Greece expects more Russian, German tourists in 2016 – TUI promotes Crete in Germany
Greece expects a significant increase in the number of Russian and German tourists in 2016, Deutsche Welle reported. Egypt and Turkey have so far been […]
German politicians slam Greece over handling of refugee crisis
Reuters — Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, and a senior Bavarian politician have criticised Greece’s role in Europe’s biggest migration crisis since the Second World […]
Italy’s Renzi blasts German policies at EU summit
Reuters — Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi openly attacked German policies at a European Union summit on Friday, criticizing Berlin’s stance on banking, energy, migration […]
Rhodes reconstruction project will be a colossal gamble for Greece – but it might well pay off
The Guardian — The Colossus of Rhodes is one of the most short-lived great statues in history – and certainly had the briefest existence of […]
Tragic end in the search for missing 35 year old man
Panagiotis Kalamiotis, the 35 year old man who was missing on 16 December was found dead in an abandoned house in the Old City of […]
Missing over Christmas
Police has released details about a 35 year old man who went missing nine days ago on 16 December from his home in Alikarnassos, Heraklion. […]
Business as usual for the the people smugglers in Lesbos
Christmas was business as usual on Lesbos: No day off for the people smugglers who profit from migrants’ desperate need to reach Europe. On Christmas […]
Environment ministry urges Athenians not to use fireplaces to avoid smog
The Environment and Energy ministry warned Athenians on Wednesday not to use their fireplaces, or solid fuel and biomass stoves for the next three to […]
Denmark government defends plan to strip refugees’ valuables ‘to pay for their stay’
The Independent -The Danish government has defended plans to strip asylum seekers of valuables to pay for their stay in the country. The idea proposed […]
Greek doctors’ long hours ‘break EU law’, ECJ decides
BBC — The European Court of Justice says Greece is in breach of EU law by allowing doctors to work long hours without adequate rest. […]
Italy bank rescues spark bail-in debate as anger at Renzi grows
The Civitavecchia offices of Banca Etruria, one of four Italian lenders saved by a controversial government rescue, were searched by finance police on Wednesday. The […]
Stournaras stands by Siemens deal
eKathimerini — Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras defended the 2012 out-of-court settlement between the Greek government and German electronics giant Siemens on Tuesday before […]
Former finance minister Hardouvelis to be probed over wealth declaration
A prosecutor will investigate whether former finance minister Gikas Hardouvelis failed to declare all his assets when he was a member of the government. A […]
Barcelona City Hall takes over empty apartments from the banks
El Pais — After a months-long battle, Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau has reached a deal with Sareb, the “bad bank” set up by the government […]
25 new Mercedes ambulances will go to service in Crete in 2016
On Tuesday the Greek ambulance service EKAB signed a deal with Mercedes Benz for the supply of 51 ambulances at the cost of 3,051,814 euro […]