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The General Secretariat of Greece’s Civil Protection warned of increased risk of fires in at least five regions of the country for Sunday, July 3, 2022, while the very high risk of fires remains valid also on Monday, July 3-4, 2022. Low humidity, dry tress and low vegetation and strong …

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Greece has paid some 66.5 million euros to the European Commission in fines since 2015 and is facing more penalties for failing to shut down and rehabilitate its illegal landfills. € According to a recent report, there are still three illegal landfills operating in Greece – on the islands of …

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Energy suppliers in Greece will have been announced new electricity tariffs by next Sunday, July 10, media report. The new tariffs will not include the adjustment clause and will be effective as of August, 1, 2022 The government aspires with the combination of measures implemented in the wholesale and retail …

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Three suspects were killed, two police officers and one criminal were injured in an incident that unfolded suburbs of western Athens late on Saturday. Scenes from a wild Far West film unfolded in Athens when criminals of rival groups exchanged fire among themselves and with police later on. The incident …

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For third time in 2022, Greece’s ferry companies increased the ticket prices at a range of 4% to 8% on average on July 1. The hikes are only certain ferry itineraries and mainly from the port of Piraeus. From the port of Rafina, the prices of individual tickets with conventional …

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Greece’s health authorities announced on Saturday, 18,967 coronavirus cases and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals ICUs stands at 97. Friday, July 1 18,996 coronavirus cases, 18 deaths, 95 ICUs EODY bulletin July 2 Tests last 24 hours: 131,591 PCR: 13,026 RAPID: 118,565 …

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Greece’s national railway operator TrainOSE was renamed Hellenic Train at a presentation attended by Greek and Italian ministers in Athens on Friday. The new name and logo were presented by Greek Transport Minister Kostas A. Karamanlis, alongside Finance Minister Christos Staikouras and Italy’s Finance Minister Daniele Franco. The Greek government …

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Dangerous conditions for the start of wildfires are expected to prevail in several regions of Greece over the weekend, the meteo service of the National Observatory of Athens said in its latest forecast on Friday. Low humidity and high wind intensity will create conditions in favor of wildfires start and …

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Grannies from Crete challenge trappers, sing and dance Μελιτζάνα απο Αλάνα “Eggplant from the Field”, or The Eggplant Rap and go viral. The grannies from Crete joined forces again and created a delightful video following the recent MAD Music Awards where two trappers known as Snik and Light beat each …

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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has donated the $1 million he received as the recipient of the 2022 Genesis Prize to the Holocaust Museum of Greece, which is being built in his native city of Thessaloniki. The annual $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed the “Jewish Nobel” by Time magazine, honors extraordinary …

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The Corinth Canal will temporarily reopen for three months on Monday, July 4,  2022, to accommodate summer maritime traffic. It will close in the winter months for restoration works and will open again for 4 summer months in 2023 and close again for the completion of the works. The project …

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Prominent justice reporter Ioanna Mandrou complained in a shocking denouncement on Friday about “an organized disinformation plan to court editors” regarding the impeachment of former SYRIZA deputy Justice Minister and the prosecutor who had investigated the Novartis scandal in Greece. “With an unanimous decision, ex deputy Justice Minister Dimitris Papaggelopoulos …

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