Pet bill will make neutering compulsary but parts of it cause alarm
A draft bill obliging owners to neuter their pets out on a two month public consultation, aims to establish a single up-to-date legislation according to Agriculture […]
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Car accident causes blackout in Apokoronas
A power cut during the storm force winds on Saturday evening in Apokoronas was due to a car accident in Almyrida Zarpa news reports. The […]
New dust health warning for Crete – rain expected late on Sunday
Health authorities issued new warnings about the levels of dust particulates in the atmosphere in Crete. The levels of particulates are expected to peak during […]
Protesters barge into German Consulate on Crete to express “solidarity with Afrin”
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 […]
Greece can do more to weed out corruption, watchdog agency says
Reuters – Greece should tighten the rules of conduct for its legislators and judiciary to prevent corruption, a senior official in the Council of Europe’s […]
HALC, ANCA take out ad in New York Times urging US not to sell F-35s to Turkey
eKathimerini — The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) have taken out a full-page ad in the New […]
Animal cruelty awareness improved, but still has way to go in Greece
eKathimerini — Though Greece has made significant strides in treating animal abuse as the punishable crime that it is, activists and advocates say the system […]
Number of flu deaths in Greece reach 17- Vaccination recommended for some groups
Xinhua — Seventeen people in Greece have lost their lives this winter as a result of the seasonal flu virus, while the measles epidemic has grown to […]
What the 2015 Greek debt negotiations tell us about Germany’s negotiating stance on Brexit
From Luuk Molthof / LSE — British government still seems fully confident that it will be able to negotiate a bespoke trade deal for itself. At […]
Rethymnon man faces gun running charges after police find weapons cache
eKathimerini — Police on Crete have detained a 32-year-old man after finding a large cache of weapons an explosives at his home in Rethymno, according […]
Continuation of stray sterilization programme in Chania a victory for common sense
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 […]
Capital controls eased further
Capital controls in Greece were eased further from 1 March, with the monthly withdrawal limit being raised to 2,300 euro. Greece was forced to impose […]
National road of Crete plans made public
Plans for the new north national road of Crete were made public last Wednesday at the Development Organisation of Crete during the executive council meeting. […]
Council of Europe anti-corruption group offers praise and criticism
Council of Europe press release — In two reports published on 1st March, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) mixed praise […]
New eurogroup chief satisfied with Greek reforms
Reuters — Greece has met all the conditions set by lenders for the disbursement of new loans and the next tranche of 5.7 billion euros […]