Greece arrests nine people for forging asylum seekers’ documents
Reuters — Greek police arrested nine people over the weekend in an operation to break up a gang which counterfeited documents for asylum seekers on a […]
Month: March 2016
British EU exit campaign backed by 250 business leaders
Reuters — The campaign for Britain to leave the EU has been backed by 250 business leaders including the former chief executive of HSBC, the […]
Migrant arrivals to Greece slow to a trickle
DW — The number of irregular migrants making the dangerous boat journey from Turkey to Greece plunged to 78 in the past 24 hours, the […]
Crete is the beautiful Greek island offering something for everyone
The Mail Travel — The view swung it. We had not been sure about choosing Crete, and my Scottish, sun-averse husband had made gloomy forebodings […]
Schaeuble expects Greece reform review to be finished in April
Embed from Getty Images Reuters — Greece’s international lenders expect to have finished verifying that Athens has carried out promised reforms by the time of […]
Seventeen Dutch policemen arrive in Lesvos to assist in the return of migrants
KeepTalking Greece — Seventeen policemen from the Netherlands arrived on the island of Lesvos on Thursday afternoon. According to local EmprosNet.gr, “the policemen arrived on […]
Bulgaria is ready to erect Greek border fence ahead of migrant surge
Embed from Getty Images Sputnik – Bulgaria is ready to erect a wire fence across its 300-mile southern border with Greece in preparation for a new […]
Greek government proposes new taxes and levies to meet creditor’s fiscal targets
Greek Reporter — The Greek government proposed to creditors new taxes and levies on cars, fuel, real estate, mobile telephony, internet connection and cable television […]
NATO’s performance on migrants at sea ‘infuriates’ Tsipras
EurActive — Greek premier Alexis Tsipras contacted the head of NATO chief this week to express his dissatisfaction with the military alliance’s poor results to […]
Lawyers extend strike over pension reform until April 4
eKathimerini — Lawyers are to extend their ongoing strike until April 4. The federation of Greek bar associations met on Thursday to decide whether to […]
PM Tsipras on Independence Day: ‘Next page of our history belongs to a new Greece’
ANA – MPA — The Greek revolution of 1821 was the result of European and Greek Enlightenment and a carrier of modern values of freedom […]
Humanitarian crisis growing in Athens port, charity warns
The Guardian — Aid agencies in Greece have warned that “appalling” conditions for thousands of stranded refugees are becoming increasingly explosive. In an excoriating indictment […]
Construction activity expected to rebound this year
eKathimerini — After almost a decade of constant decline, construction professionals estimate that 2016 could be a rebound year. They note that had it not […]
After UN condemnation aid agencies pull out of Greek camps, spurning EU deal
Reuters — The United Nations refugee agency dealt a blow to EU efforts to stem the biggest humanitarian crisis in generations on Tuesday, saying it […]
Storm force winds cause extensive disruption across Crete
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPH – Manolis Plaitis /Plaitis Photography via Facebook – Vamos Primary PGA – Σύλλογος γονέων και κηδεμόνων Δ.Σ. Βάμου Storm force winds with gusts reaching 12 Beaufort in some parts […]