Athens doctor netted after demanding bribe
eKathimerini — A gynaecologist at a state-run hospital in Athens was arrested on Saturday for demanding and receiving a bribe from a couple to deliver […]
Month: March 2016
Borisov: Bulgaria could crack down on smugglers in Greece ‘in a day’
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Saturday suggested Greece might make use of its northern neighbour’s security forces to tackle the migrant crisis by cracking […]
Open letter to the government in Vienna from Austrian expatriates in Greece
The Observer — This is the full text of a letter written by prominent émigrés to ministers in protest over the country’s role in border closures […]
Royal Navy joins NATO patrol in the Aegean
The Royal Navy is to deploy a ship to the seas between Greece and Turkey to assist with the escalating migrant crisis. The RFA Mounts Bay, […]
Chania 4th among Europe’s oldest cities
From The Telegraph – Which are the oldest cities in Europe ? 1. Argos, Greece When did the earliest inhabitants settle? 5,000 BC Árgos, in the […]
Brussels chief Juncker again warns Dutch about referendum ‘no’ vote
DutchNews.nl — If the Netherlands rejects the EU treaty with Ukraine at next month’s referendum it will have disastrous consequences for Europe as a whole, […]
Turkey police raid critical Zaman newspaper in Istanbul
BBC –Turkish police have raided the offices of the opposition Zaman newspaper, hours after a court ruling placed it under state control. Police entered the […]
EU fate at stake on muddy Greek border as migrants trapped
Reuters — In muddy fields straddling the border with FYROM, a transit camp hosting up to 12,000 homeless migrants in filthy conditions is the most […]
Tsipras calls for sanctions against EU countries who don’t take their ‘fair share’ of refugees
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has called for sanctions to be imposed on European Union states that refuse to take in their fair share of the […]
Car falls into the cliff at Aptera
The driver of a car moving in the direction of Aptera lost control and plunged ten metres into the cliff below. Emergency services had to free […]
IMF calls on EU to be ‘realistic’ about aid for Greece
AFP — The IMF called on the European Union on Thursday to be more “realistic” about what Greece must due to obtain further aid under […]
Dramatic drone video shows scale of migrant misery on Greek border
NBC NEWS — Refugees and migrants seeking to continue their treks across Europe are being held in northern Greece as Macedonia limits the number allowed […]
Schaeuble presses Greece on bailout terms, urges EU solidarity
Bloomberg –German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Greece must keep to its bailout commitments, though the country deserves more help by its European partners in […]
EU to give Greece May deadline to register migrants
Europe will set Greece a deadline of May 12 to register all migrants in an orderly fashion or face more border controls, Migration Commissioner Dimitris […]
Greek Cup cancelled ater crowd violence in semi-final
The Mail –The Greek government has cancelled the Greek Cup due to the violence that marred the semi-final between PAOK Salonika and Olympiacos on Wednesday […]