Greece a top choice for Polish tourists in 2017
Tornos News – According to the Association of Tourist Offices in Poland, bookings for Greece have significantly increased compared to last year. In May, Greece […]
A tale of stray cats to raise awareness of animal charity work in Crete
Anne-Marie Clough, a resident of Crete, has just published a children’s book about two Cretan stray cats Harry and Hermione. The story follows the fortunes […]
Schäuble: Disagreement with IMF the main reason why Eurogroup failed to agree debt relief terms
Handelsblatt — Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble attacked the International Monetary Fund for being too pessimistic about Greece as part of an international row over debt […]
Brexit expat pensioners could cost NHS £500m more a year
BBC — Tens of thousands of retired British expats could be forced to return home to use the NHS, if the Brexit deal doesn’t ensure […]
Ariadne Airport Group wins contract for Kastelli airport
Naftemporiki — The Ariadne Airport Group consortium has been declared the provisional winner of an international tender to build a new airport on Crete, and […]
Total, Exxon express interest in oil and gas exploration off Crete
Reuters — A consortium that includes Total and Exxon Mobil has submitted an expression of interest in oil and gas exploration and exploitation in two […]
What does Europe mean for Merkel?
Berlin daily TAZ launched an attack on Merkel’s european policies on Tuesday using the example of Greece to demonstrate the lack of solidarity and cooperation […]
Greece, Italy uncertainties dent euro
Reuters — Concerns about situations involving Greece, Italy and the European Central Bank kept the euro under pressure on Tuesday. The euro slid 0.45 percent […]
Draghi: ECB won’t buy Greek Bonds before debt deal
Bloomberg — The European Central Bank will not consider including Greek government bonds in its asset purchases program before a pending bailout review is concluded […]
Elderly couple drowns in Stalida
eKathimerini — An elderly couple from Germany were found dead in the sea on a beach in the region of Stalida in Heraklion, Crete. The […]
Darlington couple face £170K claim after Crete hotel countersues
Northern Echo — A British couple, Sean and Caroline Bondarenko, are being counter-sued by the owners of a five-star hotel on Crete after making a […]
The Telegraph’s top 10 beach holidays in Greece for 2017
IGUANA BEACH, CRETE Lucky Haniá has two lovely, clean, amenitied town beaches, 4km west at the end of a frequent urban bus line. They’re separated […]
Egyptian FM optimistic over agreement on EEZ with Greece
Tornos News — Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in an interview with Efimerida Ton Syntakton newspaper on Saturday, on the sidelines of the 2nd Conference […]
Greece’s Energean to supply 23 bcm of gas to Israeli power stations
Reuters — Greece’s Energean said on Sunday it signed contracts to supply up to 23 billion cubic meters of natural gas to private Israeli power […]
Cabin crew for Ryanair recruitment in Chania
From Peter O Neill of Crewlink, an official Recruitment and Training Partner to Ryanair. “Crewlink are delighted to announce that we are recruiting throughout Europe […]