Greek exports could rise 30% by adding value to produce
eKathimerini — Greece exported 50.38 tons of olive oil in the first half of the year for 214.9 million euros. This means it sold olive […]
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Cretan hotels offer German senior travellers winter discounts
GTP.gr — Hotels in Rethymno, Heraklio and Georgioupoli in Chania participate in in initiative that will offer some 50,000 German pensioners seven-day holidays at four- or five-star hotels […]
The IMF needs to stop torturing Greece
Bloomberg — “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts,” wrote the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In the 21st century, it’s the Greeks who should have been more […]
Ryanair publishes full list of cancellations – No Chania flights affected
Ryanair has published full details of which of its flights are being cancelled between now and 28 October. Customers whose flights have been cut will […]
Refugee surge on Greek islands
DW — Aid groups are once again struggling to accommodate a rising number of people arriving on the Greek islands to request asylum. Despite heightened patrols […]
Beached baby whale south of Crete rescued
A 5-metre-long baby whale trapped in shallow waters on Friday on Karavovrysi beach, Phaestos, south Heraklion, Crete, was rescued by the local coastguard. The small […]
Police arrests 55-year-old man over theft of 5.7 mln-year-old footprints in Crete
ERT — Greek police arrested on Friday a 55-year-old man in connection with the theft of 10 fossilised footprints which were stolen on earlier this […]
What not to miss on a holiday in Crete if you’re short on time
The Mirror — Steeped in ancient history and soaked in sunshine, it’s not surprising that Crete has long been a firm favourite with holidaymakers from […]
Tourists in Greece spend far less than in Spain, Cyprus
eKathimerini — On average, each visitor to Greece in June spent 45 percent less than their counterparts in Spain in the same month and 20 […]
Footsteps of early human ancestors go missing in Crete
Greek Reporter — A number of fossilised footprints believed to belong to an ancestor of modern humans have been stolen from Kissamos in Chania, authorities revealed on […]
Yanis Varoufakis: The EU wants Theresa May’s total surrender
Yanis Varoufakis writes in The Times: Brussels’s cheerleading journalists are at it again. Their mission? To aid and abet the EU negotiators in winning the […]
Eco groups warn Greece unprepared to respond to marine disasters
eKathimerini — Environmental groups are sounding the alarm over authorities’ response to an oil spill that has spread across the Saronic Gulf to Athens’s southern […]
Private building activity up by 25.1% in Greece during June
Tornos News — The volume of private building activity rose 25.1 pct in June this year, for an increase of 24 pct in the six-month […]
ND asks for student union head’s resignation over defence of exam cheats
eKathimerini — A group of 106 students at the University of Patras in western Greece, most of them first-years , submitted the same paperwork in four […]
Italy’s main opposition parties call for parallel currency to coexist with euro
FT — Italy’s leading opposition parties are calling for the introduction of a parallel currency to the euro, which they say will boost growth and […]