Tsipras says EU sleepwalking toward cliff, wants debt relief by end 2016
Reuters — Greece said on Sunday the EU was “sleepwalking towards a cliff” by sticking to austerity rules that created huge inequalities among members, and […]
Month: August 2016
Three arrested for blackmail on Crete
eKathimerini –Police in Rethymno have arrested a 68-year-old man and two accomplices for allegedly blackmailing a woman, 34, and a man, 38, on two separate […]
Indian firm said to be eyeing Heraklion airport
eKathimerini — Indian airport operator and construction firm GMR Infrastructure is reportedly pondering an offer for the development of an airport in Kasteli, in the […]
A Cretan holiday for £155!
The Debrief — Sun, sea, sand, mythology, cheap and excellent drinks, and 300 days of sunshine a year. There are worse places to holiday than […]
Crete’s ecotourism: Three natural legends surfacing
argophilia.com — Crete is legendary for its healthy lifestyle, for the uncommon hospitality the people exhibit to strangers, and for its stunning history. The birthplace […]
UNHCR: Greece needs EU help to manage its refugee crisis
Greece still faces great challenges in managing its refugee crisis, particularly if European Union countries do not step up their relocation and family reunion programmes, […]
Pension system under pressure from volume of retirements.
Greek Reporter — Greece’s pension system is at risk of collapse from 360,000 pending applications for main pensions, supplementary pensions and retirement lump sums. According […]
Two navy boats for Apokoronas marine diving park
Apokoronas is about to get its own diving sea park off the eastern shore of Drapanos peninsula in the Georgioupolis area. The location was chosen […]
Tax evaders who never run out of new ideas
KeepTalkingGreece — No matter what the tax authorities do to check tax evasion, there is always a new trick to get round checks . Tax […]
EU warns Greece statistics row ‘dangerous’ for bailout
Reuters — The European Union called on Greece on Wednesday to quash what Brussels said were false accusations the Greek statistics agency rigged data to […]
Greece ready to help Italy after quake
eKathimerini — A team of 15 Greek special operations officers set sail to Italy from the northwestern port of Igoumenitsa on Wednesday to help in the […]
Cretan marine areas to be added to Natura 2000 network
eKathimerini — Greece has nearly 14,000 kilometres of coastline, but just 6 percent of Greek national waters are designated as protected in the European Union’s […]
Greece’s Olympic record: Goldman Sachs get it wrong
Huffington Post — In late July Goldman Sachs published a report in which it predicted the number of medals each country would win. The report, based […]
IFC signs finance deal with Eurobank, eyes more with Greek banks
Reuters — The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a unit of the World Bank, signed a 100 million euro trade finance deal with Greek lender Eurobank […]
Northwestern Greece hit by powerful storm as more downpours expected
eKathimerini — Some 10 centimeters of rain flooded the streets of Ptolemaida in northwestern Greece on Monday morning, as the national weather service warned of […]