Airfasttickets ceases operations
Greek online travel booking company Airfasttickets has ceased operations, press reports said on Monday. The company’s official websites and social media profiles are inoperative and […]
Greek politicians may be ‘hidden’ in Lagarde list, Falciani says
ANA-MPA– Political figures may well be behind the dummy companies and money routes revealed by the “Lagarde list,” whistleblower Herve Falciani said in an interview […]
Nursery teacher is banned from flying home from Crete holiday after she opened her own miniature bottle of vodka on flight out
Daily Mail — A nursery school teacher was banned from flying home from a Crete holiday because she opened her own miniature bottle of vodka […]
Merkel: Greece must take responsibility for the protection of the EU’s external borders
“Greece must take responsibility for the protection of the EU’s external borders, which are currently not secure,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said calling for an urgent intensification […]
Refugees assist in rescue of firemen in Lesvos
ANA-MPA — In a poignant twist of fate, two Greek firemen needing rescue on the island of Lesvos found help from four Iranians that had […]
Paul Mason: Europe’s changing political reality
Irish Times — Tony Blair, in a last-ditch attempt to dissuade Labour from backing Jeremy Corbyn, introduced an interesting proposition: that Corbyn, together with Syriza […]
Refugee boat capsizes off Greek coast – 34 dead
Another tragic incident involving war-torn migrants trying to make it to Greece took place off the Greek islet of Farmakonisi early Sunday morning, September 13. A […]
Hope dies last in politics….
Driving into the town of Chania you can still see on bustops and notice boards old faded rainbow coloured Syriza posters left over from last […]
Syriza hails Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour win as ‘message of hope’
enikos.gr –Syriza party on Saturday welcomed the election of Jeremy Corbyn as head of Britain’s opposition Labour as a “message of hope”. A Syriza spokesperson […]
Morning breaks in Chania – a view from above and other videos
A summer sunrise in Chania. Just as a reminder of the summer that’s gone and a selection of other videos from summer 2015 A Chania […]
Closure of camp in Kos leaves refugees vulnerable, warns MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières press release — The Captain Elias camp on Kos island, a makeshift building where authorities have been directing refugees to stay while awaiting their registration […]
After the elections the bailout program is to be evaluated and adjusted.
An EU official who spoke to the Reuters explained that the first evaluation of the recent Greek bailout program is expected to begin in October. […]
Greek prosecutors take testimony from former HSBC employee on ‘Lagarde list’
ANA – MPA — Four Greek prosecutors took testimony from the former HSBC employee Hervé Falciani in Paris on Friday, who in 2008 stole data […]
Ex-MP claims ‘political persecution’ over charges connected to student’s suicide
eKathimerini –A former New Democracy lawmaker and minister accused of moral instigation and dereliction of duty in the suicide of 20-year-old student Vangelis Giakoumakis in […]
Largest sailing vessel in the world sails in Aegean Sea
The largest sailing cruise ship in the world Club Med 2 docked at Chios port. The Club Med 2 was launched in 1992 in Le […]