Hellinikon is not forest, but could be an archaeological site
Reuters – The Greek government has won an appeal over objections from forestry officials to the 8 billion euro development of the disused Hellenikon airport site that […]
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‘Shame on you’ chant Greek pensioners over bailout cutbacks
Reuters – Several hundred elderly Greeks shouting “shame” marched through Athens on Tuesday protesting against deep cutbacks to pension payments ordered by the indebted country’s […]
Ryanair should offer ‘comparable transport’ to passengers flying out of Chania
One of the many Ryanair customers who had their November flights cancelled wrote to AN to express his concerns about the situation, as the airline […]
US Naval Base at Souda, Crete, prominent in Trump-Tsipras meeting
Tornos News — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit Washington between October 15 and 18, accepting an invitation from Donald Trump, with a meeting […]
Visiting Crete? Head inland
The Mail – Hiring cars is easy as there are rows of competing rental outfits along the coast. And it doesn’t take long to discover […]
Dijsselbloem – Upcoming review to pave the way to ‘clean’ bailout exit
Reuters – Greece must wrap up an upcoming bailout review quickly to pave the way for a “clean” bailout exit next summer without further conditions […]
Desertification: The very real threat to Cyprus and Crete
Argophilia — Not all news from paradise is positive these days as unsustainable practices and the global warming trend threatens to turn Cyprus, Crete and […]
UPDATE – Elderly British woman gone missing in northern Greece found dead
IB Times — An elderly British woman’s body was found in Greece in a state suggesting she was “mauled to death” by a pack of […]
Beached baby whale south of Crete rescued
A 5-metre-long baby whale trapped in shallow waters on Friday on Karavovrysi beach, Phaestos, south Heraklion, Crete, was rescued by the local coastguard. The small […]
Eco groups warn Greece unprepared to respond to marine disasters
eKathimerini — Environmental groups are sounding the alarm over authorities’ response to an oil spill that has spread across the Saronic Gulf to Athens’s southern […]
Brexit: Britain says it cannot be blackmailed by EU over divorce bill
Reuters – British trade minister Liam Fox said on Friday Britain would not be blackmailed into agreeing on the cost of leaving the European Union, […]
Schaeuble: ‘Debt cut for Greece not on agenda for now’
Reuters – Greece must press ahead with implementing its reforms-for-aid program and become more competitive, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was quoted as saying, adding […]
Property tax demands emailed to taxpayers
Naftemporiki — Annual property tax payment notices were electronically sent to roughly seven million owners with at least one holding to their name in Greece […]
Building legalization reaps 1.9 bln euros
eKathimerini — More than a million applications have been submitted to legalise of zoning regulation infringements since 2011, according to data from the Technical Chamber. […]
Hydrocarbon exploration maps for Ionian and Crete unveiled
eKathimerini — The government on Wednesday provided the locations of the three blocks – two off the coast of Crete and one in the Ionian […]