Another death from drowning in Crete mars the start of the holiday season
A sixty year old woman died on the beach in Kavros in Apokoronas on Sunday afternoon when she was pulled unconscious out of the water […]
Articles by Yannis X
Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Piketty and other world renown economists make a “plea for economic sanity and humanity.”
In an essay published on Friday morning in the Financial Times, 26 of the world’s most renowned economic minds proclaimed their solidarity with Syriza, Greece’s […]
Work at Chania airport to restart after minister intervenes
Six months before the completion deadline of the already badly delayed Chania International Airport upgrade and yet another problem was added to the long list […]
What happens if Greece defaults on its International Monetary Fund loans?
In choosing to bundle up four separate June repayments, Greece avoids triggering an immediate default. But in the event of a delayed repayment, according to […]
Adulterated EVOO withdrawn from market in northern Greece
A batch of extra virgin olive oil was declared unfit for human consumption by the Greek Food Standards Agency in Thessaloniki to be as it […]
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras travels to Brussels Wednesday to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, government officials say.
(enikos.gr) — The trip was arranged Tuesday night after Juncker invited Tsipras for talks. Tsipras and Juncker are expected to discuss Greece’s, and the […]
Hostage situation on board Kriti II ends with arrest after special forces board ferry
A hostage situation aboard the ANEK lines passenger ferry Kriti 2, en route from Heraklion to Piraeus with 614 passengers on board, ended when men […]
Thessaloniki mayor “unwelcome in Mt Athos because of his support for Gay Pride”
An informal meeting of The Synod of Priests and Monks called for barring Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris from entering Mount Athos if he continues to […]
Leaders in late night Greek debt talks fail to break deal deadlock
The heads of the IMF and European Central Bank unexpectedly joined talks on Greece’s debt crisis Monday, June 1, as Greece battles with its creditors […]
Knossos archaeological site closed after lightening strikes visitors sheltering under tree
Seventeen tourists have been injured in a lightning strike at the archaeological site of Knossos just after 10 on Friday morning. The injured people were […]
Earthquake activity continues through the night
The earthquake activity continued through the night with more tremors thought to be aftershocks of the 4.5 R quake registered in the same area east […]
Wolfgang Münchau: “I am sceptical about another round of extend-and-pretend dishonesty”
(From the Financial Times) What should Tsipras do now? Asks Wolfgang Münchau in the Financial Times. If the deal offered by the country’s creditors is […]
Two earthquakes over 4R in the afternoon -East of Agios Nikolaos
Two earthquakes of 4.3R and 4.5 R within minutes of each other were felt in some parts of eastern part of Crete just before 16:00 […]
What happened to the Kalyves traffic plan? (part ll)
Just as the road works in Kalyves have finished, the council has made a commitment to address the traffic issue. Mr Majorakis the former Chair […]
The credible Mr Junker : “Varoufakis is not helping negotiations”
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker declared that Greek finance minister Varoufakis was “not helping the negotiation process. Mr Varoufakis is the finance minister of a […]