August budget data surpass expectations
Reuters – Greece’s central government registered a primary budget surplus of 3.756 billion euros in the first eight months of the year, beating its target […]
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Be a farmer for a day in Crete
The Guardian Travel — An organic farm near Rethymno in the island’s north-west, teaches visitors traditional skills. The Guardian travel writer Emily Payne mucks in. “I’m at […]
Ryanair says Greek Government ignored attempts to negotiate airport taxes – but announces more flights to Chania, Mykonos
euronews — Budget airline Ryanair has accused the Greek government of ignoring its attempts to talk about reducing airport taxes in the low season in […]
Thessaloniki man sentenced for animal abuse
eKathimerini — A man was handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence on Tuesday for torturing and killing a puppy in March. The 39-year-old, who was […]
Bel Mooney finds the perfect balance between childcare and relaxation in Crete
The Mail — Bel Mooney, the well known journalist, author and broadcaster, visited Crete with with her daughter and her two grandchildren and wrote about her experience […]
Gov’t talks to Airbnb about taxing owners
eKathimerini — The issue of taxing the earnings of unofficial holiday accommodation such as homes and apartments in Greece is, along with the taxation of […]
Migrants flee burning Greek camp of Moria on Lesbos
BBC — Up to 4,000 migrants were evacuated from the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos after a large fire destroyed tents and […]
Greece’s old reliable: tourism boom helps soothe battered economy
The Guardian — Greek presidents are not given to speaking off the cuff. So when Prokopis Pavlopoulos went off script last week to entreat CNN’s […]
Creditors shoot down proposals as gov’t works on prior actions
eKathimerini — Representatives of Greece’s international creditors ended their exploratory talks in Athens on Friday with serious reservations about a series of policies being promoted […]
Merkel’s party suffers rout in Berlin in migrant policy backlash
Reuters — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party suffered its second electoral blow in two weeks on Sunday, slumping to its lowest level since 1990 […]
Italy’s Renzi steps up attack on EU, Merkel
Reuters — Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi stepped up his attacks against other European Union leaders on Sunday after an EU summit in Bratislava which […]
Falling lamp post injures cafe customers in Chania
Chania Post — A mother and daughter on holiday in Chania were injured by a falling lamp post on Saturday at Koum Kapi while they […]
Three more deaths from drowning in Crete
Flashnews.gr — Three more people lost their lives while swimming in the waters of Crete.within the space of a few hours on Saturday In early […]
The Bratislava Meeting: European leaders attempt to rescue the EU
OEuropean attempts to put up a united front in the face of Brexit on Friday, after a crisis informal meeting in Bratislava, ended with EU leaders refusing […]
Don’t leave Crete without trying…
BBC Good Food — Cretan cuisine is renowned both in Greece and internationally for its unique ingredients and flavours. Based on simple techniques, it’s the […]