Aegean argues taxes hamper growth in airline sector
eKathimerini — The airline industry is crying foul over government practices that are hampering its growth, with Aegean Air vice chairman Eftychis Vassilakis attributing the […]
Month: September 2016
EU: Migrants to be held on islands “to avoid secondary movement to the rest of Europe”
Hours after the fire at morias migrant hot spot in Lasbos European Commission’s spokesperson Natasha Bertaud, said the Greek government had described the situation as […]
August budget data surpass expectations
Reuters – Greece’s central government registered a primary budget surplus of 3.756 billion euros in the first eight months of the year, beating its target […]
Be a farmer for a day in Crete
The Guardian Travel — An organic farm near Rethymno in the island’s north-west, teaches visitors traditional skills. The Guardian travel writer Emily Payne mucks in. “I’m at […]
Ryanair says Greek Government ignored attempts to negotiate airport taxes – but announces more flights to Chania, Mykonos
euronews — Budget airline Ryanair has accused the Greek government of ignoring its attempts to talk about reducing airport taxes in the low season in […]
Thessaloniki man sentenced for animal abuse
eKathimerini — A man was handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence on Tuesday for torturing and killing a puppy in March. The 39-year-old, who was […]
Bel Mooney finds the perfect balance between childcare and relaxation in Crete
The Mail — Bel Mooney, the well known journalist, author and broadcaster, visited Crete with with her daughter and her two grandchildren and wrote about her experience […]
Gov’t talks to Airbnb about taxing owners
eKathimerini — The issue of taxing the earnings of unofficial holiday accommodation such as homes and apartments in Greece is, along with the taxation of […]
Migrants flee burning Greek camp of Moria on Lesbos
BBC — Up to 4,000 migrants were evacuated from the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos after a large fire destroyed tents and […]
Greece’s old reliable: tourism boom helps soothe battered economy
The Guardian — Greek presidents are not given to speaking off the cuff. So when Prokopis Pavlopoulos went off script last week to entreat CNN’s […]
Creditors shoot down proposals as gov’t works on prior actions
eKathimerini — Representatives of Greece’s international creditors ended their exploratory talks in Athens on Friday with serious reservations about a series of policies being promoted […]
Merkel’s party suffers rout in Berlin in migrant policy backlash
Reuters — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party suffered its second electoral blow in two weeks on Sunday, slumping to its lowest level since 1990 […]
Italy’s Renzi steps up attack on EU, Merkel
Reuters — Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi stepped up his attacks against other European Union leaders on Sunday after an EU summit in Bratislava which […]
Falling lamp post injures cafe customers in Chania
Chania Post — A mother and daughter on holiday in Chania were injured by a falling lamp post on Saturday at Koum Kapi while they […]
Three more deaths from drowning in Crete
Flashnews.gr — Three more people lost their lives while swimming in the waters of Crete.within the space of a few hours on Saturday In early […]