Man rescued from sea cave in Apokoronas
ERT — A successful rescue effort saved the life of a 55 year old man, believed to be a Russian citizen, on Monday evening in […]
Month: August 2016
Athens at odds with creditors over budget surplus, welfare
eKathimerini — Negotiations have not yet started between the government and the country’s creditors but there are already several serious points of contention, with the […]
Give us EU visa freedom in October or abandon migrant deal, Turkey says
Reuters — The European Union should grant Turks visa-free travel in October or the migrant deal that involves Turkey stemming the flow of illegal migrants […]
Europol to send terror experts to Greek migrant camps
EU Observer — The EU joint police body, Europol, will deploy a team of anti-terror experts to Greece in an attempt to single out potential […]
Have archaeologists unearthed evidence of human sacrifice in Greece?
The Guardian — The discovery of a 3,000-year-old skeleton in Greece has excited archeologists, who believe that the finding may confirm one of the darkest legends of […]
Traffic jams “show Germans staying near home”, avoiding Greece and Turkey
Vacation traffic jams across Germany, Austria and into Italy indicate that Germans have decided to spend summer closer to home according to the ADAC motoring […]
Fireman dies during battle with wildfire
Xinhua — A Greek fireman lost his life on Sunday during efforts to extinguish a wildfire near Parorio village, 160 km northwest of Athens, the […]
Motorcyclist dies in accident on Crete
Chania Post — A 27 year old motorcyclist died in another fatal accident on the roads of Crete. Incident occurred at Asterousia, close to the […]
Fire risk warning issued for Crete
The Civil Protection Authority has issued 24 hour warnings of very high risk of fire for several southern regions of Greece including the whole of […]
Children being ‘sexually assaulted’ at Greek refugee camps
The Telegraph — Children stranded by the refugee crisis and living in official European refugee camps in Greece have been subjected to sexual assault, it […]
Firms fleeing high taxes to face inspections
eKathimerini — Tax authorities are to begin more intensive checks on companies registered in Bulgaria and Cyprus but which are owned by Greeks to see […]
The Guardian: The Greek crisis will flare up again.
The Guardian — Greece has ceased to make headlines. A year ago, the TV cameras were trained on the protesters thronging the streets of Athens because […]
World Bank calls for cuts to tax breaks, benefits
eKathimerini — The World Bank has provided a list to Greece’s Finance Ministry with a number of tax breaks and benefits that it believes Athens […]
More than 25% of Greek youth are neither in employment nor in education and training
Greek Reporter — More than 1 in every 4 young persons aged 20-24 (26.1%) was neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) in […]
Bangladeshi shopkeeper found dead in his attic
eKathimerini — Police in Athens were investigating the violent murder of a Bangladeshi national whose body was found on Thursday, with his feet and hands […]