Germans and Brits are vital for tourism
eKathimerini — German and British holidaymakers accounted for a third of arrivals from abroad and 30 percent of tourist spending last year, according to Bank […]
Month: October 2017
Plan to service European F-35 jets in Turkey sparks security concerns
Turkey plans to purchase more than 100 of the F-35A fifth generation stealth fighters. It expects to receive its first F-35 in 2018, something that […]
Dijsselbloem: new German FM ‘will not make a difference’
EU Finance Ministers of the eurozone met on 9 October 2017 in Luxembourg to discuss possible future roles and tasks of the European Stability Mechanism […]
Denmark dismisses EU’s wrangling over Brexit divorce bill as ‘a game’
The Guardian — Downing Street’s hopes of opening Brexit talks on a future trade deal have been given a boost by Denmark, whose finance minister Kristian Jensen dismissed […]
Man arrested for shooting of doctor in Sitia
Police on Crete have arrested a man in connection with a shooting early on Saturday which left a 62-year-old cardiologist dead. The victim was ambushed […]
FDP leader: Schaeuble not tough enough on Greece, EU fiscal policy
Reuters – The leader of Germany’s Free Democrats (FDP), the most likely junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s next coalition government, has called for a […]
TUI announces 10 new 4 and 5 star hotels in Greece
Tornos News — TUI announced its new investment plans for Greece that include the creation of 10 new four-and five-star hotels, focusing on quality services […]
Chinese, Russians and Turks top list of foreign property buyers in Greece
Greek Reporter — Chinese, Russian and Turkish citizens are ranked in the top three in terms of the number of recipients of a five-year residence permit from […]
Antikythira wreck reveals more treasure
National Geographic — Greece’s Division of Underwater Antiquities announced their finds Wednesday after several weeks of excavations off the coast of Antikythera,180 feet below the […]
Over 150 Turkish violations of Greek air space in the last two days
Greek Reporter — Greek defense sources said that on Tuesday there were 81 Turkish violations of Greek air space and six mock dogfights when a large […]
Brussels warns Catalonia: “If you leave Spain you leave the EU”
The Express — More than two million Catalan voters braved police brutality, which left over 800 injured, to choose independence for Catalonia in Sunday’s disputed […]
Part-time work on the rise, wages fall in crisis hit Greece-survey
Reuters – Part-time workers and the long term unemployed have almost tripled during Greece’s debt crisis despite a recent drop in the jobless rate, the […]
Hellinikon is not forest, but could be an archaeological site
Reuters – The Greek government has won an appeal over objections from forestry officials to the 8 billion euro development of the disused Hellenikon airport site that […]
‘Shame on you’ chant Greek pensioners over bailout cutbacks
Reuters – Several hundred elderly Greeks shouting “shame” marched through Athens on Tuesday protesting against deep cutbacks to pension payments ordered by the indebted country’s […]
Fundraising gets Crete bin kittens new homes in England
The Bolton News — A fundraising campaign was set up in June by Sarah McCallister, from Smithills, to find the cats new homes in the UK […]