Athens court hands life sentence to woman who kept body in freezer for a year
Greek Reporter — A Greek court has sentenced a 50-year-old Bulgarian woman to life imprisonment for the murder of her husband, Vasilis Kokkinis. The body […]
Month: October 2017
Brexit: UK still ‘most attractive country’ for employers
The Guardian — The UK is still the most attractive European country for employers and staff, despite the uncertainty created by the Brexit vote, according […]
Surgeons in Athens hospital reattach woman’s arm severed in road accident in Crete
AMNA — Surgeons at Athens’ KAT hospital were able to reattach a woman’s arm after it was severed in a road accident involving two motorbikes […]
IMF’s Thomsen: Maturities extension is enough for Greek debt sustainability
Greek Reporter — In an interview with Austrian newspaper Der Standard, IMF’s head of European department Poul Thomsen claimed that extending maturities of the Greek debt is […]
Greek government in spat with Spain’s ambassador over Catalonia
Reuters – Greece called on Spain’s ambassador to Athens on Sunday to rescind statements to a Greek newspaper suggesting that Athens was not supportive of […]
Holidaymaker sailing Greek islands charged £8,000 after her mobile used Turkish network for 40 minutes
MoneySavingExpert.com — A British chef sailing the Greek islands racked up a bill for more than £8,000 after her phone inadvertently connected to a Turkish […]
Greece sees higher budget surplus this year, solid growth in 2018
Reuters — Greece expects to exceed creditors’ projections and achieve a higher primary surplus this year and buoyant growth in 2018, authorities said, as lenders […]
Ambassador meets British residents in Chania
The British ambassador to Greece, Kate Smith, met with British residents in Chania on Thursday, following meetings with Chania Deputy Governor Voulgarakis and Chania Mayor […]
‘Schauble has reduced Europe to rubble’: Cabinet colleague takes parting shot at outgoing German finance minister
The Telegraph — Germany’s foreign minister launched an extraordinary attack on the country’s outgoing finance minister on Tuesday, exposing deep divisions within Angela Merkel’s government […]
I can’t believe there’s no butter! French dairy crisis starts to bite
Sky News — France is experiencing a butter shortage which, as well as pushing up the price of croissants, is causing a political problem for […]
Schaeuble ‘would not have wanted’ Greek-style reforms for Germany
France 24 — Germany’s hardline former finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Wednesday said he would have dreaded imposing on his country austerity measures like the ones […]
Weather front reaches Crete. ‘Poseidon’ weekend forecast
A low weather front has reached Crete bringing electrical storms and significant rainfall with more rain expected through the weekend. Temperatures are maintained at average […]
Ryanair delays introduction of stricter carry-on bag policy
FlightGlobal.com — Ryanair has postponed until mid-January the introduction of stricter rules regarding carry-on bags, which it argues are necessary to speed up boarding and […]
Platanias man from Cambridge, 74, to run Athens marathon for charities
Peter Saunders from Cambridge now a resident in Platanias, Chania, will be running the Athens Marathon on November 12th 2017 to raise funds for good […]