(Greek) Mission: Impossible
politico.eu — Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. That’s a trap the European Commission wants […]
Month: October 2015
Athens Jewish cemetery vandalized, neo-Nazi group claims responsibility
(JTA) — The main Jewish cemetery in Athens was vandalized with swastikas and anti-Jewish graffiti. “F*** Jews” and a Nazi swastika was sprayed on one […]
Greek smoking ban widely flouted
eKathimerini — Greece’s smoking ban for indoor public spaces, first introduced in September 2010, has all but gone up in smoke. Despite government pledges of […]
Greece’s creditors not satisfied with progress made demand further reforms
euractiv.com — The European institutions and the IMF are increasing their demands on Greece, despite the recent reforms adopted by the Greek parliament. Athens can […]
Aegean VP calls for airport upgrades
Greek Travel Pages — Aegean Airlines Vice President Eftychios Vassilakis slammed the government for the poor condition of Greek airports and infrastructure and urged authorities […]
Illegal site for film streaming made millions
eKathimerini — A 32-year-old man has been arrested on Kos island for running a website that allowed people to watch films for free, from which […]
Gov’t hopes for support from Hollande on reforms, debt
eKathimerini — French President Francois Hollande is due in Athens on Thursday afternoon for a two-day visit during which he is expected to express support […]
Children’s entertainer sentenced for the attempted murder of 12 year old
Heraklion Court of Appeal sentenced Dutch hotel employee Cirino Schrijver in 10 years imprisonment for attempted murder of a Russian boy. Cirino Schrijver was arrested and […]
Tsipras: ‘Greece needs a viable, equitable social security system’
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ranked the three main issues which the government and SYRIZA will be called to tackle in the immediate future – the […]
Greek parliament ratifies privatization of horse racing
Greece approved on Wednesday a law wrapping up the first state asset sale under its current left-wing government, awarding the country’s sole horse-race betting licence […]
Greece’s top tax collector refuses to quit in TV advert revenue row
Reuters — Greece’s top tax collection official on Tuesday rejected calls from the prime minister to quit over alleged delays in enforcing a law on […]
Product recall – Chicken nuggets
eKathimerini — The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) on Tuesday ordered the withdrawal from supermarkets of a chicken product manufactured by Ifantis after tests on a […]
Schaeuble: “Greeks are a great people, but Greece is not a state,”
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble revisited the time of the negotiations with Greece and his hard stance toward the Greek government during an interview with […]
Europe’s worst airports – Heraklion 4th
This year’s worst airports in Europe top ten list includes four Greek airports . The terminals in these airports terminals were described as ‘decrepit, depressing […]
Missing German found safe and well
A 79 year old German tourist who went missing on Monday was found by police following a call by a member of the public. The […]