Turkey slams Germany’s ‘disrespectful messages’ about Erdogan
CBC — Turkish officials have denounced German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Martin Schulz, her main opponent in this month’s general election, for their anti-Turkish rhetoric […]
Brexit: Healthcare deal is ‘good news for pensioners’
The Guardian — British pensioners who have retired to other EU countries will continue to have their healthcare paid for by the NHS post-Brexit, after […]
Brexit: UK to be taught a lesson about consequences, says Barnier
BBC — The EU’s Brexit negotiator has said he sees the process as an opportunity to “teach the British people and others what leaving the […]
Renowned crime author Owen Mullen returns to Coatbridge from Crete for special event
Daily Record — Crime author Owen Mullen is returning to his hometown for a special free event at Coatbridge library. The writer will speak about […]
Cut Greece’s debt and let it leave euro says Merkel would be ally
Bloomberg — Germany’s next government will be tougher on granting fiscal leeway to Greece, France and other euro-area countries if it includes the Free Democrats, […]
6 million year old hominin footprints from Crete
sciencealert.com — The human foot is distinctive. Our five toes lack claws, we normally present the sole of our foot flat to the ground, and […]
Greece eases capital controls from 1 September
From today, 1 September comes into force a further lifting of capital restrictions, which have been in place since mid-2015. The further lifting of the cash limit on bank […]
Greek tourism-related properties offer high returns on investment – Crete
eKathimerini — Greece is the dominant European market for investors looking for high returns in tourism-related luxury property, new market data have highlighted. Nine of […]
Brexit: Britain says it cannot be blackmailed by EU over divorce bill
Reuters – British trade minister Liam Fox said on Friday Britain would not be blackmailed into agreeing on the cost of leaving the European Union, […]
Treasure hunter arrested in Chania
Authorities in Crete have arrested a 44 year old Spanish man for attempting to remove artefacts from an archaeological site in Falassarna, Kissamos, west of Chania. […]
Strengthening euro has Greek exporters worried
eKathimerini — Greek exporters are quite concerned about the euro’s significant rise against the dollar and other key foreign currencies since March, fearing Greek commodities […]
Greece offers latest effort to reform public sector, a key bailout demand
Reuters – Greece’s government presented a three-year plan to overhaul the country’s public sector on Wednesday, the latest attempt to fix a problem that helped […]
UK government cancels licence of fake holiday illness claims firm
Intelligence gathered by the Claims Management Regulator (CMR) officers revealed that Lancashire based Allsure Ltd had encouraged holiday-goers to fabricate or embellish symptoms of gastric […]
Jean-Claude Juncker labelled a ‘poundshop Bismarck’ over Brexit divorce bill demands
The Telegraph — Jean-Claude Juncker has been labelled a “poundshop Bismarck” after he criticised Britain’s Brexit negotiating position and demanded the UK commit to paying a […]
Technical Chamber of Greece proposes integrated land use database to tackle red tape, corruption
eKathimerini — In the effort to overcome Greece’s notorious bureaucracy, conflicting laws and corruption that is sabotaging badly needed investment, the president of the Technical […]