Turkey draws line of marine influence right down the Aegean Sea
Greek officials complained Turkey’s plan split the Aegean Sea in half, claiming maritime zones of numerous Greek islands.
Greek islands
At least seven dead after migrant boat capsizes near Greek island of Lesbos
Greece is one of the main entry points into the EU for people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, with many making the short but treacherous journey from Turkey to Greek islands in inflatable dinghies.
Severe storms cause flooding and destruction on Greek islands of Mykonos and Paros
Forecasters warned that further severe weather was on the way, with heavy rain to hit the Aegean islands, particularly the Cyclades, where a red warning was imposed until early Tuesday.
Hamoudi v Frontex, an EU Courts pushback case: Shifting the burden of proof and a duty to assist the Court (a duty of candour?)
Antje Kunst*
* Antje Kunst is
an international lawyer and barrister of Garden Court North Chambers, admitted
to the Bar of England and Wales, and the Bar of Berlin, advising and
representing individuals in a wide range of matters related to…
Shaken by 10,000 earthquakes, Greece’s Santorini island is left deserted by its inhabitants
The threat of a more major earthquake seems to have subsided on the most visited of the Greek islands but experts disagree on the origin of the tremors that have caused 11,000 of the 15,000 permanent residents to flee.
EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra goes to war with airlines
EU plans to hike airlines’ green taxes are “complete bullshit,” says lobby chief Willie Walsh.
Pyrrhic victory for the Greek government: the CJEU rules on Turkey as a โsafe third countryโ
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of London
Photo credit: Mstyslav Chernov, via Wikimedia
Commons
Hamster idiom credit: Adam Sharp
(Thanks to Zoe Gardner for discussion of the case;
the following analysis is my own)
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Greece to tax cruise ship arrivals to protect popular islands from overtourism
Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday (8 September).
Greek coastguardโs treatment of migrants โclearly illegalโ, says ex-officer
BBC records former special operations chief saying abandoning people at sea was an โinternational crimeโA former Greek coastguard officer has described as โclearly illegalโ the actions of colleagues who abandoned nine migrants at sea in one of 15 alleg…
Greek island searches for missing tourists intensify amid hiking deaths
Six holidaymakers reported dead or missing in nine days as โabnormally hotโ weather hits MediterraneanSearch operations to find three missing tourists on two Greek islands have intensified after police announced that two holidaymakers had been found de…
Two Tickets to Greece review โ insufferable women-on-holiday comedy is no Shirley Valentine
Even Kristin Scott Thomas canโt save this painful French comedy about two older women heading for the Greek islands for wacky funMarc Fitoussi, whose directing credits include work on the French TV hit Call My Agent!, has created this excruciatingly su…
Greece pledges to help islands of Crete, Gavdos handle surge in migrant arrivals
Greece’s conservative government promised on Monday (1 April) to offer extra financial aid and more staff to help the island of Crete and its tiny neighbour Gavdos handle a steep rise in arrivals of migrants trying to cross to Europe from Libya.
โPushed to the limitโ: the tiny Greek island in people smugglersโ sights
Fears of a new migration route grow as more than 800 people land on Gavdos, population fewer than 70, in a few monthsEven by the standards of small Greek islands, Gavdos is tiny. In a population of fewer than 70 people, there are just two families with…
Finding the sweet spot in Crete
The Zeus of the Greek islands is often misunderstood. Meet the chefs, designers, vintners and hoteliers showcasing its heroic charms
Antiparos, an upscale antidote to overcrowded Greek islands
The tiny, exclusive enclave is dotted with luxury modern homes and protected by strict planning laws
Athens wants to revamp EU-Turkey migrant deal
Greek interior minister says now is time to ‘reenergize, rejuvenate and expand’ pact that returns migrants to Turkey.
Greece seeks EU-Turkey migration deal expansion
Greece in December will seek the renewal of a 2016 migration deal between the EU and Turkey, the Greek migration minister said Saturday (23 September).