WSJ — Crete, famous in Greece as a leftist bastion, has become a key battleground in Sunday’s elections, leaving the left-wing party that lost a […]
Londoners help vets tackle Greece’s stray dog crisis
Money raised by Londoners has paid for a group from the London Vet Clinic in Marylebone to help tackle Greece’s stray dog problem. Since the […]
The unbearable lightness of Greek democracy
Is there anything more ironic than a nation, which has surrendered its sovereignty in return for a financial bailout, holding national elections less than a […]
Bear population in Greece has increased, study finds
A study conducted by ARKTOUROS, the Greek wildlife conservation organization, between 2007 and 2010 found that the number of bears in Greece has increased. “At this moment, there are […]
Paul Mason: Greece ‘a laboratory of a new kind of Europe’
ANA-MPA — Paul Mason, an economic editor for British broadcaster Channel 4 News and author of several books, among them “PostCapitalism- A guide to our […]
Outrage after Michaloliakos claims ‘political responsibility’ for Fyssas murder
enikos.gr — Golden Dawn chief Nikos Michaloliakos caused a political storm and widespread condemnation following his claim of political responsibility over the murder of Pavlos […]
August breaks heat records across globe
AFP — Last month was the hottest August in modern history, in the latest sign of an unusually warm year across the world’s land and […]
Hungary wants EU forces to be sent to Greece to guard borders
Hungary’s foreign minister says the razor-wire fence on its border with Serbia is needed to secure the European Union’s external border and will remain as […]
Eurostat: Greek employment grew by 1.2 pct in the second quarter of 2015
Employment growth in Eurozone accelerated marginally for the second straight quarter in the three months ended June, figures from Eurostat showed Tuesday. Employment rose a […]
Europe keeps out of Greek election admitting that “attempts at outside influence have been counterproductive”
Reuters — If Greece’s international creditors had a say in Sunday’s general election, they would want voters to force a grand coalition of the main […]
Greece’s tax-evading professionals – Bloomberg
A report released this month came to the obvious conclusion that Greece would be much better off if the government could collect the taxes owed […]
Lagarde list depositor pays fine to avoid criminal charges
Kathimerini reports that an unnamed businessman, one of 2,062 individuals on the so-called Lagarde list of depositors with Swiss bank accounts on Tuesday paid a […]
Ryanair – Greek gov ignored proposals for extending flight season
The government never replied to any of the airline’s proposals. Privatization of regional airports: A bad idea Dublin-based Ryanair expects a growth of 10 percent […]