Economist claims Germany is keeping Greece’s cash
The Express — Speaking to CGTN, Professor Gerhard Illing at Ludwig Maximilians University said that the German Government had allegedly decided to withhold €1.34bn in money […]
Month: August 2017
‘Lucifer’ is causing havoc in Europe – 11 countries issue heatwave warnings
The Greek Meteorological Service has issued a new warning of a heatwave across the country, starting this weekend through mid next week. The temperatures are […]
Disabled access to the beach in Kalyves
From the beginning of August Apokoronas council has added Kalyves Maistrali Beach to the growing list of Blue Flagged Cretan beaches with disabled access to […]
Greece to further ease restrictions on individual bank withdrawals
Reuters – Greece will lift the cash limit on bank account withdrawals from 1 September and allow the opening of new accounts as part of […]
Fraport Greece’s operating profits boost parent company figures
eKathimerini — Fraport Greece has made a considerable contribution toward the financial results of the Fraport AG group that the parent company announced on Thursday. […]
Eurobarometer: 76% of Greeks do not trust the EU
Naftemporiki — The latest Εuroarometer results gauging public opinion in the European Union – as late as last spring – shows Greek respondents as the most […]
Cash inflows for property buys soar
eKathimerini — Inflows of money from abroad for the acquisition of properties in Greece jumped 51.7 percent in the first four months of the year […]
First West Nile virus death for 2017 confirmed in Greece
Greek Reporter — A 90-year-old woman from Argolida in the Peloponnese is the first 2017 victim of the West Nile virus (WNV) in Greece. The […]
Former ELSTAT chief Georgiou found guilty by Athens court, EU Commission reacts
New Europe — Athens Misdemeanors’ Appeal Court court has found that Andreas Georgiou, the country’s former statistics chief has breached his duties after he failed to […]
Far-right anti-migrant ship told it’s not welcome in Crete
eKathimerini — Dozens of protesters gathered in the town of Ieraptera on the southern Aegean island of Crete on Monday night to rally against the […]
Coca-Cola’s special bottle to commemorate history and culture of Crete
Luxury Launches.com — To commemorate the extraordinary culture and beautiful history of the island of Crete, Coca-Cola Greece and its bottling partner, Coca-Cola Tria Epsilon […]
George Papandreou to receive 2017 Distinguished Leadership Award
prnewswire.com — George A. Papandreou, former Prime Minister of Greece (2009-2011), will be honored with Distinguished Leadership Award on Friday 13 October in Brussels, Belgium at ILA’s global conference Leadership […]
Refugee aid dries up in Greece as media interest wanes
Al Jazeera — Only last year, journalists were winning awards for watching refugees drown. Last week, seven people died just off the Turkish coast and […]
German economist demands Euro-sabbatical for Greece
KeepTalkingGreece — Otmar Issing, former Chief Economist and Member of the Board of the European Central Bank and the German Bundesbank, brings back Grexit scenarios, […]
Strong 5.2R earthquake recorded south of Crete
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded south of Crete, in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC- CSEM). Date time 2017-07-31 21:29:12.2 […]