“Unless the full prepayment of business tax is abolished, the recession, the migration of people and businesses will not stop and real investments will not arrive,” former finance minister and leader of MeRA25, MP Yanis Varoufakis has said. H epointed out that “New Democracy and SYRIZA are tied up to …
Read More »Health Ministry: Heavy fines of up to €3,000 for smoking drivers
A fine of 1,500 euros and withdrawal of license for one month are threatening bus and taxi drivers as well as public drivers if they’re caught smoking, the Greek Health Ministry said in a circular. Fines will be much higher, in fact will double to 3,000 euros, if a child …
Read More »Frontex implicated in migrant abuse in Greece Bulgaria, Hungary
New reports place the EU border agency Frontex at scenes of brutality against migrants. The border guards of Greece, Bulgaria and Hungary have been found to be especially brutal. German and British media published reports on Monday that place the European Union border agency Frontex at the scene of illegal …
Read More »Navagio beach voted 10/10 FlightNetwork
Navagio beach, also known as shipwreck beach is among the top beaches in the world! In FlightNetwork’s list of the top 50 beaches worldwide, Navagio beach was among them. Each of the fifty beaches included on FlightNetwork’s list went through a rigorous voting process. The ranks of each beach were …
Read More »Respects are paid to Lilley Karrer
Many are aware of the heroic story of how the islands Jewish population were saved during WW2. One of the heroes of that story, Mayor Karrer, went on to survive the war and continued to live out his life with his wife Lilley and their children. Today it has been …
Read More »Greece and Patriarch Bartholomew express deep condolence for US mass shootings
Greece’s political leadership and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew have expressed their deepest condolences for the US mass shootings in El Paso, Texes and Dayton, Ohaio, where 30 people were killed and dozens were injured in 13 hours. President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, sent a message to US President …
Read More »Article 370: India to revoke special status for Kashmir
It is the most significant move on the disputed region in decades and is likely to spark major unrest.
Read More »Boy stable after being ‘thrown’ from Tate Modern
A 17-year-old boy remains in police custody on suspicion of attempted murder.
Read More »Whaley Bridge dam: ‘Two days’ more pumping needed
The water level is down but needs to drop further before Whaley Bridge residents can go home.
Read More »Nora Quoirin’s disappearance in Malaysia ‘not an abduction’
Nora Quoirin, 15, who has learning difficulties, went missing while with her family in Malaysia.
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