Despite EU fines, Greece struggling to promote recycling
Digital Journal — A steady stream of EU fines and two decades of trying have failed to get recycling off the ground in Greece, where […]
Month: April 2017
Discover amazing Chania
beachesforyou.com — You can spend days strolling around Chania and still not see even half of what the city has to offer. To have a really […]
Greece’s Dark Age: How austerity turned off the lights
Voice of America –Kostas Argyros’s unpaid electricity bills are piling up, among a mountain of debt owed to Greece’s biggest power utility. His family owe […]
Eurogroup agrees basic terms to unlock delayed bailout review
BBC — Eurozone finance ministers say they have agreed with Greece the main elements of a deal to unlock a delayed bailout payment. Greece is now […]
Invitation from the FCO to participate on Q&A session on how Brexit might affect you
“I am writing to invite you and all your British readers on a Facebook Live Q&A session at 11am (UK time) on Tuesday 11 April. […]
Priest arrested for shooting and killing two dogs in Patras
Police in the Peloponnese arrested a 65 year old priest for shooting two dogs. The arrest followed an official complaint by local animal welfare organizations. […]
April’s Eurogroup meeting – Agenda highlights
consilium.europa.eu — Greece – The Eurogroup will be briefed on the progress achieved in the talks between the institutions (the European Commission, the European Central […]
“Stop damaging Greece” say 46 MEPs
Euronews — 46 MEPS from different political groups of the European Parliament signed a common solidarity statement “Stop Damaging Greece” before the next Eurogroup meeting […]
Tsipras hopes for political solution if Eurogroup fails to conclude Greek review
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras, still hoping for a political solution to the Greek debt problem, has called for an emergency summit of EU leaders […]
MEPs agree Brexit negotiation plan
BBC — The European Parliament has backed a motion setting out its position for the Brexit negotiations by 516 to 133. Although MEPs will not […]
Value of residential properties sold to foreign investors up 34 %
eKathimerini — Home purchases by foreigners in Greece moved back up to 2014 levels last year, mainly thanks to the considerable recovery seen in transactions […]
EU lawmakers urge Dijsselbloem to quit as Eurogroup head
Reuters — Several euro lawmakers called on Monday on Jeroen Dijsselbloem to resign as Eurogroup chairman after he declined to address the European Parliament, also […]
Crete’s late Minoan tombs point way to early European migration
Prehistoric Archaeology Blog — Researchers from the University of Huddersfield have have completed their visit to Crete where they gathered samples from the late Bronze Age Necropolis of Armenoi, 8 kms […]
Varoufakis recommends a different Brexit strategy
The Mirror — Theresa May has miscalculated her Brexit strategy, says Yanis Varoufakis the former Greek finance minister who handled his country’s EU negotiations. Prime […]
Greece on a budget: locals’ tips on where to stay and eat
The Guardian — Greece’s debt crisis rumbles on, making it harder for locals to go on holiday. But with 27 million visitors predicted in 2017, […]