A timeline of Greece’s long road to recovery
DW — On Monday, Greece exited the third and final bailout program of a nine-year debt crisis that has chopped around a quarter off the […]
Month: August 2018
45 arrests last week at Crete airports for forged travel docs
Naftemporiki — Forty-five third country nationals were arrested at three commercial airports on Crete between the Aug. 13 to 19 on charges of attempting to […]
Sterilisation cheaper than dumping newborn animals in the bin
The animal welfare organisation of Serres announced that a man who was arrested in the northern Greek town for dumping four newly born puppies in […]
Man, 25, dies after fall during attempted mugging in Athens
Naftemporiki — A 25-year-old man died last Wednesday evening after falling off a 20-meter rock formation across from the Acropolis in central Athens during what […]
Germany reaches deal with Greece to return asylum seekers
Al-Jazeera — Germany has reached a deal with Greece to send back asylum seekers if they have already applied for asylum there. The announcement by the German interior […]
Ryanair restores Chania Thessaloniki route
Ryanair restored the Chania Thessaloniki service which will operate four times a week from 28 October to the end of March 2019. Fares start at […]
Bomb hoax causes emergency landing at Chania
A German Condor Airways Boeing 757 with 273 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Chania airport on Thursday after reporting a bomb threat. […]
Mouzouras – Marathi link road open to the public
U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete — A US-funded project to connect the 115th Hellenic Air Force base in Mouzouras Village with the Hellenic Navy […]
Greek soldiers accused of spying return to home after released by Turkish court
A Turkish court on Tuesday released two Greek soldiers held in a Turkish prison for more than five months, pending their trial on espionage charges. The soldiers […]
Park-and-ride introduced in Sfakia for August holiday
The municipality of Sfakia introduced a park-and-ride scheme to improve access to the village busy centre and the port for the boat services to Loutro […]
A level 4 alert for fire risk for the whole of Crete
The General Secretariat for Civil Protection issued a stage four fire risk alert for the whole of Crete for Saturday 11/08. Members of the public are […]