Lagarde: “We are only halfway through in the discussions”
Reuters — International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday Greece was heading in the right direction on reforms, but talks on its bailout […]
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“Stop damaging Greece” say 46 MEPs
Euronews — 46 MEPS from different political groups of the European Parliament signed a common solidarity statement “Stop Damaging Greece” before the next Eurogroup meeting […]
Poland cries blackmail over subsidies in Tusk appointment squabble
Euractiv.com — European Union plans to present a united front in the face of Brexit were thrown into disarray on Thursday, after Poland was overruled […]
Merkel: ‘Only if Europe is doing well, will Germany be doing well’
DW — Addressing parliament on Thursday morning, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the Brussels “spring summit would usually focus on the economy,” but, in light of Brexit and the […]
Greece 4th in Bloomberg’s ‘Misery Index’
Bloomberg — Greece leading the european countries who have joined Venezuela in Bloomberg’s annual Misery Index for 2017, Venezuela will probably retain the dubious honor of being […]
A writer is born in Apokoronas
Amongst the many Europeans who live in Apokoronas there are several artists, musicians and writers, many of whom were artists, musicians and writers before they […]
Klaus Regling to IMF: Greek debt not a cause for alarm.
Klaus Regling, the managing director of bailout fund the European Stability Mechanism, has taken issue with the gloomy prognosis for the country given by the […]
Visiting Crete in winter: A great escape, whatever the weather
Travel Mail — We’ve timed our trip deliberately out of season to explore the largest and most populous of the Greek islands without doing battle with […]
The new external border of Europe? Berlin to send 30 more officers to police northern Greek border
The European Union will send urgently 30 border police officers to Greece’s northern border, reported the online edition of Spiegel. The report says that Berlin […]
Cosco to bring huge floating docks to Piraeus ship repair zone
eKathimerini — The first of two sizable floating docks Cosco has ordered for the ship repair zone of Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) is all ready […]
British woman who died in Crete ‘could have been fatally injured by fall 11 days before her death’
The Mail — A 20-year-old old woman working in Crete could have been fatally injured by a fall 11 days before her death, and inquest […]
Severe show storms cause chaos on Crete roads
Severe snow storms have caused problems across the road network in Crete. Several roads were completely snowbound while snow chains were necessary in many others. […]
Uncertainty over return of creditors to Athens
IBNA — A spokesperson for the European Commission told reporters on Thursday that the exact date Greece’s creditors will return to Athens to resume direct […]
ATOL research: Greece will be 4th most popular holiday destination for Brits in 2017
Tornos News — New research by travel protection body, ATOL, has revealed that Greece will be 4th most popular holiday destination for Brits in 2017 […]
Berlin gives Tsipras the cold shoulder
Greek hopes of a political solution to the standoff between Athens and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) with the help of Angela Merkel were dashed […]