Brexit minister seeks ‘generous’ deal for EU citizens, Britons
Reuters — Britain’s Brexit minister said he wanted a generous settlement for Britons living in the EU and for Europeans in Britain after the country […]
Month: July 2016
Mayors to meet for talks on waste management
eKathimerini — The coming week could be significant in terms of improving Greece’s waste management, which has lagged European standards for years. Mayors from the […]
Majority of Britons oppose 2nd referendum on UK membership of EU
Sputnik — Only three in ten people out of those interviewed by the UK ComRes research company said they supported another nationwide vote, the survey conducted for Independent and […]
Lowcostholidays goes bust leaving 137,000 holiday bookings at risk
Tornos News — More than 137,000 travellers had their summer holidays thrown into chaos after one of Britain’s biggest online booking firms collapsed. LowCostHolidays, run […]
Samaria Gorge could be removed from UNESCO’s list of Biosphere Reserves
Greek Reporter — The gorge of Samaria is situated in the National park of Samaria, in the White Mountains in West Crete. It may be struck […]
Crete flight makes emergency landing in Athens
Chania Post — A Transavia flight from Amsterdam to Heraklion made an emergency landing at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos international airport on Friday night. The pilot told […]
Turkey demands 8 coup soldiers’ extradition from Greece
AA — Turkey on Saturday demanded the extradition of eight military officers who fled to Greece following the failed coup. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu […]
New ferry trips strengthen Turkish-Greek friendship
Daily Sabah — Their states have been hostile to each other, but Turks and Greeks, save for the occasional argument on the origins of baklava, […]
Theresa May says Article 50 will not be activated before ‘UK approach’ decided
The Independent — Britain will not trigger Article 50 to start the process of leaving the European Union until Scotland’s position in negotiations is clear, Theresa […]
Heat wave persists as ozone levels pass safety mark in Greek capital
eKathimerini — A weeklong heat wave that has seen daytime highs hovering around the 40-Celsius mark in many parts of the country, also contribute to […]
Athens says it backs ‘democratically elected government’ in Turkey
eKathimerini — Athens backs the “democratically elected government” in Turkey, government spokesperson Olga Gerovasili said early Saturday following the attempted military coup in the neighboring […]
Man gets two years behind bars for killing neighbour’s cat
eKathimerini — A 57-year-old man from Volos, central Greece, was handed a two-year prison sentence on Thursday for beating his neighbor’s cat to death. The case […]
Turkish fighter jets violate Greek air space 16 times
eKathimerini — Greek military officials said that Turkish military aircraft made 16 incursions into Greek air space on Thursday. Eight Turkish aircraft violated Greek national […]
Chania Airport east terminal to open in time for the peak tourist season
It would seem that at last the new wing of Chania airport is completed and will open by the end of next week in time […]
Minoan ready to ‘fulfil potential’ as it awaits final clearance for Crete resort
The Herald Scotland –Minoan Group has said it is “closer than ever” to fulfilling its potential through a luxury development on Crete, as its travel […]