Greece is the word for 2016 as Tenerife also proves popular with early holiday bookers
Mirror — You’ve packed away the Christmas decorations and eaten the last mince pie – it’s all detox and diets as the January blues well […]
Month: January 2016
Dijsselbloem: “Bailout review will take months, not weeks”
The President of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem estimated that the upcoming Greek bailout program review will take months, rather than weeks. Mr. Dijsselbloem told journalists […]
Fin Min to Greek taxpayers: “Keep all receipts”
eKathimerini — Consumers will need to hold on to all their receipts for commodities and services, at least for now, with a bill including the […]
New drive to hear disciplinary cases in civil service
eKathimerini — Authorities launched a new effort Thursday to push through dozens of disciplinary cases involving civil servants, which have been piling up despite the […]
Greek coastguard’s response to Turkish government statement blaming Greece for refugee accident
The Greek coastguard issued a statement on Wednesday, refuting Turkish government claims that Greece was to blame for the deaths of 31 refugees on Tuesday’s […]
Greek dig reveals past glories of Europe’s oldest city
UPI — Archaeologists working on Crete have uncovered artifacts and structures that suggest the ancient city of Knossos was bigger and richer than previously thought. […]
Drop in migrants caused by weather, not Turkey’s crackdown, Germany says
Reuters — Migrant arrivals in Germany dropped significantly last month, but the reason was rough seas, not efforts by Turkey to crack down on illegal […]
Greek prosecutors object to law permitting the use of ‘illicitly obtained’ lists to tackle tax evasion
eKathimerini — A row has broken out between prosecutors and the Justice Ministry over a new law permitting the use of evidence that has been […]
Redgrave: Greece must be helped with refugee influx
e Kathimerini — Oscar-winning British actress Vanessa Redgrave on Tuesday urged the world to help debt-hit Greece to provide shelter to hundreds of thousands of […]
Turkey blames Greece for death of 31 migrants on Aegean
Hurriyet Daily News — Turkey has accused Greece of causing the death of 31 migrants in the Aegean Sea on Jan. 5, claiming that the […]
Possible flight disruption at regional airports – Correction
A 24-hour strike called for Friday by the union representing staff of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority against the government’s plans to privatize regional airports. […]
Greece on a collision course with creditors after vowing not to slash pensions
The Telegraph — Greece has promised not to implement controversial cuts to pensions, putting the debtor nation on a collision course with international lenders just […]
Norwegian tourists choose Crete for their vacations in 2016
TornosNews — Crete is the first choice of Norwegians for holidays in 2016, according to a survey by the country’s leading tour operator Apollo. The agency […]
Flight delayed delayed – Jewish passengers demand 2 Arabs leave the plane
JTA — Israeli passengers on a flight from Athens to Tel Aviv demanded the crew remove two Arab-Israelis from the plane before allowing it to […]
34 more people drown in sea crossing attempt to Lesbos
Reuters — The bodies of 34 refugees, at least seven of them children, were found at two sites along Turkey’s Aegean coast on Tuesday after […]