A year after Grexit scare, Greece faces Brexit fallout
DW — There has been little sympathy for the EU in a country that is constantly faced with the effects of its policies – from […]
Articles by Yannis X
EU referendum: BBC forecasts UK vote to leave
The UK has voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum, a BBC forecast suggests. London […]
EU referendum – Juncker in ‘out is out’ warning to UK
BBC — The UK will not be able to return to the negotiating table if it votes to leave the European Union, one of the […]
EU referendum: Views of UK expats in Apokoronas
With only hours to go to the UK EU referendum most of the 3500–odd British residents in Apokoronas who have registered to vote have already […]
EU referendum: Sir James Dyson says Britain better off out
BBC — Britain would gain more from leaving the EU than it would lose, billionaire entrepreneur Sir James Dyson has said. The inventor said the […]
Greek people not banks benefited from bailout
Greek Reporter — German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble appeared upbeat on Greece at a conference hosted by Deutsche Bank on Friday. He said that Greece […]
Seven EU states fall short on euro conditions
FT — Seven countries – Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Sweden – are under review for membership of the single currency […]
Mikis: “The best day of my life”
Last Sunday in Apokoronas an audience of 2000 people enjoyed a special evening to honour world famous Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, 90. The event took […]
In Greece’s economic war of attrition, Tsipras counts on peace
Bloomberg — From street protests and collapsing governments to eleventh-hour deals and financial lifelines, Greece has gotten used to lurching from crisis to crisis during […]
Violence breaks out in hotspots in Samos, Lesbos
Sputnik — Greek police say clashes have broken out between rival ethnic groups of refugees and other migrants at a detention camp on the eastern Aegean […]
From tsikoudia to tequila – Minoan Earth launches Opundia Spirit
Minoan Earth an agricultural cooperative made of 117 members across Crete specialising in growing organic prickly pear, avocado and aloe is today launching its […]
Successful adopt-a-stray day in Apokoronas
Adopt-a-stray day on Sunday was another successful animal welfare initiative from Apokoronas council. The event took place in Kalyves and drew a sizeable crowd of supporters, […]
Greece earns third place worldwide in Blue Flag certification – including 102 Cretan beaches
The European Environment Agency announced that the Greece won 430 Blue Flag awards for beaches and 9 for marinas and was ranked third worldwide for 2016 […]
Erdogan adviser warns Turkey could suspend EU agreements
eKathimerini/Reuters — Turkey could suspend all of its agreements with the European Union, including a customs union, if the bloc continues its “double standards” in […]
Greek finance minister appeals to Eurozone colleagues’ political empathy
WSJ — Greece is applying reforms to meet bailout pledges but extra contingency measures demanded by the IMF are impossible to legislate, its finance minister […]