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Scientists recreate ancient Greek skies to accurately date 2,500-year-old Sappho poem for the first time

17th May 2016 Newsroom 0

The Independent — A 2,500-year-old ancient Greek poem has been accurately dated for the first time using advanced sky-mapping software. During a study, astronomers used […]

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Tax hikes threaten to brew up a storm for Greece’s coffee drinkers

17th May 2016 Newsroom 0

The Guardian — Greeks will be subjected to yet more taxes as the country’s government attempts to satisfy creditors in charge of disbursing bailout aid.The […]

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‘Huge differences’ between creditors put doubt on debt agreement on 24 May

16th May 2016 Newsroom 0

Speaking to Sunday’s Kathimerini, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said that medium- and long-term debt relief measures would not be finalized by May 24 […]

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Juncker pack projects worth 5.4 bn euro approved

16th May 2016 Newsroom 0

ANA-MPA / Greek Reporter  — The Government Council for Economic Policy approved the first 42 programs of the ‘Investment Plan for Europe’ initiated by European […]

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New Zealand’s Governor-General is heading to Crete to commemorate 75th anniversary of Battle

16th May 2016 Newsroom 0

NZTV — Some 7700 New Zealanders fought in the battle of Crete  which began on May 20, 1941. Of those, 671 died, 967 were wounded, […]

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Ben Needham detectives receive 114 calls after Greek TV appeal – including ‘information of interest’

16th May 2016 Newsroom 0

The Mirror — Detectives probing the disappearance of Ben Needham have received 114 calls after going on air on  a missing persons TV programme in […]

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Der Spiegel: Schaeuble rejects proposal to cap rates – no debt discussion before 2018

15th May 2016 Newsroom 0

Reuters — German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble does not want to provide debt relief to Greece through long-term interest rate guarantees, according to an unsourced report […]

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Three Britons arrested for possession of cocaine in Heraklion

15th May 2016 Newsroom 0

Three men, all UK citizens on holiday in Crete,  were arrested in Hersonissos on Saturday morning and charged with drugs offences. Police announced that they made […]

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Russians spent millions in Greek Duty Free Shops

15th May 2016 Newsroom 0

Argophilia Travel News — In 2015, Russian tourists spent some €30 million euros in the duty free shops at the airports of Greece. According to a report the […]

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Athens reacts to Western Thrace ‘identity’ conference in Turkey

15th May 2016 Newsroom 0

eKathimerini — The Greek Foreign Ministry has slammed a conference held in Turkey titled “The Turkish identity of Muslims in Western Thrace” as stoking tension […]

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Italy is now Europe’s top spot for refugee arrivals

14th May 2016 Newsroom 0

Migrant arrivals to Italy have overtaken arrivals to Greece for the first time since June 2015, according to EU borders’ association Frontex. The agency reported […]

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Police investigate death in Crete

14th May 2016 Newsroom 0

eKathimerini — Police on Crete Friday were investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 65-year-old man whose body was found in a ditch in […]

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Desperation grows in Greece as asylum process drags on

14th May 2016 Newsroom 0

DW — Nearly two months after the implementation of the EU-Turkey deportation deal, refugees are packed into camps on Greek islands. Those who have a […]

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Greek economy shrinks by 0.4% in first quarter

14th May 2016 Newsroom 0

RTE NEWS — Greece’s economy shrank 0.4% in the first quarter compared to the last three months of 2015, a flash estimate by the country’s […]

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Euractive – Greece to block TTIP unless geographical indications are protected

14th May 2016 Newsroom 0

Euractive.com — The Greek government is ready to veto the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the EU unless it ensures […]

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  • How to find your 2019 property tax statement online – and print it

    ENFIA property tax  notifications for property owners in Greece are now available online at  www.gsis.gr . If your accountant has nor sent you the tax demand, which […]

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  • Ten year old mystery of the suspicious death of Jean Hanlon in Crete

    Following a UK Channel 5 documentary entitled ‘Murdered in Paradise : The Killing of Jean Hanlon’, new information has emerged which was  enough to lead […]

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  • PFPO’s stray animals meetings with German MEPs and the Authorities in Crete

    PFPO PRESS RELEASE – (repost) Last month MEPs Professor Klaus Buchner, animal activist Stefan Eck and Georgios Chatzimarkakis, who is from Crete, organized a congress […]

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  • Book club in Apokoronas

    NEW BOOK CLUB Kindle/ebook recommended Meets Monthly Read an entertaining, interesting book every month. Members take turns to propose a choice of books. Meet, discuss […]

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  • A new novel on wartime Crete by Phillip Duke, a former apokoronas resident

    A Cretan village confronts the Nazi juggernaut sweeping across Europe. A village matriarch tries to hold her family together…Her grieving son finds a new life […]

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