Dust particle warning over the whole of Crete
The Greek meteorological service issued a warning for a high concentration of dust particles during the weekend 13/14 May, as weather conditions favour the transport […]
Month: May 2017
G-7 muffles trade quarrel as Greek sideline talks take limelight
Bloomberg — Group of Seven finance chiefs don’t see eye-to-eye on trade, so they’re reverting to a default issue in economic diplomacy: Greece. Officials arriving […]
Greek opposition rebukes Commission over praise for Tsipras government
EurActiv — Greece’s main opposition party, New Democracy, felt “surprised” when European Commission Vice-President Andrus Ansip praised the Tsipras government on Thursday, for improvements it has […]
Euro zone lenders, IMF to discuss Greek debt relief at the G7 meeting
Reuters — The International Monetary Fund’s discussions on Greece’s debt are ongoing and no deal has been reached, IMF spokesman William Murray said on Thursday. […]
Heraklion Archaeological Museum wins special reccommendation in award event
Tornos News — The Archaeological Museum of Heraklion in Crete was awarded a Special Commendation at the annual European Museum of the Year Awards (EMYA), […]
Two arrested in Chania in connection with axe murder
On Wednesday Chania Police detained two foreign nationals, a man and a woman, believed to be Romanian citizens in connection with the death of another […]
Merkel rules out eased eurozone spending rules to help Macron
FT — Mr Macron’s election win has led to renewed calls for Germany to support his reformist agenda and make his task more palatable in France […]
Athens eyes law to repeal agreement with creditors if there is no offer of debt relief
Naftemporiki — According to a report in the Greek financial daily Naftemporiki, the Tsipras government is considering legislation that will cancel out all prior actions […]
The 140 ‘prior actions’ EU is demanding from Greece before bailout tranche payment
The Express — A document has been released revealing the 140 EU orders Greece must obey before the release of the next instalment of its […]
Greek startup turns to e-solutions to address low recycling rates
euractiv — A Greek startup company is exploring innovative ways of rewarding consumers who recycle, a move that could help address the lack of recycling culture in Greece. […]
Chania gunman protesting loss of livelihood surrendered
Police in Chania were on on alert on Monday morning when an armed man broke int0 a drug rehabilitation facility (OKANA) in the town’s old […]
British tourism: Greece among top 7 budget destinations in the world
Tornos News — The statistics from Post Office Travel Money’s 2017 Holiday Spending Report predicts that more than two thirds of Britons plan an overseas holiday […]
Support for euro plunges as Greeks face more austerity from Brussels
The Express — The number of Greeks finding EU membership to be a negative thing increased from 17.4 per cent in April 2015 to 26.2 […]
Greece hopes to break tourism record in 2017
Handelsblatt — According to the Greek tourism ministry predictions the number of foreign holidaymakers will top last year’s all-time high of 27.5 million and break the 30-million […]
Property market decline in Athens slows down
eKathimerini — After nearly a decade, the cycle of decline in the property market appears to be closing. In the year’s first quarter prices in […]