Possible flight disruption at regional airports – Correction
A 24-hour strike called for Friday by the union representing staff of the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority against the government’s plans to privatize regional airports. […]
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Greece on a collision course with creditors after vowing not to slash pensions
The Telegraph — Greece has promised not to implement controversial cuts to pensions, putting the debtor nation on a collision course with international lenders just […]
Norwegian tourists choose Crete for their vacations in 2016
TornosNews — Crete is the first choice of Norwegians for holidays in 2016, according to a survey by the country’s leading tour operator Apollo. The agency […]
Flight delayed delayed – Jewish passengers demand 2 Arabs leave the plane
JTA — Israeli passengers on a flight from Athens to Tel Aviv demanded the crew remove two Arab-Israelis from the plane before allowing it to […]
34 more people drown in sea crossing attempt to Lesbos
Reuters — The bodies of 34 refugees, at least seven of them children, were found at two sites along Turkey’s Aegean coast on Tuesday after […]
Germans do holidays better than the British
The Telegraph — Britons have a lot to learn from Germans when it comes to holidays – but not in how to reserve sunloungers, new […]
Italy and Greece surprise as the Eurozone reports strong manufacturing data
The Eurozone’s manufacturing sector ended 2015 on a positive note as it registered an overall score of 53.2 in the Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index in […]
Eight ex-defense officials charged over frigate deal
eKathimerini — Corruption prosecutors on Monday brought breach of faith charges against eight former Defense Ministry officials in connection with a contract to improve six […]
Moscovici: “Combat tax evasion to reduce taxes on income”
The European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici urged Greek authorities to combat tax evasion, in order to reduce taxes […]
Soros criticizes austerity policies imposed on Greece
In an interview with Wirtschaftswoche magazine, well-known investor George Soros criticized the austerity policies imposed on Greece by Germany. However, he said, it is the only […]
Sweden border checks come into force
BBC — Sweden has introduced identity checks for travellers from Denmark in an attempt to reduce the number of migrants arriving in the country. All […]
Arab-Turkish fund sign 400 mln euro deal on luxury resort
Reuters — Greece’s privatisation agency said on Sunday it signed a 400 million euro deal with Jermyn Street Real Estate Fund to sell Astir Palace, […]
Drug withdrawal cause of baby girl’s death
A 28-day baby girl was pronounced dead at the Venizeleio Hospital in Heraklion on Friday, doctors announced over the weekend. According to initial reports, the […]
Most Greeks expect economy to get worse in 2016, Grexit risk to resurface
The majority of Greek citizens expected that the ailing Greek economy will get worse in 2016, an opinion poll released on Sunday showed, despite the […]
Greek central banker urges government on bailout reforms
Bloomberg — Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras gave a stark warning about the risk of Greece failing to reach an agreement with its creditors […]