Chania gunman protesting loss of livelihood surrendered
Police in Chania were on on alert on Monday morning when an armed man broke int0 a drug rehabilitation facility (OKANA) in the town’s old […]
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British tourism: Greece among top 7 budget destinations in the world
Tornos News — The statistics from Post Office Travel Money’s 2017 Holiday Spending Report predicts that more than two thirds of Britons plan an overseas holiday […]
Support for euro plunges as Greeks face more austerity from Brussels
The Express — The number of Greeks finding EU membership to be a negative thing increased from 17.4 per cent in April 2015 to 26.2 […]
Greece hopes to break tourism record in 2017
Handelsblatt — According to the Greek tourism ministry predictions the number of foreign holidaymakers will top last year’s all-time high of 27.5 million and break the 30-million […]
Property market decline in Athens slows down
eKathimerini — After nearly a decade, the cycle of decline in the property market appears to be closing. In the year’s first quarter prices in […]
Athens: Macron’s victory is a fresh breath for France and the whole of Europe
AP — Greece’s prime minister has tweeted his satisfaction over Emmanuel Macron’s victory in France’s presidential election. Alexis Tsipras says that Macron’s “victory is a […]
Influence of English is fading, says EU chief Juncker
Reuters — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker took a swipe at Britain on Friday, saying he would not give a speech in English because the […]
Seamen’s strike announced – No ferry service in Greece on May 16-17
Tornos News — The Greek Seamen’s Federation, PNO, has announced a 48-hour strike in all ship categories starting from from 00:01 on Tuesday, May 16, […]
IMF wants Greek opposition to promise not to reverse the measures agreed
eKathimerini — The International Monetary Fund wants main opposition New Democracy to make a commitment not to reverse the measures that the government has agreed to […]
EU to cut Greece 2017 growth forecast
Reuters — The European Commission will revise its growth forecast for Greece this year to around 2 percent from a previous 2.7 percent, an EU […]
Chania one of the busiest airports in the country
ERT — Chania airport has recorded one of the biggest increases in traffic among Greek airports for March 2017. Chania was the 4th busiest airport […]
Germany says no debt relief being prepared for Greece
Reuters — No debt relief measures are being readied for Greece, Germany’s Finance Ministry said on Thursday after the Handelsblatt business daily reported measures were […]
Cabin pressure problem returns plane to Heraklion
The Aviation Herald — A Nordwind Airbus A321-200, registration VP-BGH performing flight N4-1606 from Heraklion to Moscow, was climbing through FL250 out of Heraklion when […]
Lack of meritocracy, corruption lead causes for Greek brain drain
The National Herald — Lack of meritocracy and corruption drive abroad human capital (Brain Drain) in Greece, according to an ICAP People Solutions’ primary research […]
Greece paying asylum seekers to forgo appeals
EU Observer — The Greek government is giving cash incentives for asylum seekers on the islands to forgo their legal rights to appeal their cases. […]