Schaeuble says still working on Greek bailout review
Reuters — German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Monday it was still unclear whether international lenders and Greece would meet this week to discuss […]
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“Paleochora is too good to rush, just like local fish.”
stuff.co.nz — “My brother Giorgos and I grew up learning about fish,” says Giannis Lougiakis, showing me his kitchen at the seafront restaurant the brothers […]
The Idomeni grandmother who helps Syrians on a monthly pension
BBC — The name Idomeni has become known around the world for being the unwanted home to more than 10,000 people, most from Syria and […]
The botanist who recorded Greek flora
eKathimerini — John Sibthorp was only 24 when he was appointed Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford at the end of the […]
Germany seeking ‘safe zones’ in Syria to shelter refugees
Reuters — Germany is seeking the creation of “safe zones” to shelter refugees in Syria, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, an idea Turkey has […]
Schaeuble sees no Greece debt relief as long as debt sustainable
bloomberg — German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Greece doesn’t need debt relief now and won’t require an easing of its debt burden as long […]
Varoufakis’s assessment of what’s wrong with the Eurozone shouldn’t be dismissed
Varoufakis’s critiques of Europe’s troubled monetary union and the questionable efforts to salvage it shouldn’t be dismissed, writes the Canadian current affairs magazine Macleans . […]
18 road deaths in Crete since the beginning of 2016
Another death of a young man on Crete’s roads last Tuesday brought the numbers for road deaths in Crete in April to seven. The number […]
Lenders ask Greece to prepare contingency package of extra austerity measures
Reuters — International lenders asked Greece on Friday to prepare a package of additional savings measures which would be passed into law now but implemented […]
Migrant flows from Turkey to Greece pick up again
The Mail — Hundreds of migrants are flocking into Europe through the Greek islands as they make a mockery of the EU’s 6 billion euro deal […]
Stand by for another euro crisis
BBC / Mark Mardell — The European Union is staggering in the ring, like a bloodied boxer, taking punch after punch, staying just about upright, […]
Greek economy defies expectations by moving back into the black
The Telegraph — Greece’s economy has performed “substantially better” than forecast in its massive bail-out deal, according to the EU, ahead of Friday’s meeting of eurozone […]
Unlawful killing verdict on student’s death in Malia
Source: The Mirror — An inquest at Winchester Coroner’s Court heard that Archie Lloyd who was in Malia celebrating his A levels died from bleeding of the brain after […]
Taxpayers’ bill to rise by 1.8 bln euros
eKathimerini — The country’s 8.5 million taxpayers will have to fork out an extra 1.8 billion euros per year in income tax alone according to […]
The best of Greek islands – Crete
Traveller — CRETE Best for: Antiquities, active adventures and sunshine all year round Greece’s largest island, Crete has ancient ruins, snow-capped peaks and beaches galore. Sunshine […]