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Protesters barge into German Consulate on Crete to express “solidarity with Afrin”

17th March 2018 Newsroom 0

Sputniknews — Around a dozen masked men briefly occupied the German consulate in Heraklion on Friday protesting against Turkey’s ongoing military operation in the Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin in northern […]

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Animal cruelty awareness improved, but still has way to go in Greece

12th March 2018 Newsroom 0

eKathimerini — Though Greece has made significant strides in treating animal abuse as the punishable crime that it is, activists and advocates say the system […]

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Ryanair returns to Chania with a reduced winter scedule

8th March 2018 Yannis X 0

Ryanair reinstates some of its axed routes from Chania to Athens,  Thessaloniki and Paphos with some of the flights from Chania to Paphos and Thessaloniki […]

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Minoan Palace of Malia’s mysteries a tourist attraction

7th March 2018 Newsroom 0

Tornos News — The Greek island of Crete sees thousands of people visit every year for its rich array of archaeological treasures. The Minoan Palace […]

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Continuation of stray sterilization programme in Chania a victory for common sense

7th March 2018 Yannis X 0

Press Release — Charges pressed by the Panhellenic Veterinary Association (P.V.S) regarding the free sterilization programme conducted by volunteer European vets in October 2017 were rejected  […]

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Greek coast guard seizes 1.3 tonnes of cannabis on vessel off Crete

5th March 2018 Newsroom 0

Reuters — The drug bust was the result of a three-day operation. Greek authorities had been informed by French customs that a suspect ship was […]

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Dust cloud covers Crete

4th March 2018 Yannis X 0

Crete once again is covered in a cloud of dust that presents increased health risks to vulnerable groups, public health authorities have warned. The concentration […]

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Young German hiker dies on Crete after fall

3rd March 2018 Newsroom 0

eKathimerini — A 21-year-old German man died in a hospital in Rethymno on Friday after suffering heavy internal bleeding following a fall while hiking in […]

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Elafonisi, Balos once again voted in the top ten beaches of Europe

25th February 2018 Newsroom 0

Elafonisi, in the southwest corner of Chania, is once again included in TripAdvisor’s 2018 list for the best beaches in the world, a ranking based […]

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Refugee family renews century-old ties on Crete

24th February 2018 Newsroom 0

UNHCR — Syrian refugee Ahmed Tarzalakis has been in Crete for just a few months but he feels right at home in the Mediterranean island […]

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Apokoronas diving park given the green light by Region

19th February 2018 Newsroom 0

The region of Crete environmental committee has unanimously approved the environmental impact assessment for the proposed Apokoronas diving park  in their last meeting of 2017 on […]

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Poseidon weather system forecast for Crete: Rain and increasing wind

15th February 2018 Newsroom 0

Poseidon — A new weather front passing over Crete will bring more rain over the next few days. Strong winds with gusts of 7 Beaufort […]

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Chania court hands out more severe punishments for animal abuse

9th February 2018 Yannis X 0

Exactly a week after the first prison sentence for animal abuse was handed by a court to a Chania woman, on Wednesday 7 February two […]

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First custodial sentence for animal abuse in Chania

6th February 2018 Yannis X 0

Last Wednesday, 31/1, a Chania court handed a custodial 2 year sentence and a 5000 euro fine for animal abuse and neglect to a local […]

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Phaistos Disc reveals some of its secrets

4th February 2018 Newsroom 0

Tornos News — The Phaistos Disc, probably dating back to the 17th century BC gradually reveals its secrets. Dr. Gareth Owens, a linguist who has […]

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  • How to find your 2019 property tax statement online – and print it

    ENFIA property tax  notifications for property owners in Greece are now available online at  www.gsis.gr . If your accountant has nor sent you the tax demand, which […]

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  • Ten year old mystery of the suspicious death of Jean Hanlon in Crete

    Following a UK Channel 5 documentary entitled ‘Murdered in Paradise : The Killing of Jean Hanlon’, new information has emerged which was  enough to lead […]

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  • PFPO’s stray animals meetings with German MEPs and the Authorities in Crete

    PFPO PRESS RELEASE – (repost) Last month MEPs Professor Klaus Buchner, animal activist Stefan Eck and Georgios Chatzimarkakis, who is from Crete, organized a congress […]

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  • Book club in Apokoronas

    NEW BOOK CLUB Kindle/ebook recommended Meets Monthly Read an entertaining, interesting book every month. Members take turns to propose a choice of books. Meet, discuss […]

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  • A new novel on wartime Crete by Phillip Duke, a former apokoronas resident

    A Cretan village confronts the Nazi juggernaut sweeping across Europe. A village matriarch tries to hold her family together…Her grieving son finds a new life […]

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