American University funds study of frescoes in Cretan churhes
American university William & Mary Assistant Art History Professor Cristina Stancioiu will spend much of this summer in Crete and Rhodes, thanks in part to […]
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Tsipras to meet Junker after ‘friendly negotiations’ with Merkel, Hollande do not lead to a breakthrough
ANA/MPA—Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to meet with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday, at 14:30, according to sources. “I am optimistic that […]
Fight to save the Greek pension takes centre stage in Brussels and Athens
(from The Guardian) In the five years that debt-stricken Athens has struggled to remain solvent – surviving on rescue loans issued by the EU, the […]
Municipal police reforms but with much fewer staff
(eKathimerini) The municipal police force, disbanded in the summer of 2013 as part of the previous government’s cutbacks, is to become operational again but with […]
Greek defence minister to Washington: Russian sanctions too costly for Greece
(Sputnik News) Greece has revealed it’s been asked by the US to prolong anti-Russia sanctions. However, Athens stressed Russia is a strategic ally and the […]
Corfu deaths: Thomas Cook boss meets parents of children killed by faulty boiler
(The Guardian) The boss of Thomas Cook has met the family of two young children killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu. Peter Fankhauser, chief […]
Tsipras – Merkel meeting to discuss Greek crisis confirmed
(The Guardian) Greek PM Alexis Tsipras will meet with German chancellor Angela Merkel, after dinner, on the sidelines of the EU summit in the Latvian […]
Until Europe writes down Greece’s debt, the drama will continue to run
(The Independent) So the tale of Greece lurches on, with some sort of denouement expected in the next couple of weeks. It is not possible […]
Back to drawing board after creditors reject Greek VAT proposals
ANA-MPA — The government is rethinking its proposals for revising Greece’s VAT charges to something closer to the existing system, after the idea of introducing […]
Greek state hospital staff go on strike over staffing, pay
(AP) — Doctors, nurses and ambulance staff from Greece’s state-run hospitals and health centers have started a 24-hour strike protesting understaffing and underfunding and demanding […]
Chania Day in New Zealand – Wellington mayor honours New Zealand’s Crete connection
(Scoop News NZ) Today, Wellington City Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has honoured the Capital’s close connections with the Greek community at a wreath-laying service for the […]
Australian Mint commemorated Battle of Crete in enduring pieces
The Royal Australian Mint has released two exquisitely designed collectable coins, to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the battles of Crete and Greece. The release […]
Varoufakis: To achieve an agreement, Greece and EU partners must accept some realities
(ANA – MPA / Star News) For the ongoing negotiation between Greece and its EU lenders requires that both sides accept some realities, Greek Finance […]
Greece: Europe’s last-ditch effort to keep it in euro?
(Paul Mason blog Channel 4) After a weekend of leak and counter-leak, in which we learned Greece cannot make critical payments to its lenders due […]
Gabriel: A Greek exit would be highly dangerous economically and politically
(Reuters) German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel warned the Greek government that Greece could only get further funds if it carried out reforms in a German […]