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Volotea launches new routes to Heraklion, discussing Chania routes

6th May 2018 Yannis X 0

Low-cost carrier Volotea, which specializes in flights to mid- and smaller‐sized European cities, on Thursday inaugurated its 12th European base at Athens International Airport. In […]

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Gang stealing cancer drugs arrested

5th May 2018 Yannis X 0

eKathimerini — Greece has broken up a criminal gang that stole cancer drugs from hospitals and smuggled them to other European countries for resale at […]

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Greece reinforces land border as Kurds flee Syria following Turkish invasion

30th April 2018 Newsroom 0

Sputnik — Greek authorities have sent extra personnel to the land border it shares with Turkey, preparing for a wave of migrants from the Middle […]

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Kissamos man arrested for animal abuse, faces large fines

28th April 2018 Yannis X 0

A man was arrested in Kissamos last Friday and was charged with animal abuse over the treatment of two dogs and five puppies on his […]

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PPC union cancels rolling strikes

26th April 2018 Newsroom 0

eKathimerini — Workers at Greece’s power utility PPC announced on Wednesday they are suspending the 48-hour rolling strikes they started this week as of 10 […]

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Greece rejects Turkish leader’s proposal to swap soldiers

23rd April 2018 Yannis X 0

Only days after calling snap elections, Turkey’s president  Erdoğan raised the prospect of an exchange deal, saying Ankara could return two Greek border guards detained in […]

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Germany to lift border controls on Schengen citizens from Greece

18th April 2018 Newsroom 0

To Vima — The German interior ministry has decided to lift systematic border checks on flight passengers from Greece who are citizens of Schengen Area […]

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Greece expects an extra 2 million tourists in 2018

8th April 2018 Newsroom 0

eKathimerini — Greece is expecting an additional 2 million visitors this year, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura estimated on Friday, as the Greek Orthodox Easter sees […]

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Crete in Forbes’ top places to visit in Greece

8th April 2018 Newsroom 0

Forbes — Greece may still be fiscally flabby but it’s shaping up to be one of the world’s hottest destinations this summer. In recent years […]

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BBC spy show gets access to ancient Greek temple

3rd April 2018 Newsroom 0

BreakingNews.ie — A panel of archaeologists has has reversed its decision to deny  a British TV crew access to an ancient site near Athens to […]

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Greeks complain more about the state and its services – Ombudsman

30th March 2018 Newsroom 0

eKathimerini — Greeks are more prepared to complain about the state and its services, according to the annual report of the Greek Ombudsman for 2017, […]

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Greece’s Aegean Air aims higher with $5 billion Airbus jet order

28th March 2018 Newsroom 0

Reuters – Greece’s largest carrier Aegean Airlines chose Airbus  for an order of 42 aircraft worth $5 billion  to renew its fleet of single-aisle planes […]

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Improving Communications – British Consular Survey for Greece

27th March 2018 Newsroom 0

UK In Greece — In the framework of its regular outreach to British Nationals living in Greece, the British Embassy in Athens has just launched […]

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African dust turns snow orange in Eastern Europe

27th March 2018 Newsroom 0

The Weather Channel.com — Orange snow was spotted in the eastern European countries of Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania and Moldova on Friday after African dust from the […]

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A few more days of dust before spring ….

25th March 2018 Yannis X 0

Just when the dust started to clear, winds turned southerly once again on Sunday bringing the possibility of more Saharan dust. Rain is also forecast […]

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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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  • A driver’s licence saga

    AN received a letter from a reader about problems with the renewal of a drivers licence. Name and email supplied. ‘Last autumn, the government introduced […]

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