US Ambassador fears a “horrible incident” between Greece and Turkey
To Vima — In a comprehensive interview with Greek SKAI television, US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said he fears a “horrible incident” between Greece and Turkey […]
Month: January 2018
Israeli president Rivlin in Athens: ‘Start-up created every 8 hours in Israel’
Naftemporiki– Visiting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday reminded his Greek hosts that “a start-up is born in Israel every eight hours”, in statements during an […]
Over 1400 road traffic offences recorded in Crete over a single weekend
ERT — Crete traffic police Monday, released driving offences records. The figures show that in a single weekend of checks (26 -28 January) at 156 checkpoints […]
Greek PM fails to get political backing for deal with Skopje
Reuters – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to get backing from the main opposition leader on Saturday to build consensus ahead of intensified talks […]
Chania farmers join national action with brief national road blockades
Crete farmers joined the national action last Friday setting up the first road block in Chania at Aptera. The protest lasted for 20 minutes and […]
Velculescu to be replaced as head of IMF for Greece
To Vima — Delia Velculescu, the IMF’s representative in Greece is about to replaced after a stormy three-year stint by the IMF, reportedly upon her […]
Animal protection amendment bill to give more power to municipalities
The Greek Ministry of Rural Development has announced an amendment to the 2012 Animal Protection Act in order to firm up protection for animals against abuse and […]
Ryanair announces more flights to Chania, new route, improvements
GTP — RyanAir announced Thursday that its peak summer schedule, which will run from June to October, will include extra flights to Chania. “Greek consumers and […]
Presidential decree to end ‘closed shop’ for pharmacies in Greece
Naftemporiki — One of Greece’s “closed” sectors, pharmacies, appears to be heading towards a memorandum-mandated “opening”, as a revised presidential decree was submitted on Tuesday […]
Turkey is an aggressive neighbour, Greek PM tells Europeans in Davos
Reuters – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday his European partners couldn’t always appreciate the challenges of living with an ‘aggressive’ neighbour such […]
EU creditors to start Greece debt-relief talks
BBC — EU creditors have agreed to start talks on possible debt relief for Greece as the country prepares to leave an eight-year bailout programme. […]
Could growing marijuana be the answer to curbing Greece’s ongoing unemployment?
Bloomberg — Investors in medical cannabis projects are focusing on Greece, where a warm, sunny climate and potentially favourable future legislation could help the government deliver […]
Protesting Greek farmers to return national roads with tractors
eKathimerini — Greek farmers are expected to roll out their tractors onto national roads this week, as has become customary at the start of the […]
Greeks rally against use of “Macedonia” in name dispute with Skopje
Reuters – Hundreds of thousands of Greeks in Thessaloniki rallied on Sunday to protest against the use of the name “Macedonia” in any solution to […]
Crete one of the top ten destinations for wine lovers
Vinepair, a leading New York based travel and lifestyle publication, highlights its top 10 destinations for wine lovers to visit in 2018. Among them features […]