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14-year-old boy shoots and injures 10-year-old sister “for fun”

Α 10-year-old girl has been shot and injured with a riffle by her 14-year-old brother while playing in their grandfather’s home in  a village in Amaliada, Peloponnese, on Friday morning. According to doctors at the Patras hospital where the girl was rushed, she has a serious piercing wound in the …

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EU Court of Justice condemns Greece over Thessaloniki pollution

The European Court of Justice has once again condemned Greece over its environmental performance, and Thessaloniki more specifically over its air quality. The court on Thursday found very high levels of micro-particles in the air of the northern city, which Greece has failed to tackle over the last decade. The …

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Athens Metro, ISAP and Tram workers on 24h strike, March 28

Workers at Athens Metro, urban train ISAP and the Tram will launch a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The strike will affect all fixed-track public transport means in Athens, including metro lines 2 and 3 (Athens-Airport) as well as 1 (ISAP train Piraeus-Kifissia). The umbrella union of fixed-track …

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Energy Ministry reduces electricity subsidy to €15/MWh

Greece’s Energy Minister announced on Friday the electricity subsidy for the month of April, that is ridiculously decreased to 15 euros per MWh. The minimum rate charged for electricity in April will fall below 9 cents per kilowatt hour based on the subsidies for next month, Environment and Energy Minister …

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Athens Metro workers on work stoppage, March 24

Athens metro employees’ union has declared a work stoppage on Friday, March 24, 2023 from 9 p.m. until the end of the shift. According to the union announcement, chronic problems are hampering the operation of fixed rail transport services provided by STASY, as well as the services to 1.5 million …

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Greek Navy battle ships open to public over Independence Day weekend

Two battle ships of the Greek fleet will dock at the port of Piraeus and open to the public for visits over the upcoming Greek Independence Day weekend. Greek Navy frigate “Themistoklis” and gunboat “Karathanassis” will be docked at Akti Themistokleous, Gate E12 as follows: Friday (March 24): 15:00 to …

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State Department “Greece Human Rights Report”: A slap to Mitsotakis govt

The U.S. State Department “Greece 2022: Human Rights Report” describes with gloomy colors the situation in our country and gives a sound slap to the face of conservative Mitsotakis government. Wiretapping, corruption, lack of transparency, police brutality, refugees push-backs, freedom of expression, are some of the features listed by the …

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“Βest days of the Greek economy are ahead of us” says PM Mitsotakis

“The best days of Greek economy are ahead of us,” PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said  arriving at the European Council in Brussels on Thursday. Earlier, he had commented on a Bloomberg article on Greek Economy that there will soon be “more good news to come.” “Greece’s GDP expansion ‘outpacing major economies’ …

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Exorbitant water bills “drown” village residents

Exorbitant water bills up to 500 and even 1,800 euros have brought village residents in northern Greece to stage a protest outside the municipality in charge of the water bills. The residents of the Local Community of Exalofos in Thessaloniki, which consists of two villages, Polydendri and Pentas Vryses, saw …

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