Once unthinkable, economists now say Greek debt relief is a given
Bloomberg — What a difference two months make. Back in July, things looked so bad for Greece that 71 percent of 31 economists polled by Bloomberg […]
Month: September 2015
Cargo ships in Almyrida bay
Bob Scott — The Amina H cargo ship has now been anchored in the Almyrida Bay for many weeks, and now has been joined by […]
Ryanair flight makes emergency landing in Germany after pressurization issue
A Ryanair passenger plane flying from Chania to Eindhoven has made an emergency landing in Germany after suffering a pressurization problem. Ryanair Flight 5842, a […]
Schaeuble returns: Greece to decide whether to fully accept the price for keeping the euro
The election campaign is hotting up after German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble – who has proposed a “temporary” Greek exit from the euro – said […]
Two frontrunners slug it out in crucial debate before Sunday’s Greek elections
The leader of Greece’s left-wing Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras, has ruled out forming a coalition with his main rival if he wins Sunday’s election. Speaking […]
Airfasttickets ceases operations
Greek online travel booking company Airfasttickets has ceased operations, press reports said on Monday. The company’s official websites and social media profiles are inoperative and […]
Greek politicians may be ‘hidden’ in Lagarde list, Falciani says
ANA-MPA– Political figures may well be behind the dummy companies and money routes revealed by the “Lagarde list,” whistleblower Herve Falciani said in an interview […]
Nursery teacher is banned from flying home from Crete holiday after she opened her own miniature bottle of vodka on flight out
Daily Mail — A nursery school teacher was banned from flying home from a Crete holiday because she opened her own miniature bottle of vodka […]
Merkel: Greece must take responsibility for the protection of the EU’s external borders
“Greece must take responsibility for the protection of the EU’s external borders, which are currently not secure,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said calling for an urgent intensification […]
Refugees assist in rescue of firemen in Lesvos
ANA-MPA — In a poignant twist of fate, two Greek firemen needing rescue on the island of Lesvos found help from four Iranians that had […]
Paul Mason: Europe’s changing political reality
Irish Times — Tony Blair, in a last-ditch attempt to dissuade Labour from backing Jeremy Corbyn, introduced an interesting proposition: that Corbyn, together with Syriza […]
Refugee boat capsizes off Greek coast – 34 dead
Another tragic incident involving war-torn migrants trying to make it to Greece took place off the Greek islet of Farmakonisi early Sunday morning, September 13. A […]
Hope dies last in politics….
Driving into the town of Chania you can still see on bustops and notice boards old faded rainbow coloured Syriza posters left over from last […]
Syriza hails Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour win as ‘message of hope’
enikos.gr –Syriza party on Saturday welcomed the election of Jeremy Corbyn as head of Britain’s opposition Labour as a “message of hope”. A Syriza spokesperson […]
Morning breaks in Chania – a view from above and other videos
A summer sunrise in Chania. Just as a reminder of the summer that’s gone and a selection of other videos from summer 2015 A Chania […]