Half of Europeans want referendum on EU membership
Bloomberg — Half of Europeans believe their own country should hold a referendum on whether or not it should remain in the European Union, according […]
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Apokoronas band releases charity record
A local Apokoronas band, Big Blue have produced an EP record and video to try and raise money for the refugee children. Inspired by the Refugee […]
Austrian Chancellor resigns amid party split fueled by huge far-right gains
RT — Austria’s Werner Faymann has unexpectedly resigned both as Chancellor and as leader of the Social Democrats two week after his party suffered serious […]
Refugee ‘Plan B’ reported, if EU-Turkey deal collapses
Euractive — On Monday, the German tabloid Bild reported that several Greek islands in the Aegean are being turned into central registration sites for stranded […]
Greece’s latest financial emergency is both tragic and absurd
In Monday’s Eurogroup meeting, Eurozone ministers have agreed to aim for a deal on Greece’s bailout, and a debt relief plan, by 24 May. But Greece’s […]
Ben Needham: police return to Kos 25 years after boy went missing
The Guardian — A team of British police officers is heading for the Greek island of Kos to look for new witnesses in the search […]
Cretan police detain serial bagsnatcher
eKathimerini — A 37-year-old man believed to be behind at least 17 muggings in the broader area of Heraklion faced a prosecutor on Sunday on multiple […]
Greek parliament approves pension cuts and tax rises as protesters clash with police
The Telegraph /AFP — Greek parliament adopted a controversial package of pension cuts and tax hikes on Sunday evening despite mass public opposition, bowing to […]
Spain’s Rajoy asks EC to forgo deficit fine – El Pais
Reuters — Spain’s acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy has asked the European Commission to waive a fine that could be imposed on Spain for missing […]
Der Spiegel: Greek debt relief driving ‘deep rift’ between France and Germany
Sputnik News — The issue of debt relief for Greece has deeply divided France, Germany and other EU member states ahead of a meeting of the Eurogroup of Eurozone finance […]
Man dies in paragliding accident in Varipetro
A 25 year old man died yesterday while paragliding at Varipetro, Chania. The man a Swiss citizen of Greek descent was on a paragliding holiday in […]
German Vice Chancellor urges debt relief for Greece
Reuters — German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel urged euro zone finance ministers to start talks on debt relief for Greece, saying it made no sense […]
IMF threatens to pull out of Greek rescue
The Guardian — Hopes of an end to the impasse between Greece and its creditors have appeared to evaporate after a surprise intervention from the […]
Extra flights Chania – Athens to ease ferry strike travel
Aegean and Olympic have put on extra flights to Greek islands between 7 and 10 May to cover the extra demand from passengers unable to reach […]
Petrol stations to join general strike – will remain closed Sunday
The national association of petrol station and fuel distributors POPEK have decided to participate in the industrial action against the new tax and pensions bill […]