Trikala driverless bus in need of adjustments
One of four driverless buses that started operating in the central city of Trikala in September veered off the road Thursday and crashed into a […]
Month: November 2015
Latvia urges Greece to tighten border to ease refugee crisis
Reuters — The president of Latvia has urged Greece to demonstrate a “changed attitude” on border security to stem a flow of migrants, but sees […]
Funds released for expansion of Thessaloniki airport
ekathimerini — The Civil Aviation Authority has released the 10 million euros needed to restart work on the expansion of Thessaloniki’s airport, Deputy Minister for […]
‘Oxygen for jihadists’: ISIS-smuggled oil flows through Turkey to international markets
RT — Islamic State earns millions of dollars selling oil on the black market in Turkey, Iraqi MP and former national security adviser, Mowaffak al […]
Declaring ‘new beginning,’ EU and Turkey seal migrant deal
Reuters — Turkey promised to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the EU […]
Ten EU nations say Nord Stream gas extension not in EU interests
eKathimerini — Russia’s plans to extend its gas link to Germany run counter to EU interests and risk further destabilising Ukraine, 10 European governments said […]
Why Greeks are exhuming their parents
BBC — Cemeteries in Greek cities are so overcrowded that bodies are often only kept in the ground for three years. Then families have to […]
Leaders Greek opposition fail to agree on pension reforms
Reuters — Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to secure the backing of Greek opposition parties on Saturday for tough pension reforms the country has promised […]
Seamen give notice of strike on Thursday
ANA-MPA — The National Seamen’s Federation (PNO) announced a 24-hour nationwide seamen’s strike next week on Thursday, during which no ships will set sail from […]
Migrants attack FYROM police as construction of border fence begins
Migrants on the Greek-FYROM border have attacked police with stones, enraged by the sight of authorities erecting a fence along the border. Authorities said 18 […]
Bild – ISIL Oil is Going to Turkey
Sputnik — Russian airstrikes on jihadists’ oil infrastructure caused natural dissatisfaction of Turkey that appears to be the main consumer of ISIL’s oil, according to […]
The man who funds ISIS
ZeroHedge — Russia’s Sergey Lavrov is not one foreign minister known to mince his words. Just 24 hours after a Russian fighter was brought down […]
A new stall at Swindon farmer’s market selling olive oil from Crete
A new stall at farmer’s market in Swindon will be selling olive oil from Crete Market manager Kardien Gerbrands said “We have new stalls at […]
Crete plans to hold roadshows across India in 2016
Region of Crete tourist promoters who visited Mumbai for a series of seminars consider India an important market and see immense potential in the country. […]
Greek pensioners hold nationwide rallies to protest against cuts
Press TV — Thousands of Greek pensioners have held rallies across the country to protest against the government’s planned pension cuts demanded by international lenders […]