Protests in Germany against TTIP and CETA trade deals
BBC — Tens of thousands of people have protested in cities across Germany against a proposed transatlantic trade deal between the EU and the US. […]
Month: September 2016
The Bratislava Meeting: European leaders attempt to rescue the EU
OEuropean attempts to put up a united front in the face of Brexit on Friday, after a crisis informal meeting in Bratislava, ended with EU leaders refusing […]
Don’t leave Crete without trying…
BBC Good Food — Cretan cuisine is renowned both in Greece and internationally for its unique ingredients and flavours. Based on simple techniques, it’s the […]
British warship recovers body of dead woman south of Crete
eKathimerini– Crew aboard the British warship HMS Diamond recovered the body of a woman off the southern coast of Crete and handed it over to […]
Ryanair expands Manchester operation to Chania in summer 2017
Tornos News — Ryanair announced planned service expansion at Manchester for summer 2017 season, including planned frequency increase, as well as year-round service operating to […]
Electricity bills to go up by 4-5 percent
eKathimerini — The implementation of the prior actions required by Greece’s creditors for the release of the next bailout subtranche will lead to electricity bills […]
Aegean smugglers use new rhetoric to trick migrants into making perilous journey to Greece
HurryetDailyNews.com –Human smugglers have started to use new rhetoric in order to trick migrants in Turkey into making the perilous journey to Greek islands with […]
Ben Needham: Witness says toddler who went missing in Kos may have been ‘killed by digger’
IBT — Police have told the mother of a toddler who went missing in Greece 25 years ago they fear he may have been crushed […]
Anti-corruption prosecutors raid office of Greek central bank head’s wife
Reuters — Anti-corruption prosecutors investigating the finances of a Greek state entity raided the office of the wife of Central Bank head Yannis Stournaras and […]
No ferries next Thursday, Friday
eKathimerini — Ferries were expected to stay docked in ports across Greece next Thursday and Friday after the Panhellenic Seamen’s Union (PNO) called a 48-hour […]
Juncker: The next twelve months are the crucial time to deliver a better Europe
Jean-Claude Juncker used his annual State of the Union address to try to heal rifts in the EU as he acknowledged that the bloc was suffering […]
Greece would be better off outside the eurozone, Krugman tells Athens Democracy Forum
eKathimerini — Greece would be better off outside the eurozone, American economist and op-ed columnist for The New York Times Paul Krugman told the Athens […]
Bayer clinches Monsanto with improved $66 billion bid
Reuters — German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer clinched a $66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto on Wednesday, ending months of wrangling […]
Thalori: Where the Cretan sky, mountains and sea meet
TravelDailyNews.com — Set high on a ridge overlooking the Libyan Sea, the speck of a village known as Kapetaniana is an enigmatic reminder of what […]
Greece opposed to IMF demands on labour reforms
Reuters — Greece will tell its creditors it cannot comply with labour reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund as a condition of its support […]