National road closures for the weekend
The leader of Chania farmers Sofoklis Tsourounakis called his members to turn up at the road blocks and support the farmer’s protests . However the […]
Articles by Yannis X
Arnaoutakis : Toll free National Road a priority for region
The construction of a safe, modern national road linking the two ends of Crete is a priority for the region said governor Arnaoutakis at the […]
Striking farmers hand out fruit and vegetables
Small farmers on strike over the government’s proposal to overhaul the country’s ailing pension system on Wednesday handed out fruits and vegetables at a produce […]
Belgium to Greece: ‘Just push them back to sea’ to solve the migrant crisis (BBC video)
Greek migration minister Ioannis Mouzalas has revealed that a Belgian minister suggested Greece should “push” refugee boats “back into the sea” to help solve the […]
Chania farmers to join national action from Wednesday
During a press conference Monday, Chania prefecture farmers announced that they will join the national campaign of farmers by blocking roads in Chania. A mass […]
Murder in Kissamos
It was confirmed by the Chania coroner that the 52 year old man who was found dead by his tractor in the outskirts of Kakathanes, […]
Protesting farmers trap minister
Greek farmers protesting against pension cuts and new taxes blocked Agricultural Development Minister Vangelis Apostolou in a regional administrative building in the city of Komotini […]
Tax increases have not brought in the desired revenues
Data from the Finance Ministry showed on Thursday that state revenues grew 39 million euros or 0.08 percent from 2014, although taxpayers were hit with […]
Schaeuble worried about Greek government’s commitment
SigmaLive — Wolfgang Schaeuble is once again expressing deep concerns over the Greek government’s commitment to implement the full bailout program in a timely fashion. […]
Six people found dead off Samos bringing number drowned in 2016 to sixty
Six people, believed to have been refugees crossing the Mediterranean in an attempt to reach Europe, have been found dead off the eastern Greek island […]
Time to go after the rich?
Euclid Tsakalotos, the Greek finance Minister in an interview with the Guardian in December talked about the task of pursuing the elite for unpaid taxes. […]
Greece accused of breaking slavery and forced labour law
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will examine a complaint by 42 Bangladeshi workers against Greece over the violation of Article 4 of the […]
Update – Man’s body found on Kavros beach not the missing Rethymnon man
Police confirmed that body found on the beach in Kavros is not Manolis Damoulakis, the 50 year old plumber from Rethymnon, who was reported missing […]
Head of disease control centre to face trial for fraud
eKathimerini — The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the director of the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO) should face trial for fraud. […]
Municipality of Gortyna declares bankruptcy
The Municipality of Gortyna in the prefecture of Heraklion has declared bankruptcy and is to enter a supervision program that will require increasing the municipal […]