City of Athens to clamp down on illegal parking
eKathimerini — Wheel clamps will be introduced in Athens next week as part of efforts by local authorities to stamp out a recent spike in […]
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After six years’ austerity, Greeks feel no joy from new debt deal
Reuters — Greece’s government trumpeted a debt relief deal with other euro zone countries on Wednesday as the beginning of the end of its bruising […]
IMF: Greece needs “unconditional” debt relief and a lower surplus target
Reuters — Greece needs “up-front, unconditional” debt relief and a sharply lower budget surplus target to make its bailout viable and its debt sustainable over […]
Road accident in Chania claims another life
Flashnews.gr –A car accident in Souda Avenue near Tsikalaria in Chania at 5 in the morning, cost the life of a 20 year old man who lost […]
Lawyers’ strike leaves some 300,000 legal cases pending
eKathimerini — An anti-austerity strike by the country’s lawyers, which is in its fifth month, has paralyzed Greek courts, with some 300,000 cases pending and […]
Family makes pilgrimage to Crete
Radio NZ — Family members of the New Zealand soldier known as the Lion of Crete have made a pilgrimage to Greece to commemorate the […]
Greek F16s ‘intercept Delta passenger plane heading for Middle East hours after EgyptAir flight disappeared’
The Mirror — Two fighter jets intercepted a US passenger plane heading for the Middle East just hours after doomed EgyptAir flight MS804 vanished off […]
Taxation on plots of land to rise by 23-25 percent
eKathimerini — Owners of land plots are among the property holders who will have to pay more tax for their assets this year, according to […]
Mallorca and Crete most popular islands among Germans in the summer of 2016
Tornos News — When it comes to top holiday islands for Germans in 2016, Majorca and Crete are this year once again in high demand, […]
Greece joins search for missing EgyptAir flight
ITV NEWS — Search and rescue teams are looking for EgyptAir Flight MS804 which has gone missing on a flight from Paris to Cairo. Greek […]
Smugglers made 5-6 billion dollars off migrants to Europe in 2015, Interpol says
Reuters — People smugglers made over 5 billion dollars from the wave of migration into southern Europe last year, a report by international crime-fighting agencies […]
‘Huge differences’ between creditors put doubt on debt agreement on 24 May
Speaking to Sunday’s Kathimerini, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said that medium- and long-term debt relief measures would not be finalized by May 24 […]
Juncker pack projects worth 5.4 bn euro approved
ANA-MPA / Greek Reporter — The Government Council for Economic Policy approved the first 42 programs of the ‘Investment Plan for Europe’ initiated by European […]
Police investigate death in Crete
eKathimerini — Police on Crete Friday were investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 65-year-old man whose body was found in a ditch in […]
Euractive – Greece to block TTIP unless geographical indications are protected
Euractive.com — The Greek government is ready to veto the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the EU unless it ensures […]