Don’t blame others for your problems, Germany’s Schaeuble tells Greece
Reuters — Schaeuble, a leading advocate of Greece’s tough austerity programs and one of Germany’s most powerful politicians, was elected speaker of its lower house […]
Month: October 2017
‘Jet2 for one’ – Only one passenger on the last flight to Heraklion
Daily record — Author Karon Grieve was the only passenger on the last Jet2 flight of the season from Glasgow to Heraklion. The writer and telly food […]
Luxembourg says punishing City of London after Brexit would harm EU
Reuters – The City of London must remain the top global financial centre after Brexit to avoid its financial services drifting to other parts of […]
Euro zone ready to do more on Greek debt – Dijsselbloem
Reuters – Greece’s bailout programme is back on track and fellow euro zone members stand ready, if necessary, to do more to manage its debt […]
End of the mild autumn weather forecast for this week
eKathimerini — After a mild, warm October, meteorologists forecasting heavy rain, storms and even hailstones in some parts of the country. The first parts of […]
Italy’s €17bn bank job leaves 40,000 Veneto businesses in limbo
Bloomberg — The Most Serene Republic, as the area around Venice was known for a millennium, is now the troubled epicenter of a banking meltdown […]
Italy referendums: Lombardy and Veneto ‘back greater autonomy’
BBC — Two of Italy’s richest northern regions have voted for more autonomy, according to their leaders. More than 90% of voters in Lombardy, home […]
Travel report: Best traditional destinations in Chania of Crete
Tornos News — Due to its mild year round climate, Chania is an ideal all year round holiday destination. It is a real shame that airlines […]
EU ‘green-lights’ Brexit trade talk preparations
Sky News — The EU has given the “green light” to preparations for the second phase of Brexit talks, dealing with trade. European Council President […]
Top 10 Worst Airports in Europe – Heraklion and Chania make the list
Sleeping in Airports published its annual survey on best and worst airports as rated by travellers based on their overall airport experience. They ranked their […]
EU summit – Merkel says there is no indication Brexit talks will fail
The Telegraph — Angela Merkel has said that there is “zero indication” that Britain will leave the EU without a deal and suggested that Tory […]
Varoufakis: Barnier is just a man with a tick list – no mandate to negotiate
The Express — Yanis Varoufakis speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme, suggested Prime Minister Theresa May “cuts her losses” and seek an alternative Brexit trade arrangements to […]
Germany: No change in position on Greek debt
Naftemporiki — A German government spokesman on Wednesday merely noted that there was nothing new to convey regarding Berlin’s stance vis-a-vis the issue of Greek […]
Greek authorities arrest Syrian ISIS member
eKathimerini — A 32-year-old man from Syria was arrested at Alexandroupoli on Thursday after confessing his membership in the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) and his […]
Parties condemn homophobic attack in Crete
eKathimerini — Greek political parties on Wednesday condemned a homophobic attack against a 30-year-old PhD student in Rethymnon by three individuals on Sunday. According to […]