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Legendary basketball coach Giannis Ioannidis passes away at 78

October 4, 2023 0

Legendary basketball coach, Giannis Ioannidis, passed away at the age of 78 on Wednesday. Fans loved to call the former basketball player and professional coach “The Blond.” Ioannidis had been suffering from dementia for the last four years, according to media reports. He was generally considered to be the best …

Greece wants EU to sanction countries that refuse deported migrants, minister says

October 4, 2023 0

Greece is urging other European Union member states to adopt a proposed plan to sanction countries that refuse to accept migrants deported by the bloc. Dimitris Kairidis, the Greek minister for asylum and migration, said existing bilateral agreements for returning migrants between individual EU member states and non-member countries had …

First FDI HN Belharra frigate for Greek Navy launched in France

October 4, 2023 0

The first of the three FDI HN “Belharra” frigates ordered for the Greek Navy was launched on Wednesday at the Naval Group’s site in Lorient, France. The launching of frigate “KIMON” took place in the presence of Greek National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias, his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu, the chief …

Greece refutes reports claiming “islands demilitarization”

October 4, 2023 0

Greece categorically refuted on Wednesday Turkish media reports claiming the “demilitarization” of several Greek islands. Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis called these demilitarization reports “fake news.” “We make this clear once more: there is absolutely no change of strategy regarding the distribution of forces and the defensive protection of the country,” …

Greece sells 13-week T-bills at 3.90%

October 4, 2023 0

Greece on Wednesday successfully completed a 13-week Treasury bills auction with bids totaling 1.014 billion euros, up 1.62 times the asked sum of 625 million. The interest rate of the issue rose to 3.90% from 3.72% in the previous auction of same issue in early August. The auction was made …

Injured child transferred from Kastellorizo to Turkey as ambulance did not respond

October 4, 2023 0

A 4-year-old child on the remote island of Kastellorizo was seriously injured in an accident and her parents took her to a hospital in neighboring Turkey as the Greek ambulance helicopter did not respond to the call for a transfer to the island of Rhodes. According to media, the girl …

37 tons of olive oil stolen from Cooperative as prices soar

October 4, 2023 1

Some 37 tons of olive oil were stolen from the agricultural cooperative in Polygyros, in Halkidiki, northern Greece. The incident took place as the olive oil prices soar to unprecedented levels in the country. The damage worth is estimated to exceed 370,000 euros. According to the Polygyros Olive Oil Cooperative, …

Health Minister sacks hospital management over insanitary conditions

October 3, 2023 0

Health Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis sacked the management of the Konstantopoulio-Aghia Olga General Hospital in northern Athens on Tuesday, after an inspection of its psychiatric unit revealed patients of the psychiatric clinic lived in insanitary conditions and crumbling infrastructure. It is the second management of a public hospital sacked by the …

Railway network in Greece collapsing; Hellenic Train to seek compensation

October 3, 2023 0

Greece’s railway network is collapsing after the floods in September destroyed most of it, the companies in charge have been left without substantial income and the Hellenic Train seeks to renegotiate its contract with the Greek state and eventually also seek compensation for the revenue loses.. The track lines have …

Greece ready to help transport Ukrainian grain via its ports

October 3, 2023 0

Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis,told his European Union colleagues that Greece is ready to transport Ukrainian grain via the ports in the North. At the EU Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Kyiv, Gerapetriris referred to the “immense” repercussions of the collapse of an agreement with Russia for the safe export of Ukrainian …

Reducing of VAT gap could bring additional 2 billion euros annually, says Finance Ministry

October 3, 2023 4

Finance ministry sources said on Tuesday that “reduction of VAT gap could bring additional 2 billion euros annually.” Speaking to state-run news agency amna, the finance ministry sources said that measures designed to combat tax evasion, which are currently in the implementation stage or have already been implemented, will lead …

“New kind of patriotism needed,” says Civil Protection Minister

October 3, 2023 3

Greece’s Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister, Vassilis Kikilias, has said that “a new kind of patriotism is needed” to face the threats of the Climate Crisis. In an interview with Mega TV on Tuesday, Kikilias said that “a new kind of patriotism is needed that will concern …