January 13, 2025
Greeks: Not without my tin with olive oil from the village!
Media reports over the weekend upset Greeks as the reports claimed that the government plans to impo…
January 13, 2025
Minoan Palace of Phaestos gets protection shelters, becomes accessible to disabled
Improvements in the archaeological site of Phaestus (Phaistos) on Crete will protect the architectur…
January 13, 2025
Greek Patent: Truck on manhole lid to stop sewage flooding avenue in Athens Riviera
Greek patent one of a kind: A heavy truck was parked on a manhole lid to stop sewage flooding again …
January 13, 2025
Winter Sales in Greece kick off on Jan 13
Winter sales in Greece kicked off on Monday, January 13, and will be in effect until February 28, 20…
January 11, 2025
Greece Weather Warning: Heavy Snow- and Rainfalls, Storms
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a warning of a weather deterioration forec…
January 11, 2025
Thank you very much for your wishes!
I have been deeply touched for the readers’ feedback and wishes since I slowly returned to wri…
January 9, 2025
Four injured when lift cable in Athens hospital snaps
Four people were injured when a lift at Erythros Stavros hospital in Athens fell, after one of its c…
January 9, 2025
I started to work… Did I?
After a 3-week break due to ‘unexpected ‘circumstances’ …I started to work. …
January 1, 2025
Happy New Year 2025!
Happy New Year with 365 sunny days also in 2025, to all KTG readers. Thank you, for your concern. So…
December 15, 2024
Five stations of Athens Metro to be closed on evenings Dec 15-16
Five Athens metro stations on Line 2 – Elliniko, Argyroupoli, ‘Alimos, Ilioupoli and …
Recent News
Media reports over the weekend upset Greeks as the reports claimed that the government plans to impose fines of up to 5,000 euros for those transporting olive oil without proper documentation. Initially it was said that the fines would affect transport of olive oil in 5-liter tins and later in …
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Minoan Palace of Phaestos gets protection shelters, becomes accessible to disabled
Improvements in the archaeological site of Phaestus (Phaistos) on Crete will protect the architectural remains from the weather and allow better access to people with disabilities, the Ministry of Culture said on Wednesday. According to a statement, the projects are fully funded by the Regional Business Program ‘Crete’-NSRF 2021-2027. The …
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Greek Patent: Truck on manhole lid to stop sewage flooding avenue in Athens Riviera
Greek patent one of a kind: A heavy truck was parked on a manhole lid to stop sewage flooding again Poseidonos Avenue in Alimos part of the Athens Riviera. Heavy rainfall on Monday morning had for one more time flooded the area and the manhole cover was opened letting the …
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Winter Sales in Greece kick off on Jan 13
Winter sales in Greece kicked off on Monday, January 13, and will be in effect until February 28, 2025. On two Sundays, January 19 and 26, stores will be open from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., if owners would want to. Consumers can expect “generous discounts and unique sale offers” …
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Greece Weather Warning: Heavy Snow- and Rainfalls, Storms
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a warning of a weather deterioration forecast to bring heavy snow- and rainfalls as well as locally strong thunderstorms, gale force winds and significant temperature drop. The bad weather front is forecast to affect the country from Sunday, January 12, until Tuesday, January 14, …
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Thank you very much for your wishes!
I have been deeply touched for the readers’ feedback and wishes since I slowly returned to writing and reporting. I was surprised also to see many readers with whom I never interacted in the past and I admit I was not aware of their existence. I missed you too, guys …
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Four injured when lift cable in Athens hospital snaps
Four people were injured when a lift at Erythros Stavros hospital in Athens fell, after one of its cables snapped. The lift fell through two floors and landed at the second basement. The incident took place at noon on Thursday in one of the big elevators of the hospital that …
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I started to work… Did I?
After a 3-week break due to ‘unexpected ‘circumstances’ …I started to work. I started to work? Not really. In the last three days I started to sit in front of the PC letting my eyes getting used again to the screen. It’s not easy and I kind of struggle to …
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Happy New Year 2025!
Happy New Year with 365 sunny days also in 2025, to all KTG readers. Thank you, for your concern. Something unexpected happened in the last two December weeks that kept me away from posting. Reporting will resume by next week, I suppose. Have a great time, everyone and as I …
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Five stations of Athens Metro to be closed on evenings Dec 15-16
Five Athens metro stations on Line 2 – Elliniko, Argyroupoli, ‘Alimos, Ilioupoli and ‘Agios Dimitrios – will be closed from 22:30 in the evening and until the end of the day’s schedule on Sunday and Monday, December 15-16. The stations are closing so that technical works for the installation of …
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“No Helmet, No Fuel”: Campaign by Gas Stations in Greece
“No gasoline for motorcycle riders who do wear helmet!” Gas stations owners in Greece as well as the Ministries of Health and Development plan a nationwide campaign. The inspiration for the campaign came from the owner of a gas station in Kissamos, Crete, Emmanouil Rosoudakis, following the death of 17-year-old …
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Mitsotakis: Delimitation of EEZ & continental shelf is the only difference with Turkey
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking on Friday at the conference “Metapolitefsi 1974-2024: 50 years of Greek foreign policy,” stressed that the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf is the only difference between Greece and Türkiye. “Any other issue Türkiye raises is not up for discussion,” …
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Mitsotakis: Delimitation of EEZ & continental shelf is the only difference with Turkey
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Trump appoints Greek-American Michael Rigas as Deputy Secretary of State
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Trump nominates controversial Kimberly Guilfoyle as U.S. Ambassador to Greece
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SYRIZA left with 26 MPs after one more resignation
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Greece freezes decisions on asylum requests from Syrian refugees
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Unexpected resignation of Greek PM’s chief economic advisor
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Visit of Greek PM to Lebanon postponed
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Greece will not buy additional Rafale fighter jets
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Greek PM on a short visit to Beirut on Dec 6
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Metro of Thessaloniki starts operation after decades of delays
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SYRIZA down to 27 MPs after one more goes independent
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Winter Sales in Greece kick off on Jan 13
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New measures on Airbnb in Greece add extra costs for owners
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Gov’t in Greece to intervene into banks’ fees and charges
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Christmas shopping 2024: Stores extended hours in Greece
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Inflation in Greece at 2.4% in Nov; food prices further up