The first refugee ‘hotspot’ to open in Lesvos
The first Greek hotspot will open its doors in 8-10 days in Lesvos , while another other four will be installed in Greece over the […]
Month: October 2015
Missing tourist latest – body found
The rented car of the missing French tourist was located near the beach at Atherinolakos in the south of the island. There is no sign […]
Poul Thomsen: Greece needs debt relief.
International Monetary Fund European Department head Poul Thomsen argued, during a global IMF conference in Lima, Peru on Friday, that Greece will need debt relief. […]
UN: Greece needs help to handle refugee crisis
The U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Antonio Guterres, welcomed the start of a European Union relocation program with the departure of a first group of […]
Search on for missing French tourist on Crete
Authorities on Crete launched a search operating for a missing French tourist on Saturday. The 75-year-old man, who was not named, is said to have […]
Islands see surge in refugee arrivals
eKathimerini — The number of refugees arriving on Greek islands has risen from 4,500 a day in late September to 7,000 over the past week, […]
Combating tax evasion a government priority
ANA-MPA — Combating large-scale tax evasion is a priority for the government, Alternate Finance Minister Tryfon Alexiadis said on Thursday. In a television interview, Alexiadis […]
Minister of Labour confirms pension cuts
eKathimerini –Greece’s Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos confirmed that there will be cuts on pensions over 1,000 euros, when initially it was said that only pensions […]
Deutsche Bank warns of large loss
BBC — Deutsche Bank has warned investors it will post a net loss of €6.2bn (£4.5bn) for the third quarter. Higher capital requirements for its […]
Man who alerted police about drunken air crew nominated for Norwegian Hero
An entire flight crew arrested by the police at Gardermoen on Saturday, August 8, when they showed up to fly 109 passengers to Crete Four out five […]
No Nobel prize for Merkel
Handelsblatt — Increasingly under pressure at home for her handling of the refugee crisis, Ms. Merkel could probably have used a little good news this […]
Crete bound EasyJet flight diverts after pilot black out
The Mail –Just days days after American Airlines pilot suffered fatal heart attack mid-flight, an easyJet plane was forced to make an emergency landing in […]
Varoufakis: Tsipras held the referendum hoping he would lose
Varoufakis gave an interview to French magazine L’Obs saying that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was hoping to lose in the referendum so that he […]
Tourist killed by donkey in Santorini
The Greek island of Santorini has been shocked by a tragedy that occurred in Fira, when a donkey accidentally caused the death of 67-year-old German […]
Euro zone aims to cap Greek debt servicing at 15 pct of GDP
Reuters — Euro-zone governments, Greece’s biggest creditors, agree that debt relief for Athens should be accomplished by capping its debt servicing costs at 15 percent […]