The Guardian: Germany can’t be allowed to strangle Syriza at birth.
Merkel, the EU bureaucrats and international financiers are cruel but not stupid. They know hope is a contagion, and will do all they can to […]
Chania without New Democracy for the first time in 25 years
Chania voters turned their back on New Democracy which was squeezed out of the four seats returned from Chania, with SYRIZA winning three and the […]
Germany warns over debt commitments
Germany has warned the new Greek government that it must live up to its commitments to its creditors. German government spokesman Steffan Seibert said it […]
SYRIZA sweeps to power in rebellion against austerity
Greek voters handed power SYRIZA in national elections on Sunday, a popular rebellion against the bitter economic medicine Greece has swallowed for five years and […]
SYRIZA strikes deal with ANEL for coalition government
After midnight local time, with more than 98% of the ballots counted, Syriza had 36.3% of the vote, trouncing the incumbent New Democracy party, with […]
Apokoronas welfare group gets a big helping hand from European volunteers
Apokoronas Welfare association held a meeting with volunteers from the European community on wednesday 21/1 at Vryses town hall. The volunteers were keen to help […]
Water supply improvement work starts in Apokoronas
Apokronas council has approved a programme of works to improve the supply of drinking water, a project long awaited for by many residents. The work […]
New Democracy will do ‘whatever it takes’ to prevent SYRIZA win, says minister
Greek opposition parties on Monday slammed outgoing health minister and New Democracy candidate Makis Voridis after he said his party would do “whatever it takes” […]
EU to fund research for use of liquid natural gas by Greek ferries
The European Commission will pay about 600,000 euros to fund a study aiming to promote the use of LNG by ferries covering Greek island routes […]
ECB weighing QE through national central banks but not for Greece, Spiegel reports
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi briefed German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on quantitative-easing plans under which national central banks would […]
Jailed former minister linked to major criminal ring
The Hellenic Police have managed to dismantle the largest criminal organization in the history of the country, with the assistance of the Counter-Terrorism branch. 37 […]
Trial of energy executives to resume on February 5
The trial of 19 executives from two energy companies accused of defrauding the state is due to resume on February 5 after the suspects proposed […]
Apokoronas mayor puts order in council’s finances
Apokoronas mayor Charalambos Koukianakis is slowly bringing the municipalities finances under control. His drive to recover money from unpaid water bills are successful in bringing […]
Apokoronas Council takes over food distribution – a friendly parting of the ways
From the Steering Group of Χείρα Βοηθείας The Municipality of Apokoronas is in the process of establishing an umbrella organisation to provide support for those […]
Syriza turns Greek oligarchs from taboo subject to economic priority
George Stathakis, Syriza’s shadow development minister, told the Financial Times last week that tackling the oligarchs’ grip on the economy “will be a priority” of […]