The Telegraph – Why the crisis in Greece has no end in sight
The Telegraph — While Athens has largely stayed out of the headlines, the warnings in an International Monetary Fund report this month lay bare the […]
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Wealth inequality on the rise in the euro zone: ECB survey
Reuters — The concentration of wealth among the euro zone’s richest has increased since the bloc’s debt crisis began, with poor families suffering the biggest […]
Champagne prices to rise in UK in 2017 as Brexit impact bites
More proof that Brexit was a real disaster for Britain was published last week. Reuters reports that the drop in the value of the pound will hit […]
Wintry conditions expected for New Year’s Eve
Wintry weather is expected to return to Crete for New Year’s eve with dropping temperatures strong northerly winds and more snowfalls on higher ground. The […]
Sheep farmers trapped by snow at 1100 metres rescued on Boxing day
Three sheep farmers from Sfakia were trapped at their animal enclosures at Mouri, Sfakia in the White Mountains since Friday evening, when they went to […]
Greek short-term debt measures can go ahead, Dijsselbloem says
Bloomberg — Europe’s stability fund can go ahead with short-term debt relief measures for Greece that will ease the nation’s payment obligations. “I’m happy to […]
FB Elyros seaman missing on route to Piraeus
A rescue operation started at 4:30 am Friday to locate a seaman who went missing from the Piraeus bound ferry Elyros. The man was not located […]
Dublin queues for food parcels ‘absolutely disgraceful’
Irish Times — Ireland was one of the countries that were chosen by the German media as an example of success, after exiting the EU […]
EU, UN accused of mismanagement as refugees face freezing weather in Greece
The United Nations refugee agency and the European Union’s aid department have been accused by other aid groups of mismanaging a multi million-Euro fund earmarked […]
Greece called to explain pension bonus
IBNA — An e-mail was delivered to Athens on Thursday with which its creditor institutions request clarifications regarding the Greek government’s recent decision to hand […]
Thomas Cook discounts Crete May holiday to £195pp
The Express — Thomas Cook has massive discounts on certain holiday packages for summer 2017.On the list is bargain trip to Crete. The island has […]
Snow covers Crete
KeepTalkingGreece — With 3101 hours of sunshine per year, Ierapetra is Greece’s sunniest city according to the Greek Metereological Service HNMS .So it was something […]
Prosecutors estimate €53 mln damages to state from shipyard’s 2002 sale to German consortium
naftemporiki — Special anti-corruption magistrates have calculated the monetary damages for the Greek state from the 2002 sale of the Skaramangas shipyards to the German […]
Tax authorities start checks on short term holiday lets
Greek tax authorities have started checks on short term rental properties according to information published in parakritika.gr. Letters have been sent out to individuals who […]
Italy ready to bailout failing bank challenging EU rules
Reuters — Italy’s parliament gave the green light on Wednesday for a 20 billion euro plan to prop up the country’s weaker banks, starting with […]