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The Council of State, Greece’s top administrative court, has once again rejected an appeal by the Coco-Mat hotel in the Makrygianni neighborhood of central Athens over its height. The supreme annulment court dismissed an appeal by Blue Cedar Investments, which sought to overturn a decision by the Culture Ministry to …

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A ferry accident at the port of the island of Mykonos short after 12 noon on Thursday triggered panic among boarding passengers, with suitcases and a baby stroller to have fallen into the sea. According to a report, a man holding a baby in his arms almost fell into the water …

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Playing with words, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis named the upcoming price hikes in water bills “readjustment.” Furthermore, he claimed that price hikes were essential due to water scarcity. Mitsotakis spoke on Thursday of  “adjustment to the level of inflation” adding that “no one is going to notice them.” Of course, …

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The pilot phase of the Digital Work Card will begin on Wednesday in the tourism and food service sectors. According to a statement from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the measure will be fully implemented by March 1, 2025, allowing businesses in these sectors sufficient time to adjust …

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“the electrical interconnection with Greece and Cyprus is top priority,” Israel’s Energy and Infrastructure Minister, Eli Cohen, said on Thursday, a day after Cyprus signaled that the GSI with Greece was in limbo. On a post on X, Cohen wrote that he spoke with his Cypriot counterpart on the “Great …

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High-ranking Hellenic Coast Guard officers have been appearing before the Greek Ombudsman since Monday over the fatal shipwreck off southern Greece in June 2023. The process is expected to be completed on September 20, with the examination of the coast guard head himself, Vice Admiral Georgios Alexandrakis. The process is …

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Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis rebuked the new immigration policy Germany has announced to implement after September 16, 2024. “Greece will not accept to shoulder a disproportionately large burden for immigration,” the Greek PM said sending a clear message to Germany after the government in Berlin presented a plan on …

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A big wildfire has been raging in Platanias by Chania on the island of Crete on Wednesday. The fire broke out around 4 o’ clock in the afternoon in grassland and in an area with reeds near hotels and very close to the houses of the village. At 6 o’ …

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One in 10 children aged up to 3 years who arrive at the children clinics of the National Health System (ESY) hospitals with injuries are victims of abuse. 25% of all fractures in children under the age of three is also due to abuse and 3% to 5% of these …

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Thousands pupils and students gathered in Greece’s school courtyards on Wednesday for the traditional, religious blessing ceremony on the start of the new school year. School year 2024-2025 starts with a novelty that students will have to keep their mobile phones in their bags during classes and breaks otherwise they …

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The Political Secretariat of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance discussed the process for electing the new party leader on Tuesday, after Stefanos Kasselakis was ousted with a vote on Sunday. The Secretariat proposed that the first round of internal elections be held on November 24, with a potential second round on December 1 …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an updated Emergency Bulletin of Hazardous Weather Phenomena  warning about the weather on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 10-11, 2024. According to the updated warning, storm ATENA, accompanied by a low-pressure system over the Ionian Sea, is moving eastward, affecting central and northern mainland areas …

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