Incirlik crisis may mean enhanced NATO role for Greece’s Souda Bay
eKathimerini — An ongoing crisis between Turkey and its NATO allies in the West regarding the use of the Incirlik airbase, in the country’s southeast, […]
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76 anniversary of the Battle of Crete commemorated in Crete and the world
The Battle of Crete began on the morning of 20 May 1941, when Nazi Germany began an airborne invasion of Crete. Greek forces and other […]
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Use this service to apply to register to vote or to: update your name, address or other details on the electoral register change your voting […]
Champion of Chania synagogue restoration dies, 85
eKathimerini — Nicholas Hannan-Stavroulakis, the man who famously fought for the restoration in 1999 of the Etz Hayyim Synagogue in the town of Chania, died […]
Greek parliament approves more austerity hoping for debt relief
Euronews — More pension cuts and tax hikes are on the way in Greece, after the country’s parliament approved a new round of austerity. Coming […]
British holidaymakers flock to the Greek isles, says Thomas Cook
Greece is the standout destination for British holidaymakers this summer, said Thomas Cook. Peter Fankhauser, chief executive, said he believed the growing demand this summer […]
Tourist dies falling into trench in Platanias
eKathimerini — A Finnish tourist has died after falling into a 2-metre deep ditch on the side of the road in the Platanias resort, west […]
Rain in May causes local flooding, minor problems reported
Winter is not over yet. As torrential rain and noticeably lower temperatures hit Chania and most of Crete, there are several reports of localised flooding […]
General strike against new austerity ends in minor scuffles in Athens
Xinua — Greece was hit on Wednesday by a new 24-hour general strike against the fresh round of austerity measures that the government has tabled […]
Greek PM ‘optimistic’ about Monday’s Eurogroup, sees summer bond issue
Reuters — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday he was optimistic of a positive outcome when euro zone finance ministers meet in Brussels […]
Greek debt relief up to ministers after euro zone, IMF officials fail to break deadlock
Reuters — Euro zone lenders and the International Monetary Fund remain far apart on how to provide debt relief for Greece, but officials hope euro […]
EU warns Turkey after it violates Greek airspace 141 times in one day
Euractiv — According to Greek press reports, 20 Turkish F-16, 5 CN-235 maritime surveillance aircraft and 19 helicopters entered the Athens flight information region (FIR) […]
Seamen announce strike extension, air traffic controller’s stoppage may cause disruption
AP — The seamen’s union announced Tuesday afternoon they would extend their strike, originally planned to last 48 hours, for a further two days, leaving […]
Video from the British Ambassador Kate Smith CMG for Brits living in or visiting Greece
The British Ambassador to Greece published a video message yesterday on the embassy’s official Facebook page UK in Greece. The video offers some consular messages […]
Greece ranks second with 486 Blue Flag beach awards – 112 in Crete
Greece ranked second place in the world on the 2017 Blue Flag quality award list for beaches and marinas, among 47 countries, the Hellenic Society […]