The Italian job – Europe stumbles into another crisis
The Economist — Investors around the world are extraordinarily nervous. Some of the disquiet stems from Britain’s decision to hurl itself into the unknown. But […]
Month: July 2016
Hotel rates soar 8.3 percent across the country in July
eKathimerini — Online rates for Greek hotels are showing an average increase of 8.3 percent year-on-year in July, according to data published by booking platform […]
The Telegraph: The 14 best family friendly islands in Greece – Crete placed 2nd
The Telegraph presents the best Greek islands for families, whether your children are after sandy beaches, wild water sports, unspoilt island life or history and […]
Meanwhile in Greece: Homeless family of 5 lives in cardboard boxes
keeptalkinggreece — The family ended up on the streets of Patras in western Greece after the father had an industrial accident. The family has no other […]
EU Parliament green-lights new border guard agency
Malta Today — The European Parliament has endorsed plans for a new border and coast guard agency to help manage the thousands of asylum seekers […]
Merkel’s party pushes to oust Schulz as head of European parliament
euobserver — European Parliament (EP) president Martin Schulz should leave his post at the end of his term and give way to a center-right European People’s […]
ENFIA stumbles on farmland value calculation
eKathimerini — The process for the Single Property Tax (ENFIA) has stalled, as to date the Finance Ministry has not managed to find a way […]
Observatory on Crete to host unique experiment seeking traces of ‘Big Bang’
Tornos News — The Skinaka Observatory in Crete has been selected to carry out a unique astrophysics experiment that seeks to “sweep aside” the veil of […]
Varoufakis was not the only one with a plan B for Grexit – Europe’s secret plan Z
Revelations by American economist James Galbraith about a Plan B for Greece masterminded by former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Tuesday fueled a political storm, with New […]
Hungary to hold refugee relocation referendum in October
Al Jazeera — Hungary has announced that it will hold a referendum in October on European Union plans to relocate refugees and migrants among member […]
Briton critical after balcony jump
A British citizen is in critical condition at Heraklion General Hospital after apparently jumping from a balcony in Hersonissos, early on Tuesday morning. The 45 year old man in […]
Bus blaze on the National Road
A fire broke out on a bus on the move on the National Road between Heraklion and Aghios Nikolaos, near Heraklion Airport at 2:00 in the afternoon on […]
Greece has second highest rate of defense spending in NATO
eKathimerini –Greece has the second highest spending in NATO on defense, after the US, according to figures issued Monday by the alliance. The country is […]
European Commission to rule on Spain, Portugal budget deficit fines
The Local.es — Following a dramatic post-Brexit vote week a return to “business as usual” for the European Union. On Tuesday (5/6), the college of EU commissioners […]
Schaeuble: Germany not responsible for Greece’s problems
Greek Reporter — German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble criticized Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel for saying, during his visit to Athens last week, that Germany is partly […]