Chania

The Foreign Affairs Ministry is considering setting up local help desks of Enterprise Greece, the deputy minister responsible for economic diplomacy and extroversion, Kostas Fragogiannis told the Chamber of Hania on Crete on Wednesday.

Two polls released on Friday showed the ruling New Democracy (ND) leading main opposition SYRIZA by just over 15 points ahead of the June 9 European elections. 

The first poll, conducted by Marc, put the difference between New Democracy and SYRIZA at 15.3%.

Socialist PASOK has leapfrogged over leftist SYRIZA to second place, while ruling New Democracy leads the pack by 18 points, according to a new opinion poll of voter intentions based on expected valid votes conducted by Prorata. 

Greece's reported oldest woman passed away at the age of 119 on Tuesday night on the island of Crete. Eleni Baroulaki was born in 1905 and lived her entire life in Paidochori in the municipality of Apokoronos in Hania.

According to local news outlet Haniotika Nea, her father had reached 107 years while her mother lived to be 100.

Two men accused of migrant smuggling were sent to pretrial detention after appearing before a prosecutor in Chania, Crete, on Monday.

They were among a group of 47 migrants, who had been rescued from a boat 15 miles outside Gavdos, Greece's southernmost island, on Wednesday.

Main opposition SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis and his husband, Tyler McBeth, have announced that their Greek wedding will take place at the end of August on Crete.

"T & S Wedding … We are so excited to welcome you all to one of our favorite places to celebrate this special day …. XOXO Tyler & Stefanos," an image the invitation circulating in the Greek media reads.

During Easter celebrations, the persistent use of firecrackers, flares, and improvised pyrotechnics despite authorities' warnings continues to exact a heavy toll each year.

A 15-year-old boy sustained severe hand injuries on Easter night in Chania, Crete, according to public broadcaster ERT.

The incident took place in the courtyard of the Church of Agios Nikolaos in Galatas, Chania, when a firecracker detonated in his hand.

The rescued migrants are temporarily hosted in a space provided by the Municipality of Chania

The French Navy's flagship aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, arrived at NATO pier K14 at Marathi, in Souda (Crete) on Thursday.

The carrier will remain at in the Chania region until May 7, to participate in the mission Aquila, a NATO deployment of 15 countries in the Eastern Mediterranean.