Lifejackets mountain in Lesbos “an ecological timebomb”
BBC — Tens of thousands of lifejackets abandoned on the Greek island of Lesbos by migrants have been described as an “ecological timebomb”. Authorities on […]
Month: October 2015
Almyrida man arrested for child pornography
In a joint operation police officers from Vamos and the Chania Crime prevention unit arrested a 27 year old man in Almyrida on Friday afternoon. […]
Varoufakis: New bailout deal is going to fail
Deutsche Welle — Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is no longer in office, but he doesn’t steer clear of politics. With books, lectures and […]
Tsipras lashes out at European ineptness in handling the refugee crisis
Zero Hedge — Greece’s prime minister lashed out Friday at European “ineptness” in handling the continent’s massive immigration crisis after 31 more people — mostly […]
Most state hospital directors to go after failing evaluation
eKathimerini — A number of state hospital managers will be removed from their positions in November after failing to pass an evaluation process, the government […]
Fertiliser spill closes national road west of Chania
Police closed the westbound lane of the national road at Vamvakopoulo junction west of Chania after a large quantity of fertiliser was spilled on the […]
Rough winter seas turn migrant odyssey into Greek tragedy; Lesbos lacks room for graves
Japan Times – Dead migrants float belly-up, stripped of their clothing by churning seas. On shore, wailing women search for loved ones among the shivering, […]
Cretan farmers join the campaign against increased taxes
Cretan farmers launched their own campaign protests against the government’s new plans to increase taxes on farmers. In Chania, farmers gathered in Mournies junction in their […]
Irish truck driver’s case against Greek tax demand sent to ECJ
Irish Times — A High Court action by an Irish man against the Revenue Commissioners over a tax penalty demand for €1.5 million from Greece […]
ECB check of Greek banks to show 14 billion-euro hole – sources
Reuters — The European Central Bank’s health check of Greece’s four big banks will show a total capital shortfall of up to 14 billion euros […]
No ferry services on Monday or Tuesday as seamen strike
eKathimerini – There will be no ferry services on Monday and Tuesday after the Panhellenic Seamen’s Union (PNO) on Thursday called a 48-hour strike to […]
Greek coastguard rescues 242 after boat capsizes near Lesbos, 11 others dead
AP — At least 11 refugees died in the eastern Aegean Sea on Thursday in five separate incidents, including a large shipwreck from which 242 […]
Church rejects lesson change
Archbishop Ieronymos, the head of the Church of Greece, on Tuesday dismissed calls for religious studies classes at Greek schools to focus on other religions […]
Greece’s austere surrealism: to tax schools or cars?
New Europe — Following punitive VAT hikes on 40,000 food items on July 20th, the Greek government must find new taxation targets. Tax private schools? That […]
Flight monitoring system on course for upgrade
eKathimerini — Greece has moved a step closer to upgrading its flight monitoring system, which was purchased in 1997 and is nearing the end of […]