Thomas Cook picks out the best in Greece
Greece boasts over 2,000 islands, so making a decision on which one to visit could prove a little daunting. Tour operator Thomas Cook helps the […]
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Yanis Varoufakis is advising the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn reveals
The Telegraph — Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is advising the Labour party on the economy, Jeremy Corbyn has revealed. The controversial ex-minister, who […]
Refugees clash with police at FYROM border
Hundreds of angry refugees tried to tear down the wire fence in the neutral zone between Greece and FYROM and threw stones at Skopje police […]
The agreement we signed is our limit, says gov’t vice president Dragasakis
ANA-MPA — “We will not talk about additional cuts in pensions or additional measures. The agreement we have signed is our limit and we are following it” […]
Turkey raises anti-smuggling steps but faces uphill struggle
AP — Turkey all but turned a blind eye last year as more than 850,000 people, most of them Syrians, slipped into Greece from Turkey […]
Port officials seize more than 370,000 packets of contraband cigarettes
Port authorities at Igoumenitsa, northwestern Greece, have seized more than 370,000 packets of contraband cigarettes that were hidden in a consignment of fish. Officials said […]
ND leader hints at alliance during speech at Potami congress
eKathimerini — New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis issued a call for unity among key opposition parties on Saturday as he told the audience at centrist […]
Drop in early holiday reservations in eastern Aegean islands -“Govmt must act”
Greece‘s tourism is facing a threat, as significant cancellations in reservations are occurring in touristic destinations where there are refugee and migrant flows. Association of […]
Schaeuble: “Greece is receiving a lot of solidarity from Germany but not from all the others.”
Bloomberg — German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble hinted his country is willing to allow Greece some leeway as it struggles with the twins tasks of […]
IMF insists Greece should ‘keep its surplus promises’ – no allowances for refugee crisis
Proto Thema – The International Monetary Fund estimates that Greece will face great difficulties in servicing its debts in March, according to an article published […]
UN chief criticizes Europe’s border restrictions
AP — The United Nations secretary-general is expressing “great concern” at the growing number of border restrictions along the migrant trail through Europe. Ban Ki-moon’s […]
Greece scrambles to house stranded migrants as numbers grow
WSJ — Greece was moving Friday to convert military facilities and ferries into temporary housing for the thousands of migrants who continue to pour into […]
Accused publisher alleges contact with gov’t officials
eKathimerini — A newspaper publisher who was arrested earlier this week for allegedly blackmailing, among others, employees at public utilities claimed in secretly recorded conversations […]
Kaliňák: Greece is the main problem in dealing with migrants
The Slovak Spectator — Greece’s attitude is the main problem in dealing with the migration crisis, and this must be changed, Slovak Interior Minister Robert […]
NATO agrees plan for Aegean Sea patrols to stem smuggling of migrants
NATO leaders agreed early Thursday on an operational plan for a new reconnaissance mission aimed at cracking down on smuggling of migrants across the Aegean […]