The Telegraph’s ten best boutique hotels in Crete
The Telegraph’s choice of boutique hotels in Crete, including the top places to stay for 14th-century Cretan cloisters, private infinity pools, antique furnishings, panoramic views, […]
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Crete resort blacklists rowdy British tourists
The Times — Fed up with wild and unruly Britons wreaking havoc in tourist hotspots, hoteliers in Crete’s most popular resort have blocked about 10,000 […]
Crete among top value for money destinations in Post Office Travel Barometer
Tornos News — The 2017 Family Holiday Report from Post Office Travel Money Barometer includes Crete Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Corfu islands in Greece as two destinations […]
Greece aims to emulate Ireland with a ‘clean’ bailout exit
The Irish Times — The Tsipras government in Greece will be pleased with the country’s first venture into the bond markets since 2014, selling €3 billion of […]
IMF’s Velculescu : Greece still has a “full agenda” to work on
Naftemporiki — Greece sold 3 billion euros of bonds this week for the first time since 2014, rolling over the bond that the previous government had […]
Tsivaras in Apokoronas gets the first solar powered pumping station in Greece
Tsivaras in Apokoronas has the honour of hosting the first solar power water management project in Greece, Photovoltaic panels on the water reservoir tank of […]
Ryanair threatens to change its hand baggage policy
The Independent — More passengers than ever are ducking baggage fees by taking hand luggage only on flights, according to Ryanair. The low-cost airline says that […]
Tourist dies in his hotel room in Heraklion
A man was found dead in his hotel room in Ammoudara, Heraklion around midnight on Sunday when the manager opened the door of his room. […]
Varoufakis: Is playing “model prisoner” a better plan than the one Mr Tsipras dismisses?
The Guardian- Letters — “In a Guardian interview (‘What nobody believed could happen, will now happen: we’ll take Greece out of crisis’, 24 July), the […]
Chinese naval fleet arrives in Greece for good will visit
Xinua — A Chinese naval fleet arrived on Sunday at Piraeus port for a four-day visit to Greece, conveying a message of friendship and cooperation. […]
Alexis Tsipras: ‘The worst is clearly behind us’
The Guardian — The Greek prime minister has promised to defy his critics by taking the country out of its longest-running crisis in modern times. “The […]
Heraklion police arrests three for selling laughing gas
eKathimerini — Police in Hersonissos, Heraklion, arrested a 62-year-old man and two young British tourists for selling laughing gas. Authorities said the arrests were made […]
Greek Civil Service ranked 3rd from bottom for effectiveness in new study
Greek Reporter — The Greek civil service’s ineffectiveness often brings misery and frustration to millions of Greeks. Now, it has been properly assessed and ranked along other […]
Polish Senate backs judicial overhaul, defying protests, EU
Reuters — Poland’s upper house of parliament on Saturday approved a Supreme Court overhaul, defying the European Union and critics at home who say the […]
Greece is several economic tragedies rolled into one
Quartz.com — Over the past decade, Greece has experienced an economic downturn unlike any other in recent history. There is no obvious historical precedent to […]