UPDATE – Elderly British woman gone missing in northern Greece found dead
IB Times — An elderly British woman’s body was found in Greece in a state suggesting she was “mauled to death” by a pack of […]
Month: September 2017
Spinalonga: an abandoned island shrouded in mystery
BBC Travel — Spinalonga, an arid, rocky islet in the Gulf of Mirabello in eastern Crete once served as a military stronghold during Venetian (and later […]
Eurogroup chief: Greece to stay on supervision post bailout
Reuters — Greece will remain under supervision after it exits its current bailout programme next year, the head of the group of euro zone finance […]
Spooked by Catalonia, EU rallies behind Madrid, but warily
Reuters – Spain’s EU partners fear a mounting crisis over Catalans’ latest push for independence, and their public support for Mariano Rajoy belies some disquiet […]
Merkel re-election set to give EU ‘window to sort out Greece’
Irish Times — The expected re-election of German chancellor Angela Merkel this weekend will give Europe a “window of opportunity” to commit to a debt […]
Inquest hearing for Shropshire man drowned while on holiday in Crete
Shropshire Star — On Tuesday an inquest heard how Mr Yardley, a retired farmer, 70, had been sailing around the Crete on a yacht with […]
European agency mobilised in the Salamina oil spillage cleanup
The European Maritime Safety Agency EMSA mobilised to assist with oil recovery from the Agia Zoni II tanker. On 9 September around 2:45am local time, the […]
Greek exports could rise 30% by adding value to produce
eKathimerini — Greece exported 50.38 tons of olive oil in the first half of the year for 214.9 million euros. This means it sold olive […]
Cretan hotels offer German senior travellers winter discounts
GTP.gr — Hotels in Rethymno, Heraklio and Georgioupoli in Chania participate in in initiative that will offer some 50,000 German pensioners seven-day holidays at four- or five-star hotels […]
The IMF needs to stop torturing Greece
Bloomberg — “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts,” wrote the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In the 21st century, it’s the Greeks who should have been more […]
Ryanair publishes full list of cancellations – No Chania flights affected
Ryanair has published full details of which of its flights are being cancelled between now and 28 October. Customers whose flights have been cut will […]
Rare artifacts and complex features in architecture found in Minoan palace on Cretan mountain
Tornos News — Staircases, richly decorated walls and important artifacts are among the findings of this past season’s excavations at the extensive and complex Minoan […]
Refugee surge on Greek islands
DW — Aid groups are once again struggling to accommodate a rising number of people arriving on the Greek islands to request asylum. Despite heightened patrols […]
Beached baby whale south of Crete rescued
A 5-metre-long baby whale trapped in shallow waters on Friday on Karavovrysi beach, Phaestos, south Heraklion, Crete, was rescued by the local coastguard. The small […]
Police arrests 55-year-old man over theft of 5.7 mln-year-old footprints in Crete
ERT — Greek police arrested on Friday a 55-year-old man in connection with the theft of 10 fossilised footprints which were stolen on earlier this […]