Five per cent of Greek hotels are now up for sale
Daily Mail — New research has revealed that more than 480 hotels in popular tourist destinations including Crete have been put up for sale in […]
Greece seeks swift bailout review as IMF role still unclear
AP — Greece’s finance minister says his government is pressing lenders for a swift review of the country’s bailout program, warning that delays would prolong […]
Juncker: It’s not the Commission’s fault, EU countries ‘failed to deliver’ on promises to resolve refugee crisis
RT — European Union member states have “failed to deliver” on efforts to resolve the refugee crisis, the head of the European Commission said on […]
Schaeuble worried about Greek government’s commitment
SigmaLive — Wolfgang Schaeuble is once again expressing deep concerns over the Greek government’s commitment to implement the full bailout program in a timely fashion. […]
Austria suspends Schengen
Politico — The Schengen agreement on open borders was “temporarily suspended” in Austria Saturday as Chancellor Werner Faymann added his voice to a chorus of […]
Larissa farmers to hold blockade at Tempe junction starting Wednesday
Farmers in Larissa in central Greece will hold a tractor blockade at the Vale of Tempe junction starting on Wednesday, their unions decided on Saturday. […]
Ferry routes resume after winds subside – snow cuts off villages – floods – one dead
ANA-MPA — Ferry routes from Athens’ main ports – Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio – resumed on Sunday, after authorities were forced to halt them due […]
Unions gear up for general strike on February 4
eKathimerini — The government will face a series of protests over its pension reform proposal in the coming days, culminating in another general strike on […]
Theresa May urged to rethink new £35,000 earnings threshold for non-EU migrants as teachers face deportation
The Independent — British Home Secretary,Theresa May, is facing calls to rethink the “discriminatory” new earnings threshold of £35,000 for non-EU migrants that could starve Britain […]
Archbishop Justin Welby hopes for fixed Easter date
BBC — The Archbishop of Canterbury is working with other Christian churches to agree on a fixed date for Easter. Justin Welby made the announcement […]
ND takes lead in second survey under new chief
eKathimerini — A second opinion poll showing New Democracy ahead of ruling SYRIZA following the election of Kyriakos Mitsotakis as the new opposition leader pointed […]
Six people found dead off Samos bringing number drowned in 2016 to sixty
Six people, believed to have been refugees crossing the Mediterranean in an attempt to reach Europe, have been found dead off the eastern Greek island […]
Greece seeks German know-how to tackle tax evasion
AFP — Greek and German authorities agreed Saturday to step up their cooperation on tax evasion, with information supplied by Germany already being used to […]
Fantasia’s unexpected visit to Souda ‘part of planned change of itinerary’
Cruise ship Fantasia with 4000 passengers, mostly US citizens, and a crew of several hundred on board traveling from Haifa to Heraklion made an unscheduled […]
EU relocates just 0.17% of pledged target in four months
The Guardian — European countries have relocatedjust 0.17% of the asylum seekers they promised to welcome four months ago, it has emerged, in a revelation […]