Rain to stay till Tuesday
Wished for some rain? Well here it is at last. And it came in bucketfuls. The meteorological office expects the rain to last till Tuesday. […]
Month: October 2016
Athens offers support to earthquake-hit Italy
Xinhua — The Greek government expressed solidarity with earthquake-stricken Italian people and offered support after the latest strong tremor measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale […]
Air quality worsens in Greece as recession bites
The Guardian — Greece’s financial recession is leaving its footprint on the environment. This follows twenty years of huge improvements in Greece’s air pollution. While […]
Woman arrested over illegal weapons hoard
ekathimerini — A woman was arrested in Rethymno, Crete on Sunday for the illegal posession of guns and ammunition. In a raid of the 52-year-old […]
EU refuses to send asylum experts to Greek islands
The Express — Greek islands are allegedly too dangerous for European Union officials after the bloc refused to send asylum experts over – despite their […]
Ceta: EU-Canada trade deal to be signed on Sunday
BBC — Canada and the European Union are to sign a long-delayed landmark trade deal at a summit in Brussels on Sunday. Canadian Prime Minister […]
India’s GMR submits only bid for new airport in Heraklion
The Hindu — GMR Airports Ltd (GAL)bid for the development, operation and management of the new international airport of Heraklion at Kasteli on Crete was […]
Italy and Greece ‘threaten to block EU funds’ to V4 over migrants
.thenews.pl — The Visegrad Group (V4) countries – Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary – have refused to accept refugees from hotspots such as […]
Early morning house fire at Gavalochori
Crete Post — A fire broke out in a single storey house at Gavalochori in Apokoronas, in the early hours of Friday morning. A fire […]
Heraklion man arrested for assault
eKathimerini — A 56-year-old Cretan man faced a prosecutor Thursday after allegedly assaulting a 40-year-old Bulgarian woman in the cafe where she works in the […]
Greek Prime Minister blames Tory cuts for UK’s Brexit vote
Dailly Record — Greek Prime Minister has blamed Tory cuts for Britain’s shock vote to leave the European Union. Alexis Tsipras said the Brexit result […]
Statement by the US Press Secretary on president Obama’s travel to Greece, Germany, and Peru
President Obama will travel to Greece, Germany, and Peru November 14-21, 2016. The President on November 15 will arrive in Greece, where he will see […]
Greece to introduce plastic bag charge
eKathimerini — Greece could soon follow the example of other countries in the European Union as the government prepares plans to start charging for disposable […]
EU questions budgets of seven eurozone countries
France 24 — The European Commission demanded “clarifications” from seven eurozone countries over their draft budgets, expressing particular concern that Italy, Cyprus and Finland are […]
Greece names Hellenic Petroleum, Total, Edison preferred bidders for offshore gas drilling
Reuters – Greece named on Wednesday a consortium of its biggest oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum , France’s Total and Italy’s Edison as the preferred bidder […]