Infant dies in domestic violence incident in Crete
Xinhua — A five-month-old infant died during a domestic violence incident in Siteia police announced on Thursday. The boy who succumbed to heavy head and […]
Heraklion tops Greek airports for passenger growth
Naftemporiki — Greece’s airports recorder record numbers of passengers in 2016, with Heraklion, Crete — leading other Greek airports with a 13.3 percent passenger traffic increase […]
Greece concludes sale of TRAINOSE to Italian railways
Reuters — Greece on Wednesday concluded the sale of its rail company TRAINOSE to Italy’s state railways Ferrovie dello Stato for 45 million euros, the […]
Government say no new measures as Schaeuble reportedly prepares for life without the IMF
Reports in the German press, Wednesday, indicate that Wolfgang Schaeuble is preparing for a continuation of aid for Greece without the involvement of the International Monetary […]
British woman who died in Crete ‘could have been fatally injured by fall 11 days before her death’
The Mail — A 20-year-old old woman working in Crete could have been fatally injured by a fall 11 days before her death, and inquest […]
Parliamentary committee finds no evidence of wrongdoing in funding of parties, media
A parliamentary committee that oversaw an investigation into the financing of political parties and media organizations by Greek banks has been concluded without finding evidence […]
Schaeuble: Greek programme obsolete without the IMF
eKathimerini — German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Monday that if the International Monetary Fund is not part of the Greek bailout then it would […]
High taxes, red tape put off foreign filmmakers from shooting in Greece
eKathimerini — Those of you who saw the latest Bourne film last year may already know that the Athens scenes were filmed in SantaCruz, Tenerife […]
Greek finance ministry takes first steps towards a cashless economy
Anadolu Agency — A Greek government plan to push citizens into online banking to cut down on VAT avoidance is reportedly causing concerns among Greek […]
German government announcement to lift block on deportations to Greece just a public relations exercise
DW — The German government in an attempt to regain some of its declining popularity over its immigration policy announced that it is planning to lift […]
Greek prosecutors oppose return of Turkish officers
AP — A prosecutor at Greece’s Supreme Court argued in a hearing Friday against extraditing the last four of eight Turkish servicemen who fled by […]
Foreign plates carry risk of high fines
eKathimerini — There has been a significant increase in the number of vehicles with foreign plates in Greece, as their owners are able to avoid […]
Schaeuble sees new Greek bailout negotiations as German polls loom
Bloomberg — Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble raised the prospect of renegotiating Greece’s bailout just as Germany heads toward elections, saying he’d have to seek lawmakers’ backing […]
Greek compromise proposal meets IMF resistance
eKathimerini — An attempt by the government to offer a compromise solution to the stalemate between Europe and the MF over the Greek bailout was […]
Opposition leader promises tax cuts without prior approval of creditors
Naftemporiki — Main opposition New Democracy (ND) president Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasized Tuesday that if elected in office, his government will proceed with tax cuts for […]