EU agrees to tighten border controls to slow refugee arrivals
Huffington Post — European and Balkan leaders agreed on measures early Monday to slow the movement of tens of thousands whose flight from war and […]
Month: October 2015
Greece agrees to new reception refugee capacity —European Commission president
Reuters — Greece committed on Sunday to opening enough reception centers to house 30,000 refugees by the end of the year, with the United Nations […]
Committee gives 50 politicians 10 days to explain assets
eKathimerini — A group of more than 50 politicians have 10 days to submit additional explanations relating to their declaration of source of wealth (“pothen […]
Weekend weather causes problems across the island
Saturday’s heavy downpour caused problems across the island. The National road at Skepasti in Rethymnon had on lane closed because of a landslide. Roads in […]
Accident in heavy rain in Almyrida leaves woman injured
A car accident just outside the village of Almyrida in Apokoronas , left a 65 old woman with spinal injuries in hospital. The woman, a […]
Pharmacists to start rolling 24-hour strikes from Monday
Greek pharmacists across the country are expected to start rolling 24-hour strikes starting Monday in protest at government measures enabling non-pharmacists to open pharmacies. The […]
Eurozone crosses Rubicon as Portugal’s anti-euro Left banned from power
The Telegraph — Portugal has entered dangerous political waters. For the first time since the creation of Europe’s monetary union, a member state has taken […]
Woman missing in Athens flood, found dead
A 43-year-old mother of two children was found dead on Saturday morning in the area of Freattyda in Piraeus, after her car was swept away in […]
Torrential rain causes National road closure
The national road west of Chania at Vamvakopoulo closed this morning when the gathering rainwater made the road impassable to traffic. Many other roads in […]
New deadline for Piraeus Port bids confirmed
Reuters — Greece has pushed back the date to submit binding bids for a majority stake in its biggest port, Piraeus (OLP), to December 3, […]
Social Kitchen – the Other Person
Al Jazeera — Constantinos Polychronopoulos, 51 years old, is the founder of “Social Kitchen – the Other Person”, a communal movement with a main goal […]
After Athens, storms hit the island of Hydra
euronews — The island of Hydra is another Greek area that has been declared in a state of emergency after being hit hard by the […]
Bid for better bailout deal wins Hollande’s backing
French President Francois Hollande gave his backing yesterday to a Greek request to start negotiations with bailout lenders by the end of the year in […]
Refugees face grief and illness on Greek island of Samos
BBC — The coastguard headquarters in the port of Samos is crowded with UN aid workers, Red Cross staff and an Arabic translator. It’s early […]
Centrist party seeks office space in House
Kathimerini — The Union of Centrists, which entered Greece’s Parliament in general elections last month, has yet to secure an office for the party in […]