Christmas opening hours
Opening hours for stores were announced Monday to start from 15 December to 3 January when they will resume the usual winter opening hours. According […]
Month: December 2017
Heraklion Europe’s fastest growing tourism destination for 2017
Greek Reporter –The capital of Crete, Heraklion, has recently surprised the travel community by being announced as Europe’s fastest growing tourism destination for 2017, according to Euromonitor, […]
EU toughens stance on brexit setting new obstacles to agreement
FT — The EU has already started backtracking on the ‘gentleman’s agreement’ between May and Junker and are reported to have toughened their stance on […]
Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes off the south west coast of Crete
eKathimerini — The Athens-based Geodynamic Institute says a magnitude 4.6 earthquake has struck the area south of Greece’s island of Crete. The institute reported that […]
Another happy end: Yorkshire couple rescue and take home Cretan puppy
BBC –A couple from East Yorkshire has brought a puppy they found abandoned by the roadside while on holiday in Greece back to the UK. […]
European Council chief to propose scrapping refugee quota
eKathimerini — European Council President Donald Tusk is planning to tell EU leaders to scrap the refugee quota scheme that foresees member states taking in […]
European Commission proposes deeper euro zone integration to unite EU
Reuters – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday ideas for deeper euro zone integration in an effort to help unite the broader European Union, as […]
Lagarde: “Restructuring Greece’s debt essential”
eKathimerini — A restructuring of Greece’s debt is essential so that the future of the Greek economy can be sustainable, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing […]
Crete hosts 256 migrants from Lesvos
256 migrants arrived in Heraklion from Lesvos with the ferry “Nissos Samos”on Sunday morning as part of a plan to reduce congestion on the island’s […]
No ferries on Thursday due to a 24 hour strike
There will be no ferries running for 24 hours next Thursday 14/12 after the Seamen Federation decided to participate in a strike called by the […]
Turkey agrees to accept migrant returns from Greek mainland
Middle East Eye –Greece has persuaded Turkey to accept migrant returns from the mainland in order to reduce critical overcrowding in its island refugee camps, […]
In Greece, Turks tell of lives full of fear in Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey
DW — While Recep Erdogan visits Greece as the first Turkish head of state in 65 years to do so, Turks who recently fled reflect […]
International treaties are off-limits, EU warns Turkey
Euractiv — The EU official told EURACTIV on Thursday 7 December that the first visit by a Turkish leader to Greece in 65 years demonstrates the […]
Britain and EU clinch Brexit ‘breakthrough’ with move to trade talks
Reuters – Britain and the European Union struck a divorce deal on Friday that paves the way for arduous trade talks, easing immediate pressure on […]
Greece and Turkey trade barbs as Erdogan visits Athens
Reuters – Greece and Turkey squared up over old disputes on Thursday during a state visit to Athens by President Tayyip Erdogan that quickly descended […]