Greece called to explain pension bonus
IBNA — An e-mail was delivered to Athens on Thursday with which its creditor institutions request clarifications regarding the Greek government’s recent decision to hand […]
Thomas Cook discounts Crete May holiday to £195pp
The Express — Thomas Cook has massive discounts on certain holiday packages for summer 2017.On the list is bargain trip to Crete. The island has […]
Snow covers Crete
KeepTalkingGreece — With 3101 hours of sunshine per year, Ierapetra is Greece’s sunniest city according to the Greek Metereological Service HNMS .So it was something […]
Prosecutors estimate €53 mln damages to state from shipyard’s 2002 sale to German consortium
naftemporiki — Special anti-corruption magistrates have calculated the monetary damages for the Greek state from the 2002 sale of the Skaramangas shipyards to the German […]
Tax authorities start checks on short term holiday lets
Greek tax authorities have started checks on short term rental properties according to information published in parakritika.gr. Letters have been sent out to individuals who […]
Italy ready to bailout failing bank challenging EU rules
Reuters — Italy’s parliament gave the green light on Wednesday for a 20 billion euro plan to prop up the country’s weaker banks, starting with […]
EWG to unlock debt measures but tells Athens – Don’t do it again
Naftemporiki — A consensus to unlock the short-term debt relief measures for Greece decided on December 5 is likely to emerge on Wednesday, in exchange for […]
Greece’s perpetual crisis
Yanis Varoufakis / www.project-syndicate.org –Since the summer of 2015, Greece has (mostly) dropped out of the news, but not because its economic condition has stabilized. A […]
Food and drinks withdrawn from Athens supermarkets after poisoning threat
euractiv — Unilever, Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Delta decided to withdraw some of their products from supermarkets in Athens after threats of contamination were posted on […]
Greek Prime Minister to visit Crete on Tuesday and Wednesday
Tornos News — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will carry out a two-day tour of Crete on Tuesday and Wednesday, accompanied by a delegation of ministers. […]
Greece condemns killing of Russian ambassador in Turkey
eKathimerini — Greece condemned the killing on Monday of Russian Ambassador in Ankara Andrei Karlov by a lone gunman at a photography exhibition. “Greece unequivocally […]
Lagarde escapes penalty after negligence conviction in France, keeps IMF job
The Telegraph — Christine Lagarde looked to be safe in her role as the International Monetary Fund’s managing director on Monday night after its board […]
German courts should tackle fake news now, says justice minister
The Guardian — German judges and state prosecutors need to crack down on fake news disseminated through social media platforms immediately, Germany’s justice minister has […]
Crete Church desecration: An act of provocation to incite hatred?
It was widely reported in both Greek and international media that vandals set fire on a Greek Orthodox church of Archangel Michael in Lagolio, Heraklion, […]
Opposition leader vows reforms to European officials
eKathimerini — As the government struggles to conclude a bailout review amid growing tensions with creditors, opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been underlining […]