Telegraph: Crete and Corfu among top-10 summer holiday islands in Europe
Crete at no 4 and Corfu at no 7 are among the 10 best islands for vacation in Europe, according to Telegraph. The British newspaper […]
Month: February 2016
GD self confessed killer to leave jail as trial progresses slowly
Giorgos Roupakias, the Golden Dawn member who stabbed rapper Pavlos Fyssas to death in 2013, is to be released from custody on March 18. A […]
Thousands of refugees trapped at Greece’s northern border
eKathimerini — Thousands of refugees and migrants gathered at Greece’s border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Monday, heightening concern that they […]
Boris Johnson backs Brexit – “The EU only really listen to a population when it says no”
BBC — The UK’s EU membership referendum is a “once-in-a-lifetime chance to vote for real change“, Boris Johnson has argued as he declared support for […]
FYROM closes border to Afghan refugees
Afghan refugees seeking to travel through the Balkans to northern Europe were barred from entering FYROM on Sunday, Greek police on the border said. “We […]
For some income groups, Greece has the third highest tax rate in Europe
Greece has the third highest tax rate in Europe for soma income groups according to a study by the Department of Economics at the National […]
The epic journey of a refugee cat to find its family
The white cat arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos in a basket on a rubber boat last November with his family, who had fled […]
Greek defense minister slams Turkey’s ‘hegemonic ambitions’
The Jerusalem Post — Greece’s Defense Minister Panos Kammenos launched scathing criticisms of Turkey’s regional role during a defense conference held at the Begin-Sadat Center […]
Sharp rise of refugees landing on Greek islands during the Brussels summit
Over 11,000 refugees have arrived at Greek islands in the last three days while government officials were apparently preoccupied with the EU summit in Brussels, […]
Greek parliament approves social welfare measures
Sputnik – Greek lawmakers voted in favor of a “parallel program” late Saturday to assist the vulnerable segment of the population with medical insurance and […]
SNMG-2 force Turkish frigate in Souda base waiting for orders
Turkish Barbaros class frigate F 244, one of the four Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) vessels that were sent to the Aegean to patrol […]
Bulgarian Frontex ship rescues 900 migrants near Lesbos
The Bulgarian border police ship Obzor 525 participating in the Poseidon Rapid Intervention mission of Frontex rescued around 900 migrants near the Greek island of […]
Cameron gets a deal: what he wanted and what he got
The Guardian — David Cameron has pledged to campaign with “all my heart and soul” to keep Britain inside a reformed EU in an in/out […]
Fallen tree blocks road in Chania
Strong winds blew a 50 foot mature eucalyptus tree on the Kandanos – Chania road, 20 km before Kandanos, yesterday morning blocking the entire road […]
Greek house price plunge continues for seventh year
Reuters — Greek housing prices fell 5.1 percent in 2015, meaning residential properties are now worth 41.5 percent less than in 2008, before an enduring […]