Police officers arrested for trading firearms
eKathimerini — Four special guards have been suspended from duty pending an investigation into charges of illegal trading in weapons and forming a criminal organization. […]
Month: April 2016
Merkel: Write down of debt for Greece not legally possible
AP — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says a so-called debt haircut for Greece is not possible under eurozone regulations. Speaking in Berlin Tuesday evening after […]
Low cost airline launches new flights from Gatwick Airport to Chania
AviationTribune.com — Europe’s third largest low-cost airline, Norwegian, continues its UK expansion with new route from Gatwick to Chania– the new service marks the fifth […]
Finland receives 11 Syrian refugees
Finland’s immigration officials say that 11 Syrian refugees have arrived as part of a European Union deal with Turkey to curb illegal migration. Hanna Kautto […]
Greece halts deportations to Turkey
BBC — Greece paused deportations of migrants to Turkey on Tuesday, a day after the first boats took back 202 people under a controversial EU […]
Iceland Prime Minister quits over Panama Papers tax haven scandal
the Independent — The Prime Minister of Iceland has resigned after the Panama Papers revealed that he has been using an offshore firm to allegedly […]
So the Greece deportations are going ‘smoothly’? Take a closer look
The Guardian — Monday had been declared the first day that migrants and refugees would be deported from Greece within the framework of the EU-Turkey deal, […]
Germany to Greece: No debt relief for you
Zero Hedge — Whether or not the IMF intended to use a Greek credit event to destabilize Europe as the Greek government first alleged, or […]
Fraport promises thousands of jobs at Greek regional airports
eKathimerini — The German-Greek investment in 14 regional airports around the country will create more than 20,000 jobs, officials from the Fraport-Copelouzos Group consortium said […]
Union calls on Greek air traffic controllers to strike Thursday
eKathimerini — The Union of Greek Air Traffic Controllers on Monday called on its members to take part in Thursday’s strike by ADEDY, the civil […]
Leader of Greek opposition accuses government of ‘failing to secure privacy’ of IMF officials
Proto Thema — Kyriakos Mistotakis, leader of the main opposition party New Democracy commented on the Wikileaks revelations regarding the IMF and the negotiations with […]
Six year old in intensive care after gun accident
A 6 year old boy is in a critical condition at Heraklion General Hospital ICU after a gun accident in his home. It is believed that the […]
First boats taking failed asylum-seekers back to Turkey leave Greece
Independent — The first two boats deporting would-be refugees back to Turkey have set sail from Greece as part of the EU migrant transfer deal […]
IMF’s Lagarde tells Greece debt leak is ‘nonsense’
Reuters — International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde denied on Sunday that IMF staff would push Greece closer to default as a negotiating tactic […]
Amnesty says Turkey illegally sending Syrians back to war zone
eKathimerini — Turkey has illegally returned thousands of Syrians to their war-torn homeland in recent months, highlighting the dangers for migrants sent back from Europe […]