New audits to zoom in on tax evaders
eKathimerini — The General Secretariat of Public Revenue has drafted a plan that will involve targeted checks, beginning in the fall, of sectors designated as […]
Month: August 2016
US business owner will kayak around Crete for Alzheimer’s Research
Evanston Patch — Kayaking isn’t something business owner Bob Danon 71, from Evanston Illinois grew up with. It’s something he picked up later in life, some 20 […]
Boom or gloom? The economic verdict on Brexit … so far
The Guardian — A week of economic data for jobs, spending and the housing market has given the first firm evidence of the impact of […]
Greek and international rock and pop artists join annual concert to raise funds for local Cretan charities
EMBROSNEROS 2016 –The line up at this year’s Embrosneros rock and pop music festival night, taking place on Sept 4th in the famous amphitheater near […]
Police record 8,885 traffic violations over holiday weekend
eKathimerini — One in six motorists stopped for inspection by Traffic Police officers over the long weekend was found to have violated the highway code. […]
After living in Toronto, a couple trades the concrete jungle for Crete
The Globe and Mail — Scores of city-dwelling Canadians daydream about ditching it all for a quieter, simpler country life. In an ongoing series, The […]
Last month was the warmest month recorded globally in the last 136 years
Al Jazeera — Since May 2015, 13 out of 14 months have either tied or set new global heat index records. Only May 2016 came […]
Slovenia receives group of 14 refugees from Greece, 8 more return to Turkey
Xinhua — Slovenia on Wednesday received another group of 14 asylum seekers from Greece as part of the European Union (EU)-sponsored relocation scheme, the Interior […]
Greek pita pizzas are the the ultimate mediterranean mashup
Delish — This recipe was a last-minute add-in on a Delish shoot day. I wanted to do something with pita bread … just wasn’t sure […]
Greek PM vows to make Germany pay war reparations
TheLocal.de — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pledged Tuesday to do “whatever is necessary” – including taking legal action – to get Germany to pay […]
Crete man ‘hung himself’ from basketball net
eKathimerini — On Tuesday police on Crete were investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 25-year-old man who was found hanging from a basketball […]
8 unexpected ways to cook with Greek yogurt
Refinery 29 — Though we often eat Greek yogurt straight from the container, that method (and the occasional layered-up parfait) isn’t the only way to […]
Four dead as tourist boat sinks after crash off Aegina
The Scotsman — Four people died when a tourist vessel sank after colliding with a speedboat off the Greek island of Aegina, near Athens. A […]
Refugee camps on Greek islands ‘bursting at the seams’ as crossings from Turkey begin to pick up
The Telegraph — Refugee camps on Greece’s Aegean islands are “bursting at the seams”, a British aid organisation has warned. Since the Balkan route from Greece […]
Another two deaths in the sea in Crete in a day
ChaniaPost.eu — A 31 year old man from Latvia drowned at the sea area of Gouves, Heraklion, on Sunday morning. The man was taken to Heraklion General where […]