Holidaymaker spends thousands bringing home from Crete stray dog who came to her rescue.
Daily Mail — A British woman saved by a stray dog from an attack in Greece has spent thousands of pounds to bring the animal […]
Moving the goalposts — Fraport now asks for better terms to run regional airports
Fraport claims it has difficulty raising investment funding due to the high risk involved. Therefore, raising the agreed 1.23 billion euros before the end of 2015 […]
Greece halts activity at Eldorado gold mine
Reuters — The Greek government has temporarily halted work at a Canadian-run gold mine in northern Greece after determining the company had violated some terms, […]
40 year 14 airport concession to Fraport approved. Chania included in the deal
Alexis Tsipras’s government has reneged on its pre-election promise to re negotiate the 14 regional airports privatisation deal. The controversial airport concession sell-off was announced […]
ECB reduces liquidity assistance to Greek banks
Reuters — The European Central Bank lowered on Tuesday the ceiling for emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) Greek lenders can get from the Greek central bank […]
European parliaments approve Greek deal – Germany decides today
What’s not to approve? The money will go straight back to paying debts to the the ECB, the European Support Mechanism and the IMF The […]
Liberalization of holiday rental market worries sector
(Greek Travel Pages) — Professionals in the Greek accommodation sector have expressed concern over the decision to open up the tourist rental market to include […]
WWII mine was found and destroyed in Misiria, Rethimnon
A Navy Special Operations unit destroyed a WWII mine in Rethymnon on Sunday using a controlled explosion. The mine had been found by a swimmer […]
Greek deposits become eligible for bail-in on 1 January 2016
(Zero Hedge) — Earlier this week, tucked away from the public’s eyes, there was another round of drama involving Greek securities this time focused on […]
Varoufakis: bailout deal allows Greek oligarchs to maintain grip
(The Guardian) — Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has accused European leaders of allowing oligarchs to maintain their stranglehold on Greek society while punishing ordinary […]
This latest Greek deal is nothing to celebrate
Bloomberg View — At the end of last week, amid much smiling and hand-shaking, European finance ministers said they were ready to give Greece a […]
Kavros beach waters claim another swimmer
A woman swimmer was found unconscious in the sea area of Kavros, Apokoronas, shortly after 2:30 on Sunday afternoon. An ambulance took the woman to […]
Merkel: IMF expected to take part in Greek bailout, denies she wants ‘a German Europe’
Reuters — German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to reassure sceptical lawmakers on Sunday that the International Monetary Fund would take part in a new bailout […]
Threefold increase of UK holiday bookings to Crete
Bookings from London to Rhodes and Corfu have seen the biggest surge with year-on-year increases of 567% and 270% respectively based on bookings made between […]
The paradise that is Crete’s Elafonisi – Video
As one of the loveliest sandy beaches in Crete, it’s easy to understand why people enthuse so much about Elafonisi. At the southern extremity of Crete’s […]