Revenues from plastic bag levy to be transferred to Recycling Agency
eKathimerini — Market experts say that revenues from the sale of plastic bags at shops and supermarkets have reached around 2.5 million euros since the […]
Month: April 2018
Greece reinforces land border as Kurds flee Syria following Turkish invasion
Sputnik — Greek authorities have sent extra personnel to the land border it shares with Turkey, preparing for a wave of migrants from the Middle […]
Kissamos man arrested for animal abuse, faces large fines
A man was arrested in Kissamos last Friday and was charged with animal abuse over the treatment of two dogs and five puppies on his […]
Crete is facing water shortages after the driest winter in more than almost thirty years.
Neos Kosmos — Crete is facing its driest year in more than almost thirty years. According to the local water management authorities, only 3.8 billion […]
Minoan fundraising for Crete development
The Herald — Minoan Group has raised £550,000, before expenses, as it continues to pursue a major resort development project on Crete. The company, which […]
Greece’s economic crisis is over only if you don’t live there
The Washington Post — The rest of the world might have moved on because Greece isn’t threatening to knock over the other dominoes that are […]
Juncker in Athens: Greece meeting obligations, commitments; successful end of memorandums in sight
Naftemporiki — Visiting EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker sent a clear message on Thursday from Athens that the country will successfully exit the memorandum era […]
Jet2.com announces Leeds Bradford to Chania route
Jet2.com announced several new destinations from Leeds Bradford from Summer 2019, including a direct link to Chania while the airline is already flying to Heraklion […]
Germany says decision on Greek debt will ‘take a few more weeks’
Reuters — Greece has posted an overall budget surplus for the second straight year, even when debt repayments are included. This result could facilitate debt […]
Battle of Crete New Zealand veteran dies age 101
One of the oldest survivors of the Battle of Crete, New Zealander Haddon Donald has died yesterday at the age of 101, Radio New Zealand […]
PPC union cancels rolling strikes
eKathimerini — Workers at Greece’s power utility PPC announced on Wednesday they are suspending the 48-hour rolling strikes they started this week as of 10 […]
Fraport Greece and Crete Region to promote Chania as winter destination
Tornos News — Fraport Greece CEO Alexander Zinell, attending a meeting with regional authority officials in Chania, Crete on Friday, expressed the company’s intention to […]
Eurostat: Four percent primary surplus for 2017
To Vima — Eurostat has announced that Greece’s primary surplus in 2017 was four percent, well above the government’s target of 1.75 percent of GDP. […]
Greece rejects Turkish leader’s proposal to swap soldiers
Only days after calling snap elections, Turkey’s president Erdoğan raised the prospect of an exchange deal, saying Ankara could return two Greek border guards detained in […]
Euro zone considers linking debt relief to Greek economic policy
Euro zone creditors are working on a debt relief offer that Greece cannot refuse, with ‘incentives’ for Athens not to backtrack on the austerity programme […]