A deal for perpetual debt servitude
Greece has agreed a deal in principle with its lenders about a third bailout, worth around €85bn and allowing some €10bn to be disbursed to […]
Articles by Yannis X
31 deaths on Crete’s roads in the first 6 months of 2015
A significant increase in the number of fatal accidents on the roads of Crete was recorded by the traffic police in the first six months […]
Greece races to secure bailout deal amid German doubts
Bloomberg — Greece faces intensive negotiations to tie up a bailout of 86 billion euros in time to meet its debt obligations to the European […]
Heavy August rains cause floods in Heraklion
Rain in early August is very unusual for Crete, let alone the torrential rain that fell for in some parts of the island on Saturday […]
Beyond Knossos – a cultural tax dodge
A case of tax evasion with a difference was discovered by the Financial Crimes Unit inspectors who audited the souvenir shop at the Archaeological Site […]
Young moped rider killed on the national road at Souda
Another fatal accident marred the beginning of the August holiday season. A 17 year old man was killed when his moped was hit by a […]
Heraklion to Glasgow passenger traveled with kitten in her hand luggage.
The Mail on line — An airline passenger smuggled a kitten past security checks by hiding the animal in her handbag on a flight into […]
Chania Airport may be excluded from privatization deal
Part of the new demands placed on the Greek government by the creditors, is the completion of three privatisation deals started by the previous government […]
Greece planned German corruption probes – but was it just part of plan B?
Deutsche Welle reported on Saurday that the Greek government produced a contingency plan that would “raise the cost of rupture” for Greece’s creditors – the […]
Deutsche Welle: Out of prejudice or fear, Germans steer clear of Greece
Greece’s tourism sector is working to correct the damage done to the country’s image during coverage of debt negotiations. At the same time, Germans – […]
Heat wave warning
A heat wave with temperatures reaching up to 39 degrees Celsius in the mainland and 35 -37 in the islands and Crete is expected to […]
Platanias implements main road parking restrictions
Residents and businesspeople in the municipality of Platanias are divided over plans to introduce parking restrictions on the old national road which goes right through […]
‘Grexit’ struggle tests Germany’s power duo
Reuters — On July 17th, her 61st birthday, Angela Merkel stepped to the podium in the Bundestag and urged German lawmakers to approve a new […]
Chania beach loses Blue Flag following complaint
Nea Hora beach, one of the awarded beaches in Chania, is at risk of losing its Blue Flag following a complaint made to the international […]
A lucky escape on the National Road
A car overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle at around 9:00 am on the eastbound side of the National Road at Kalami, […]