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Month: May 2017

Athens: Macron’s victory is a fresh breath for France and the whole of Europe

8th May 2017 Newsroom 0

AP — Greece’s prime minister has tweeted his satisfaction over  Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France’s presidential election. Alexis Tsipras says that Macron’s “victory is a […]

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Influence of English is fading, says EU chief Juncker

6th May 2017 Newsroom 0

Reuters — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker took a swipe at Britain on Friday, saying he would not give a speech in English because the […]

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Seamen’s strike announced – No ferry service in Greece on May 16-17

6th May 2017 Newsroom 0

Tornos News — The Greek Seamen’s Federation, PNO, has announced a 48-hour strike in all ship categories starting from from 00:01 on Tuesday, May 16, […]

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IMF wants Greek opposition to promise not to reverse the measures agreed

6th May 2017 Newsroom 0

eKathimerini — The International Monetary Fund wants main opposition New Democracy to make a commitment not to reverse the measures that the government has agreed to […]

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EU to cut Greece 2017 growth forecast

6th May 2017 Newsroom 0

Reuters — The European Commission will revise its growth forecast for Greece this year to around 2 percent from a previous 2.7 percent, an EU […]

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Chania one of the busiest airports in the country

5th May 2017 Newsroom 0

ERT — Chania airport has recorded one of the biggest increases in traffic among Greek airports for March 2017.  Chania was the  4th busiest airport […]

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Germany says no debt relief being prepared for Greece

5th May 2017 Newsroom 0

Reuters — No debt relief measures are being readied for Greece, Germany’s Finance Ministry said on Thursday after the Handelsblatt business daily reported measures were […]

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Cabin pressure problem returns plane to Heraklion

5th May 2017 Newsroom 0

The Aviation Herald — A Nordwind Airbus A321-200, registration VP-BGH performing flight N4-1606 from Heraklion to Moscow, was climbing through FL250 out of Heraklion when […]

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Lack of meritocracy, corruption lead causes for Greek brain drain

4th May 2017 Newsroom 0

The National Herald —  Lack of meritocracy and corruption drive abroad human capital (Brain Drain) in Greece, according to an ICAP People Solutions’ primary research […]

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Greece paying asylum seekers to forgo appeals

4th May 2017 Newsroom 0

EU Observer — The Greek government is giving cash incentives for asylum seekers on the islands to forgo their legal rights to appeal their cases. […]

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Professional associations against increase of Sunday trading

4th May 2017 Newsroom 0

KeepTalkingGreece — Shops in Greece can open 30 Sundays per year and not just eight as was agreed in the previous  bailout agreement. However, professional […]

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Emirates adds second daily flight linking Athens with Dubai

4th May 2017 Newsroom 0

Naftemporiki — Emirates this week announced that it has inaugurated a second daily flight connecting Athens with Dubai, with the aim to increase passenger and […]

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Greece rejects new extradition request for Turkish soldiers

4th May 2017 Newsroom 0

DW — A Greek court on Wednesday blocked Turkey’s second request for the extradition of three Turkish soldiers who fled the country last year in […]

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EU “must show citizens that it can both protect and improve their daily lives” – Greeks not convinced

4th May 2017 Newsroom 0

eKathimerini — Greeks appear evenly divided in their views of the European Union, according to a recent survey of European attitudes by the Eurobarometer. More […]

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Almost 1.5 million Greeks live in extreme poverty

3rd May 2017 Newsroom 0

Greek Reporter — Almost 1.5 million Greeks, more than one in ten,  live in extreme poverty, most of them unemployed and young, a recent study […]

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  • How to find your 2019 property tax statement online – and print it

    ENFIA property tax  notifications for property owners in Greece are now available online at  www.gsis.gr . If your accountant has nor sent you the tax demand, which […]

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  • Ten year old mystery of the suspicious death of Jean Hanlon in Crete

    Following a UK Channel 5 documentary entitled ‘Murdered in Paradise : The Killing of Jean Hanlon’, new information has emerged which was  enough to lead […]

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  • PFPO’s stray animals meetings with German MEPs and the Authorities in Crete

    PFPO PRESS RELEASE – (repost) Last month MEPs Professor Klaus Buchner, animal activist Stefan Eck and Georgios Chatzimarkakis, who is from Crete, organized a congress […]

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  • Book club in Apokoronas

    NEW BOOK CLUB Kindle/ebook recommended Meets Monthly Read an entertaining, interesting book every month. Members take turns to propose a choice of books. Meet, discuss […]

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  • A new novel on wartime Crete by Phillip Duke, a former apokoronas resident

    A Cretan village confronts the Nazi juggernaut sweeping across Europe. A village matriarch tries to hold her family together…Her grieving son finds a new life […]

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