Fire destroys iconic Chania War Museum building
A fire that broke out after 9 on Sunday evening totally destroyed a historic building in Chania, that until recently was used to house the […]
Heatwave to stay til Tuesday
Weather forecasters have extended their heatwave warning to next Tuesday, with even higher temperatures than last week, reaching 40 degrees Celcius in parts of Crete, […]
Animal Welfare organisations in Chania ask council for solutions
Press Release — On June 27 members of Chania animal welfare organisations attended the council meeting where they rad and distributed a letter to all […]
ΕΥ: New investments in Greece created nearly 2000 jobs last year
Naftemporiki — Ernst & Young’s European attractiveness survey this week calculated the number of new direct foreign investments (DFIs) in Greece at 24 in 2017, […]
Nearly a third of EU legislators declare outside earnings
Politico — Nearly a third of legislators in the European Parliament have paid side jobs, with many earning hundreds of thousands of euros on top […]
Heavy rainfall causes problems in Athens area
eKathimerini — Heavy rainfall on Sunday evening caused serious problems in Attica, prompting Traffic Police to close off flooded roads and leading to several calls […]
Chania Airport passenger numbers in decline
Chania airport is underperforming by comparison to other Fraport managed regional airports in Greece. The disappointing figures are largely attributed to the departure of Ryan Air from […]
Minoan to start Chania – Pireaus service on 15 July
Minoan Lines will deploy the Cruise Ferry MYKONOS PALACE, ‘a modern and luxurious’ ferry on the Chania – Pireaus – Chania service starting on Sunday 15 […]
Hel.Pe-Total-Exxon Mobil consortium awarded concession for hydrocarbon exploration off Crete
Naftemporiki — A consortium comprised of partially state-owned Hellenic Petroleum (Hel.Pe), Total and Exxon Mobil has been awarded a concession to begin hydrocarbon exploration in […]
Spinalonga a major tourist attraction
Tornos News — The small island of Spinalonga is becoming one of the most popular archaeological sites of Crete attracting many Greek and foreign visitors, […]
Ministry introduces new land use rules
eKathimerini — The Environment Ministry has introduced new land use rules which allow municipalities to choose what sort of construction is allowed, or not allowed, […]
Switzerland refuses to take more asylum seekers from Italy, Greece
eKathimerini — Switzerland has rejected a refugee relocation program proposed by the European Union to relieve the burden on frontier countries like Italy and Greece, […]
Germany strikes ‘Merkel-Saving’ migration deal with Spain, Greece
Politico — Spain, Greece and Germany struck a trilateral migration deal of “reciprocal cooperation” in addition to a wider EU migration deal reached at an EU summit […]
Three car accident closes national road – No serious injuries
A road accident involving three cars closed the National road causing long traffic queues. The accident happened just after 2:30 in the afternoon at the […]
Russian tourist found alive after 14 hours at sea
eKathimerini — Authorities in Rethymno Thursday, said they had found a 55-year-old Russian woman who had been swept up by strong currents off the coast […]