Austria suggests interning migrants on Greek islands
Fox News — Austria’s foreign minister is proposing interning migrants on Greek islands. In a newspaper interview, Sebastian Kurz says Europe could copy Australia’s model […]
Month: June 2016
Police bust major arms dealing ring – 18 arrests in Chania and Komotini
To Vima — The Police authorities of Crete have dismantled a major arms dealing ring, which had systematically been importing and trading weapons and ammunition […]
Survey shows 8 in 10 Greeks feel measures were off target
eKathimerini — Eight in 10 Greeks believe the government’s policies are taking the country in the wrong direction, with seven in 10 saying their personal […]
New legislation for cruisers in Greece
Practical Boat Owner — Greek authorities have drafted new legislation in the way they charge a tax on all boats in their waters – and […]
Court case of six TAIPED experts puts tranche at risk
eKathimerini — Six former members of the TAIPED experts council accused in the case of the sale and leaseback of 28 state properties were granted […]
Ancient Greek ruins actually made by ancient microbes
NYT — When snorkelers discovered what appeared to be pieces of ancient stonework, including columns and doughnut-shaped disks that might have been column bases, in […]
Greece seizes 26 million tablets meant for IS
theage.com.au — Greek authorities in the country’s largest port, Piraeus seized a huge shipment of painkillers after being informed that it was intended for the […]
No end to ENFIA tax before 2031 at the earliest
eKathimerini — The new investment incentives bill submitted in Parliament on Friday contained the shocking presumption that the Single Property Tax (ENFIA) will remain until […]
Ryanair cuts checked in bag fees
Ryanair announced on Friday that it has cut its checked-in bag fees for 92% of its 116m customers, and simplified the number of bag fee options (from […]
Migrant crisis: Bodies wash ashore in Libya; hundreds missing off Crete
CNN — More than 100 bodies believed to be migrants from capsized boats washed up on a Libyan beach, while hundreds of others are missing in […]
Bulgarian Orthodox Church withdraws from Pan-Orthodox Council in Crete
The Sofia Globe –The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, signalled on June 1 its withdrawal from the Pan-Orthodox Council to […]
Germany triggers Turkish outcry with Armenian genocide vote
Reuters — Turkey recalled its ambassador to Germany on Thursday in protest against a parliament resolution declaring the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces […]
MPs approve fresh prior actions but ECB says more needed
eKathimerini — Coalition MPs on Thursday approved additional measures demanded by the country’s creditors in exchange for rescue loans and access to cheap funding from […]
Violence breaks out in hotspots in Samos, Lesbos
Sputnik — Greek police say clashes have broken out between rival ethnic groups of refugees and other migrants at a detention camp on the eastern Aegean […]
Merkel’s brutal treatment of Greece means a peaceful and prosperous EU is a pipe dream
The Daily Mail — Amid the tumult over Brexit, an annual ritual is being played out which demolishes the notion that Angela Merkel’s Germany is […]