ECB raises ‘Haircut’ on Greek collateral, ratcheting up pressure on Greek banks
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank decided on Monday to maintain the provision of emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) to Greek banks at the […]
Articles by Yannis X
Referendum results by region /constituency
Final result NO — 61.31% of the vote YES — 38.69% of the vote
Two more deaths in the sea mar the first weekend of July
The first incident occurred around 11 am in Chryssi Akti, the Blue Flag beach 2.5 km west of Chania. A 65 year old local woman […]
Financial Times revelation – the kiss of death for Greek banks
Another piece of news from unnamed ‘well placed sources’ was deliberately leaked this morning to ensure that whatever is left of the €120 bln in […]
Friday polls indicate close result
Two polls Friday morning are pointing in different directions — on shows a narrow No victory, the other a narrow win for Yes. The first, commissioned […]
Ryanair will accept cash for tickets if cards cannot be processed.
Ryanair confirmed last night that online bookings can still be made with a Greek bank card if the bank in question will process it – […]
Six blue flags for Apokoronas beaches
The Mayor of Apokoronas, Mr Koukianakis raised the blue flags on Monday morning on six beaches, Maistrali, Kalyves, Xida/Almyrida, Kiani Akti, Kavros and Perastikos. Other […]
Joseph Stiglitz: a no vote will give Greece a chance to shape its own future
European leaders are finally beginning to reveal the true nature of the ongoing debt dispute, and the answer is not pleasant: it is about power […]
Three road accidents in Chania on Sunday result in two more deaths
Three road accidents in Chania on Sunday cost the lives of two people and left another three injured. A pedestrian, a man in his 50s, […]
Tsipras calls referendum to break bailout deadlock
The news came late last night that Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras would call a referendum on the bailout accord that international creditors have proposed […]
Weekend deadline for Greece after negotiations draw blank
The Guardian — Greece’s creditors have set the country a weekend deadline to avoid default and stay in the eurozone, after more than 24 hours […]
Apokoronas to develop diving centre
Mayor Koukianakis is going ahead with his plans to create a diving centre and sea park in Apokoronas to develop special interest tourism in the […]
Chania second best in Greece for quality of life
According to the 2015 annual Quality of Life survey , Kos and Chania are the towns that top the quality of life index in Greece, […]
Greece most popular last minute destination
Greece tops the league of last minute holiday destinations with Zakynthos marking an increase of 115 % on last year’s bookings and Crete second with […]
Apokoronas council takes action to ensure safe and clean drinking water
Apokoronas council has carried out €1.4 million works to clean and upgrade and extend the drinking water network in January of this year. Water storage […]