Torrential rain causes National road closure
The national road west of Chania at Vamvakopoulo closed this morning when the gathering rainwater made the road impassable to traffic. Many other roads in […]
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Aegean VP calls for airport upgrades
Greek Travel Pages — Aegean Airlines Vice President Eftychios Vassilakis slammed the government for the poor condition of Greek airports and infrastructure and urged authorities […]
Children’s entertainer sentenced for the attempted murder of 12 year old
Heraklion Court of Appeal sentenced Dutch hotel employee Cirino Schrijver in 10 years imprisonment for attempted murder of a Russian boy. Cirino Schrijver was arrested and […]
Schaeuble: “Greeks are a great people, but Greece is not a state,”
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble revisited the time of the negotiations with Greece and his hard stance toward the Greek government during an interview with […]
Europe’s worst airports – Heraklion 4th
This year’s worst airports in Europe top ten list includes four Greek airports . The terminals in these airports terminals were described as ‘decrepit, depressing […]
Missing German found safe and well
A 79 year old German tourist who went missing on Monday was found by police following a call by a member of the public. The […]
Paris to Heraklion flight makes emergency landing
A Transavia Airlines Boeing 738made an emergency landing at Venice Marco Polo on Thursday after smoke was detected in the cockpit. The plane was on […]
Waiting for Varoufakis: Highlights from Barcelona
Hundreds of people lined up in Barcelona to listen to former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. Varoufakis was invited by Barcelona’s mayor as a guest […]
Greek shipping industry faces threat of higher taxes
BBC — On 6 April 1941, Piraeus, one of the main harbours in Greece, was hit in a German bombing raid. According to Laird Archer, […]
TUI plans more flights to Crete next summer
Most Germans prefer Crete for their vacations says travel operator TUI. Last summer there was an increase in German tourists coming to the island helped […]
Birmingham MP Shabana Mahmood helps refugees arriving in Greece
Birmingham Mail — Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood, Shabana Mahmood is in Greece helping deliver aid to stranded refugees in Lesvos. Ms Mahmood is part […]
Varoufakis: Tsipras held the referendum hoping he would lose
Varoufakis gave an interview to French magazine L’Obs saying that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was hoping to lose in the referendum so that he […]
Another fine idea by the anti ENFIA government: Extend ENFIA to properties abroad
Another fine idea that demonstrates this government is continuing in the long Greek government tradition of making laws on the hop without thinking. After promising […]
Wild boar herd free in Taleo Peak, Rethymno
After Sifis the crocodile more wild life was reported in the municipality of Milopotamos, Rethymnon, at the foothills of Psiloritis. A herd of an estimated […]
Portugal’s election gives Spanish Prime Minister cause for concern
WSJ — For the past four years, this corner of Europe has been a testing ground for the austerity that creditors prescribe for sick economies […]