Greek parliament okays new austerity bill to unlock bailout loan installment
(Xinhua) — Greek legislators approved on Saturday an omnibus bill containing a set of prior actions the country pledged to its international creditors in order […]
Month: October 2015
Paris to Heraklion flight makes emergency landing
A Transavia Airlines Boeing 738made an emergency landing at Venice Marco Polo on Thursday after smoke was detected in the cockpit. The plane was on […]
Russia to pull out of Greek railways bid
Russian Railways (RZD) has proposed to its main shareholder, the Russian state, to pull out of the tender process for Greek railway companies TRAINOSE, according to […]
Waiting for Varoufakis: Highlights from Barcelona
Hundreds of people lined up in Barcelona to listen to former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. Varoufakis was invited by Barcelona’s mayor as a guest […]
Environment minister gives the green light to crematoriums
Minister of Environment and Energy Panos Skourletis signed an amendment that opens the way for the establishment of cremation facilities in Greece. The new amendment […]
Greek shipping industry faces threat of higher taxes
BBC — On 6 April 1941, Piraeus, one of the main harbours in Greece, was hit in a German bombing raid. According to Laird Archer, […]
Prague to ask what happened with money for Greece
(CTK) – The Czech Republic will ask what happened with the money that Greece received for the protection of the Schengen outer border, Czech Prime […]
Greek restaurant ranks in world’s top 25
Funky Gourmet, a restaurant situated in down town Athens, has been selected as one of the best eateries worldwide by TripAdvisor users. The Metaxourgeio restaurant […]
Hungary demands EU deploy border force to close Greek frontier
Reuters — Hungary will close its border with Croatia to stem the flow of thousands of migrants arriving daily unless European Union leaders agree on […]
Greece fined 10 M euro for violating EU sewage directive
The European Court of Justice has fined the Greek state for not implementing a European Union directive on urban waste water treatment that was intended to […]
US pushes stalled Greece-Bulgaria pipeline to reduce Europe’s use of Russian gas
The United States has sent its special envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs, Amos Hochstein, to Athens, who met with Greek Energy Minister Panos […]
Chania farmers picket tax office – a forerunner of action to come.
Cretan farmers have started a campaign against the new tax measures the government has brought before parliament for approval. As an early warning of the […]
Steep hike in archaeological sites entry fee from 1 January
AP — Greek Central Archaeological Council approved an increase in ticket prices for archaeological sites and museums across the country, which travel agents say could […]
Capital controls relaxed for Greek Church
The Church of Greece will not have to abide by the same restrictions on cash withdrawals as the rest of Greeks according to a legislative […]
‘Most wanted’ human trafficker arrested by Greek coastguard off shores of Lesbos
ITV — A notorious human trafficker who made around €1 million (£746,000) in one day smuggling refugees from Turkey to Greece has been arrested since […]