Quake, measuring 4.1 Richter, strikes seabed off Crete
eKathimerini — A moderate undersea quake, measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale, struck off Gavdos, a tiny island south of Crete, at 10.10 a.m. on […]
Month: June 2017
The Scotsman Travel: a visit to Daios Cove, Vathi, Crete
The Scotsman — A short ride from the bustling town of Agios Nikolaos, it is a pinch yourself kind of a place and the second […]
ECB said to be unlikely to include Greece in QE in coming months
Bloomberg — The European Central Bank is unlikely to include Greek bonds in its asset-purchase program for the foreseeable future, a person familiar with the […]
Powerful earthquake hits Lesbos – one dead ten injured
Reuters — A powerful earthquake struck the Aegean island of Lesbos on Monday at 15:28, 5 km south of Plomari, a town on the coast […]
Top German lawmaker: Emphasis on growth, not debt relief
Naftemporiki — “A difficult balancing act” is the way a top one German lawmaker described Wolfgang Schaeuble’s task at the upcoming Eurogroup meeting, where Greek […]
Greek village evacuated after mine collapses
BreakingNews.ie — Dozens of villagers in Greece have evacuated their homes after a nearby lignite mine collapsed. All 182 inhabitants of the village of Anargyroi, […]
IMF moves closer to ‘approval in principle’ to keep Berlin happy
Reuters — Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who plays a key role in the Greek talks, expected a “deal on the full completion of the second review” at the […]
Comparatively few Golden Visas issued
eKathimerini — The Golden Visa program offering residence permits to third-country citizens investing at least 250,000 in Greek properties has yielded about 1 billion euros, […]
British rape suspects convicted in Heraklion court
eKathimerini — A court in Heraklion has found two 22-year-old British nationals guilty of the rape of a young woman, also a British national, on […]
Last remaining ‘prior actions’ passed through parliament ahead of Eurogroup meeting
Naftemporiki — The coalition in Greece held firm on Friday during a vote for the latest round of “prior actions” demanded by creditors in order […]
Moscovici urges Greece’s lenders ‘not to play with fire’
Euractiv — Speaking at an event in Paris last Thursday, Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said “I would really like to deliver a very clear […]
Greece hunts Colombians over hospital kit stolen in Athens
BBC — Greek police say a Colombian criminal gang has stolen expensive medical equipment from four Athens hospitals, with similar thefts seen across Europe. Three […]
The biggest tax scandal in German post-war history?
BBC — A group of German bankers, lawyers and stockbrokers – reportedly with links to the City of London – appears to have fiddled the […]
Charge aims to wean Greeks off plastic bags
eKathimerini — Plastic bags will cost up to 8 cents each in supermarkets as of July 2018, as a bill from the Environment Ministry is […]
IMF Greece compromise could avoid July crisis
AFP – A compromise the IMF offered to break the deadlock with Europe over financing for Greece could avoid a renewed crisis in the country in […]