March 30, 2023
Historic cinemas in Athens to launch event against their closure
Three of the historic cinemas in Athens will stage an event with free of charge entrance and film sc…
March 30, 2023
Bus roof on Athens-Airport route collapses on passengers
Part of the roof of a bus on the Athens-Athens Airport route collapsed on passengers. It’s the secon…
March 30, 2023
Erdogan to inaugurate Akkuyu nuclear plant, Putin may join
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin may visit…
March 30, 2023
Greece at risk of blackouts during the Easter days, Distributor warns
Greece is at risk of blackouts during the Easter days, the Independent Power Transmission Operator (…
March 30, 2023
Biden marks Greece’s Independence Day; Hanks, Wilson steal the show
Surrounded by Greek-American politicians and community leaders U.S. President Joe Biden marked Greek…
March 29, 2023
VELOS: Historic destroyer of the Greek Navy damaged by weather (picts)
The historic Hellenic Navy vessel “Velos” sustained significant damage on Tuesday during…
March 29, 2023
EU Commision Vice Dombrovskis slams Greek gov’t over spyware scandal
EU Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis slammed on Tuesday the Greek government over the use…
March 29, 2023
Greece approves purchase of SPIKE-NLOS missiles from Israel
The supply of SPIKE-NLOS missiles systems for the needs of the Armed Forces was approved by Greece…
March 29, 2023
WHO revises Covid-19 vaccine recommendations for Omicron-era
The World Health Organization has tailored its Covid-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase …
March 28, 2023
Mossad helped Greece dismantle terrorists’ network
The Prime Minister’s office in Israel issued a press release late on Tuesday regarding the arr…
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Three of the historic cinemas in Athens will stage an event with free of charge entrance and film screens in the center of the city to raise awareness about their potential closing if the buildings’ owner decides to repurpose their properties, as the movie theaters’ owners say. The event is …
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Coronavirus infections, flu cases drop; 65 Covid-deaths
New cases of coronavirus and of influenza (flu) dropped over the week of March 20-26, according to the weekly report by the National Public Health Organization (EODY). ISO week 12/2023, March 20-26, compared with the previous week: *Tests -8% *Infections +2% (13,752 total, 1965/day) *Reinfections 47% (percentage) *Positivity +12% (2.9%) …
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Bus roof on Athens-Airport route collapses on passengers
Part of the roof of a bus on the Athens-Athens Airport route collapsed on passengers. It’s the second time in two weeks that the roof of a public bus collapses on passengers. No official plans to plans for replacement of old buses, despite the fact that the tourist season is …
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Erdogan to inaugurate Akkuyu nuclear plant, Putin may join
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin may visit Turkey on April 27 for the inauguration of the country’s first nuclear power reactor built by Russia’s state nuclear energy company Rosatom. “Maybe there is a possibility that Mr Putin will come on April 27, or …
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Greece at risk of blackouts during the Easter days, Distributor warns
Greece is at risk of blackouts during the Easter days, the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) has warned. Reason for the problem is that this year, the participation power production by the Retail Electricity Suppliers (RES) has increased and there are still no energy storage units that could provide energy …
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Biden marks Greece’s Independence Day; Hanks, Wilson steal the show
Surrounded by Greek-American politicians and community leaders U.S. President Joe Biden marked Greek Independence Day at the White House on Wednesday. One of the featured guests included the actress Rita Wilson, who is of Greek descent and performed four songs including one in Greek for the first time. Rita Wilson …
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Greek Defense Minister to visit Τurkey, meet counterpart Akar
Greece’s Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar will meet next week in the earthquake-stricken areas in southeast Turkey. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 and Panagiotopoulos’ visit will be accompanied with a dispatch of new humanitarian aid for the earthquake-stricken …
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VELOS: Historic destroyer of the Greek Navy damaged by weather (picts)
The historic Hellenic Navy vessel “Velos” sustained significant damage on Tuesday during a storm that struck Thessaloniki in Northern Greece. The ship that has turned into a museum was anchored at Nea Paralia, where it was buffeted by violent northwesterly winds and waves that broke the ropes holding the fenders …
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Contraband cigarettes factory in Halkidiki; 30 arrests
Greek Police has arrested dozens of people at an illegal “factory” of contraband cigarettes located in Lakkoma, Halkidiki. The factory had two full lines for the production, processing and standardization of cigarettes that were filled with tobacco imported from Bulgaria. The factory seems to have been in non-stop operation in …
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Strong demand for Greece’s 5-year bond issue, raises €2.5 billion
The five-year bond issued by the Greek state on Wednesday has raised the sum of 2.5 billion euros from the market. There was very strong demand for the issue during the book-building process, with offers approaching 16 billion euros. With the syndicated issue, the Public Debt Management Agency has covered …
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EU Commision Vice Dombrovskis slams Greek gov’t over spyware scandal
EU Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis slammed on Tuesday the Greek government over the use of spyware against citizens while simultaneously revealing that the executive is still waiting for an explanation about the export licenses of Predator spyware to Sudan and Madagascar. “This kind of spying on fellow citizens and political …
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Greece approves purchase of SPIKE-NLOS missiles from Israel
The supply of SPIKE-NLOS missiles systems for the needs of the Armed Forces was approved by Greece’s Government Council on National Security & Foreign Affairs (KYSEA) at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday morning. SPIKE-NLOS is an Israeli fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile and anti-personnel missile with …
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Erdogan to inaugurate Akkuyu nuclear plant, Putin may join
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Biden marks Greece’s Independence Day; Hanks, Wilson steal the show
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Greek Defense Minister to visit Τurkey, meet counterpart Akar
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EU Commision Vice Dombrovskis slams Greek gov’t over spyware scandal
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Greece approves purchase of SPIKE-NLOS missiles from Israel
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Mossad helped Greece dismantle terrorists’ network
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EU deal to relocate migrant children from Greece officially ends
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Professors at Ioannina University resign en masse
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“General elections on May 21” Greece’s PM announced
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Cyprus not bound by Greece’s decision to support Turkey’s IMO candidacy
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State Department “Greece Human Rights Report”: A slap to Mitsotakis govt
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Greece at risk of blackouts during the Easter days, Distributor warns
Greece is at risk of blackouts during the Easter days, the Independent Power Transmission Operator … Read More » -
Strong demand for Greece’s 5-year bond issue, raises €2.5 billion
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Apartment prices in Greece keep soaring
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Varoufakis: “Let the banks burn”
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Greece to locate tax evaders via their social media posts