Five road deaths within a few hours in Crete on Monday
Local press reported five road deaths on the roads of Crete within a few hours on Monday. An accident in Ierapetra where a car collided […]
Month: March 2018
UK wins Brexit transition deal in return for Irish vow
Reuters – Britain and the European Union agreed on Monday to a transition period to avoid a “cliff edge” Brexit next year — though only […]
Greece tops Europe’s wage cuts league
IBNA — Greece comes top among European countries for cutting wages in the period 2010-2017 with a drop in real wages of 19.1% for those […]
Car accident causes blackout in Apokoronas
A power cut during the storm force winds on Saturday evening in Apokoronas was due to a car accident in Almyrida Zarpa news reports. The […]
New dust health warning for Crete – rain expected late on Sunday
Health authorities issued new warnings about the levels of dust particulates in the atmosphere in Crete. The levels of particulates are expected to peak during […]
At least 16 dead as migrant boat sinks off Greek island
Reuters – Sixteen people, including at least five children, drowned on Saturday when the small boat they on capsized in the Aegean Sea, Greek coast […]
Police believe death onboard Elyros was drug related
On Thursday morning a man was found dead in his cabin on board the ANEK line ferry Elyros as it arrived at the port of […]
Protesters barge into German Consulate on Crete to express “solidarity with Afrin”
Sputniknews — Around a dozen masked men briefly occupied the German consulate in Heraklion on Friday protesting against Turkey’s ongoing military operation in the Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin in northern […]
EU to give Turkey more funding to extend migrant deal, while Syria offensive exacerbates crisis
eKathimerini — Notwithstanding a rise in tensions between Brussels and Ankara – recently exacerbated by Turkey’s increasingly aggressive stance toward Greece and Cyprus – the […]
Progress made on electronic register for properties on rental platforms
GTP — Property owners leasing their homes in Greece through electronic platforms such as AirBnB from now on will be required to register all rental […]
Greece can do more to weed out corruption, watchdog agency says
Reuters – Greece should tighten the rules of conduct for its legislators and judiciary to prevent corruption, a senior official in the Council of Europe’s […]
HALC, ANCA take out ad in New York Times urging US not to sell F-35s to Turkey
eKathimerini — The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) have taken out a full-page ad in the New […]
Brexit: Jean-Claude Juncker says UK will ‘regret’ decision
BBC – – The UK will come to “regret” the decision to leave the EU, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has warned. Addressing the European […]
Floating dock arrives at the port of Piraeus
Naftemporiki — A floating dock recently purchased by the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) arrived on Sunday morning in the Gulf of Elefsina, west of Piraeus. […]
Private construction sector recovers in 2017 after 11 consecutive years of recession
Naftemporiki — The private construction sector in crisis-battered Greece posted a recovery in 2017, after 11 years of recession, according to the independent statistics authority […]