CRETE: Magical island which kept us spellbound
The Star — Whatever you look for in a summer holiday, chances are you’ll find it in Crete. With sandy beaches, rugged mountains, vibrant cities […]
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Property owners get rid of tenants for tourists
Greek Reporter — Travel accommodation sites such as Airbnb and HomeAway have seen an increase in owners interested in short-term leases to foreign visitors. As […]
Concerns rise amid migrant uptick, news of German plan to pressure Greece
eKathimerini — The steady increase in refugee and migrant arrivals from neighbouring Turkey to the Aegean islands fuelled concerns in the ranks of the government […]
Stiglitz: Euro area should split up if it can’t reform
Bloomberg — Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz said rather than continuing on its present “dismal” path the euro area should split up if it can’t undertake […]
New audits to zoom in on tax evaders
eKathimerini — The General Secretariat of Public Revenue has drafted a plan that will involve targeted checks, beginning in the fall, of sectors designated as […]
US business owner will kayak around Crete for Alzheimer’s Research
Evanston Patch — Kayaking isn’t something business owner Bob Danon 71, from Evanston Illinois grew up with. It’s something he picked up later in life, some 20 […]
Boom or gloom? The economic verdict on Brexit … so far
The Guardian — A week of economic data for jobs, spending and the housing market has given the first firm evidence of the impact of […]
Greek and international rock and pop artists join annual concert to raise funds for local Cretan charities
EMBROSNEROS 2016 –The line up at this year’s Embrosneros rock and pop music festival night, taking place on Sept 4th in the famous amphitheater near […]
Police record 8,885 traffic violations over holiday weekend
eKathimerini — One in six motorists stopped for inspection by Traffic Police officers over the long weekend was found to have violated the highway code. […]
After living in Toronto, a couple trades the concrete jungle for Crete
The Globe and Mail — Scores of city-dwelling Canadians daydream about ditching it all for a quieter, simpler country life. In an ongoing series, The […]
Last month was the warmest month recorded globally in the last 136 years
Al Jazeera — Since May 2015, 13 out of 14 months have either tied or set new global heat index records. Only May 2016 came […]
Slovenia receives group of 14 refugees from Greece, 8 more return to Turkey
Xinhua — Slovenia on Wednesday received another group of 14 asylum seekers from Greece as part of the European Union (EU)-sponsored relocation scheme, the Interior […]
Greek pita pizzas are the the ultimate mediterranean mashup
Delish — This recipe was a last-minute add-in on a Delish shoot day. I wanted to do something with pita bread … just wasn’t sure […]
Greek PM vows to make Germany pay war reparations
TheLocal.de — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pledged Tuesday to do “whatever is necessary” – including taking legal action – to get Germany to pay […]
Crete man ‘hung himself’ from basketball net
eKathimerini — On Tuesday police on Crete were investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 25-year-old man who was found hanging from a basketball […]