March 24, 2023
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, Marc…
March 24, 2023
Energy Ministry reduces electricity subsidy to €15/MWh
Greece’s Energy Minister announced on Friday the electricity subsidy for the month of April, t…
March 23, 2023
Elderly fined €120,000 for dumping four newborn kittens in garbage bin
An elderly woman was fined with 120,000 euros administrative penalty by the police in Volos for dump…
March 23, 2023
State Department “Greece Human Rights Report”: A slap to Mitsotakis govt
The U.S. State Department “Greece 2022: Human Rights Report” describes with gloomy color…
March 23, 2023
Exorbitant water bills “drown” village residents
Exorbitant water bills up to 500 and even 1,800 euros have brought village residents in northern Gre…
March 23, 2023
Traffic restrictions in downtown Athens due to parades
Traffic restrictions will be implemented in downtown Athens for the military and students’ par…
March 22, 2023
No more Covid-ICUs in Greece’s hospitals; where patients be treated?
Intensive Care Units for Covid-19 patients will be abolished in Greece’s hospitals. This was d…
March 22, 2023
What bugged tourists who visited Greece in 2022
Greece received tens of thousands of comments by tourists who visited the country for vacations in 2…
March 21, 2023
Greece sets clocks in daylight saving time on Sunday
Clocks in Greece will be set forward by one hour from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. on Sunday morning, March 26, …
March 21, 2023
Chicken ban in village yards ahead of tourism season
Chicken, goats, sheep and rabbit in your picturesque home yard in the village? Forget it! The Greek …
Recent News
There will be changes in the Athens Metro and Tram services on Saturday due to the military parade for the celebration of the Independence Day, a national holiday on March 25. According to a STASY (fixed-rail transport company) announcement, metro station <Syntagma> will close at 08:00 on Saturday morning and …
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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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Five adults and a baby evacuated during fire in popular Athens restaurant (vids)
Fire Service and Police Department for Extortion have launched an investigation into the causes of a fire that completely destroyed an Italian restaurant in Nea Smyrni suburb of south Athens early Friday morning, setting at risk people’s lives including of one baby. Eyewitnesses claim it was an arson. Video: The …
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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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Elderly fined €120,000 for dumping four newborn kittens in garbage bin
An elderly woman was fined with 120,000 euros administrative penalty by the police in Volos for dumping four new born kittens in a garbage bin. She had put them in a tightly closed plastic bag which she threw to the bin near her home on Monday night. The 75-year-old woman …
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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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State Department “Greece Human Rights Report”: A slap to Mitsotakis govt
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US Senator Menendez: Turkey doesn’t deserve to get F-16 jets
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META Manager was hacked with spyware and wiretapped in Greece
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Greece among 7 allies to meet NATO spending target in 2022
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Turkey will vote for Greece’s bid for “non-permanent member of UN Security Council
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Memorial march for Thessaloniki Jews murdered in Auschwitz
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Injured victim of train crash files criminal complaint also against politicians
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Regulatory Authority finds serious deficiencies in training of OSE stationmasters
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Greece and Israel sign Defense Cooperation Program 2023
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Riot Police attacks peaceful protesters, truck races through crowd (videos)
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Plevris removed from Bar Association over Nazi salute in GD trial
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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 … Read More » -
“Βest days of the Greek economy are ahead of us” says PM Mitsotakis
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Exorbitant water bills “drown” village residents
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Lower electricity rates in April, yet Greece “most expensive in Europe”
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Chicken ban in village yards ahead of tourism season