Turkey wants EU visa changes by June or migrant deal is off
AP — Turkey could easily call off the migrant deal struck with the European Union if visa rules for Turks aren’t relaxed within the next […]
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More non-Scandinavians visiting Crete over past 5 years
Tornos News — According to research conduced by the Polytechnic of Crete in conjunction with the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, foreign tourists from non-Scandinavian […]
Forgotten migrants at risk in Greece, says Amnesty
EUobserver– While the focus is now on making the EU-Turkey migrant-swap deal work, the 46,000 people stranded in Greece must not be forgotten, Amnesty International […]
Talks with creditors to resume but review up in the air as Athens rejects fresh austerity
eKathimerini — With talks set to resume on Tuesday with Greece’s international creditors, Athens said on Monday it has no intention of implementing austerity measures […]
British Airways adds more flights to Crete
Tornos News — British Airways announced on Monday the addition of two more Greek destinations out of London for this summer, as it will operate […]
Athens says impact of NATO patrols in Aegean is minimal
eKathimerini — Greece has written to its NATO partners to highlight the limited impact so far of joint patrols in the Aegean aimed at fighting […]
Robinson disappointed thousands of travelers
Tornos News — TUI’s Robinson Club has lost one of its properties. The owner of the five-star Kalimera Kriti on Crete has cancelled his contract with […]
Wolfgang Schäuble warns UK of tough Brexit negotiations
FT — Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s finance minister, has warned British chancellor George Osborne that Berlin would be a tough negotiator if the UK votes to […]
Last winter was warmest in 80 years, driest in 16
eKathimerini — Last winter was the warmest in Athens in 80 years and also the driest in more than a decade, according to the National […]
Pope Francis takes 12 Syrian refugees back to Vatican after Lesbos visit
NBC — Pope Francis brought a message of hope to thousands of migrants living in a detention camp on a Greek island that has become […]
Head on collision leaves seven injured
A head on collision involving two cars at the Old national road near Tarmaros junction, Malia left seven people injured. The accident happened around mid […]
Bookings for auto rentals in April-May down 20% year-on-year
eKathimerini — Car rental bookings from abroad recorded a year-on-year decline for the months of April and May, according to data from the Association of […]
IMF: Current Greece finance plans not realistic
The Statesman — The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that the fiscal projections underpinning Greece’s proposals for moving ahead in its bailout program are […]
France24 – A tale of two crises part 4 : “EU shame on you”
France24.com — Greece is in the eye of the two storms tearing Europe apart, first pummelled by austerity and now quarantined to keep migrants at […]
EU approves security plan to track airline passenger info
AP — European Union lawmakers have approved a scheme to share airline passenger information that can be used to track foreign fighters heading to and […]