Greek drivers admit to sins at wheel, but not the worst in Europe
eKathimerini — They may talk on their cell phones, take the wheel after more than a few sips of alcohol, not wear seat belts and […]
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Turkish aircraft intercepted over Aegean, in Athens FIR
eKathimerini — Turkish military aircraft violated Greek air space in 15 instances on Monday, Greek authorities said. The violations were carried out by seven Turkish […]
Tsipras blames Brexit on austerity, deficiencies in EU leadership
Reuters — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, whose own rebellion against European Union policy brought the bloc to a crisis last year, said on Saturday […]
Default risk for Greece’s biggest supermarket chain
eKathimerini — The restructuring of Marinopoulos, Greece’s biggest supermarket chain, is under threat, as there appears to be disagreement among creditor banks, while suppliers who […]
USS Harry S Truman arrives in Souda
Reuters – The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier arrived in Souda on Tuesday, giving its 5,500 crew members a Crete island break after seven months at […]
Latest Bridging Europe survey finds Syriza in the lead despite problems
Most Greeks do not believe that they will see better days On the bailout deal Political developments – most people do not want […]
Austerity Kills! Bank of Greece reports “Greek’s health deteriorating, life expectancy shrinks”
keepTalkingGreece — The economic crisis and the strict austerity bound to the loan agreement kill. They kill Greeks. The Bank of Greece may not write […]
Greek teenager charged with murder of friend amid bullying allegation
(Xinhua — A 14-year-old boy from a village near Thessaloniki in northern Greece was charged on Monday with the murder of his friend and classmate […]
Independent experts brought in to investigate Publisher’s death
eKathimerini — Alexis Kougias, the lawyer representing the family of Panagiotis Mavrikos who was burned to death in his car in northern Athens, last week, […]
EU Referendum – No single market access for UK after Brexit, Wolfgang Schäuble says
The Guardian –Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, has slammed the door on Britain retaining access to the single market if it votes to the leave […]
Greek shipping tax scrutiny will open ‘Pandora’s box’ in EU
eKathimerini/AFP — Greece’s top shipping lobby on Friday warned that European Union scrutiny of their tax concessions would open a “Pandora’s box” of revelations concerning […]
Death of publisher in car fire treated as suspicious
eKathimerini — The homicide unit of the Athens police is investigating the death of newspaper publisher Panagiotis Mavrikos, who was burnt alive on Thursday when […]
Ministry vows to enforce anti-smoking rules
eKathimerini — The government has announced its intention to implement existing anti-smoking laws which have largely been flouted. Health Minister Andreas Xanthos told a Parliament […]
Court cases could face 10-year wait due to lawyers’ strike
eKathimerini — The partial end of the lawyers’ strike on June 17 after almost six months is set to present the country’s overloaded justice system […]
Ancient Greek ruins actually made by ancient microbes
NYT — When snorkelers discovered what appeared to be pieces of ancient stonework, including columns and doughnut-shaped disks that might have been column bases, in […]