Motorbike accident in Rethymnon leaves one dead two injured
Crete Post — A motorbike accident on Saturday night involving a pedestrian left a man dead while a woman passenger and the pedestrian were seriously injured. The incident occurred […]
Month: September 2016
British holidaymaker in hospital after drinking suspected ‘spiked’ alcohol
The Mirror — A 20 year old British holidaymaker is in hospital in Greece treated for possible kidney damage after a drinking party which included what […]
Spain: Rajoy loses second vote of confidence – Xmas elections likely
The Guardian — Spain has moved closer to the prospect of holding its third general election in a year, slated for Christmas Day, after its […]
Dijsselbloem: The Greek economy is beginning to grow, ELSTAT court case not triggered by the current government
Source: Bloomberg — Speaking to Bloomberg, the Dutch finance minister and Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said that the Greek government is moving in the right direction […]
Thirty Rethymnon students receive the Diana Award for anti-bullying
Gov.uk — Thirty students from Rethymnon, Crete, members of the Anti-Bullying Volunteer Group of “Asimenia Featham” English language Centres were presented the International Diana Award at […]
IMF not ready to participate in Greek bailout.
Reuters — International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the institution will likely downgrade its 2016 global growth forecast again as economic prospects are […]
ECB has no set timeline to include Greece in QE
To Vima — The European Central Bank cannot yet specify a timeline to include Greece in its 80-billion-euro a month quantitative easing program, ECB President […]
Greece awards four TV station licences for E264 mil
Reuters — Greece awarded new broadcasting licenses on Friday in a politically controversial step to cull the number of television channels operating in an industry […]
FM Kotzias starts bid to put Greece on geopolitical map
eKathimerini — The government is hoping that next week’s summit of the European Union’s Mediterranean countries in Athens will send a clear message that Greece […]
Turkish police withdrawal from Greece stalls EU migration pact
The Guardian — Parts of the EU-Turkey migration deal have effectively been suspended due to the withdrawal of Turkish liaison officers from Greek islands, according […]
Youth unemployment in Greece, Italy is on the rise again official figures show.
The Mail — Youth unemployment in the single currency bloc is now 21.1 per cent, according to the statistics agency Eurostat. The number of under-25s […]
Airport charge will go down, not increase, says TAIPED
To Vima, eKathimerini, Parakritika — Airport charges per passenger will be reduced at the 14 airports that the Fraport-Sentel consortium is set to undertake this […]