Donkeys involved in tax evasion – €4,250 fine imposed
KeepTalkingGreece.com— The famous donkeys of Lindos on the island of Rhodes fell victim to tax controls. A hefty fine of more than four thousand euro […]
Month: August 2016
Moscovici predicts Greek economy to recover in second half of 2016
To Vima — The European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and CustomsPierre Moscovici argued that the Greek economy will begin to recover in […]
Eurobank: “Second half of 2016 will be ‘critical’ for Greek economy”
To Vima — The second half of 2016 will be critical for the Greek economy, argue Eurobank analysts in their weekly update on latest developments, […]
A Cretan mountain food experience
The Guardian — In Crete you get the best of both worlds: it only takes a short drive to go from silky blue seas to […]
Turkey military attaches in Greece “flee to Italy” after coup
PanARMENIAN.Net — Two Turkish military attaches posted in Greece fled to Italy at the weekend following last month’s failed coup, Turkey’s top diplomat said Thursday, […]
Governmentt to decongest migrant centres by moving 2,000 people to Crete
eKathimerini — In a bid to decongest overcrowded migrant reception centres on the islands of the eastern Aegean as arrivals from neighbouring Turkey increase, some […]
Greek fruit and vegetable exports rise in first half of 2016
There was a sharp rise in the volume and value of Greek fruit exports in the first half of the year, according to Incofruit Hellas, […]
Bulgaria fears a tide of refugees
DW — In the aftermath of the failed coup in Turkey Bulgarians are worried that the refugee agreement between the EU and Turkey is in […]
3 year old girl rescued from locked up car in the centre of Chania
Zarpa.gr — Passers by in Minoos Street in the centre of Chania on Wednesday called the police to report a young child locked in a […]
Tax Authorities freeze wealth of media and shipping businessman
eKathimerini — Businessman Yiannis Alafouzos said Wednesday that he “welcomed” a probe by authorities into his financial activities, after a prosecutor ordered the freezing of […]
Criminal case against Greek statistics chief raises eyebrows in Brussels
euractive.com — The Greek supreme court has ordered a trial after a public proposed criminal charges last week against Andreas Georgiou, the former head of Greece’s […]
Holidaymaker fighting for her life after a 15-stone gas canister falls on her
The Mail — A 25-year-old holidaymaker is in a coma fighting for her life after a night out ended in horror during a girls’ trip […]
Businessman target of vicious mugging on Crete
eKathimerini — Police in Heraklion were on Tuesday seeking the two perpetrators behind the violent mugging of a 74-year-old businessman on Monday night. The man, who […]
Tsipras reminds EU partners of Germany’s post-war debt cut
Euractiv.com — Sixty-three years after the 1953 London Debt Agreement (8 August), Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stressed that Europe should rise to the occasion […]
German tourist rescued by firemen on Crete
eKathimerini — An injured German tourist was rescued on Tuesday by firemen in Sfakia. The 55-year-old had broken his leg during a hiking expedition in […]