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Greece’s Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning on heavy rainfalls and storms in the following days. The weather is forecast to deteriorate with heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms as of Monday, September 25, and the bad weather is expected to last around five days. Note that the bad weather front …

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on United Naions members to join a “global cooperation” against the Climate Change and the Migration. Addressing the the 78th UN General Assembly late on Thursday, Mitsotakis said “nowhere is that clearer to me than in two core areas, tackling climate change and managing …

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SYRIZA leadership race frontrunner Stefanos Kasselakis has come under fire for calling the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus “their statelet.” He used the controversial term when speaking to the media in the western Attica town of Egaleo after a political event late on Thursday. When prompted by a journalist, he …

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Insurance claims in the aftermath of storm ‘Daniel’ amount to 6,011, according to the first record, the Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies of Greece said on Thursday. Of these, 4,307 losses related to property insurance (1,714 residences, 2,032 businesses, 69 industrial facilities, 116 technical projects and 376 photovoltaic systems). The …

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New cases of Covid-19 increased in the week of September 11-17, 2023 compared to the previous week, according to the weekly report by the National Public Health Organisation (EODY), published on Thursday. Most of the new infections were caused by the ‘Eris’ coronavirus strain, while 5 cases were confirmed to …

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He is young, just 35 year old. And good looking: tall, well-built, with perfectly shining teeth and a bright, innocent looking smile. He looks at you straight with his blue eyes. Stefanos Kasselakis, the aspiring leader of left-wing SYRIZA, came out of the blue, from the other side of the …

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Olive oil turns into a luxury item in Greece and we may soon find ourselves to use it as an expensive perfume applying just one drop behind our ear, leaving behind thousands of mourning tomatoes and vegetables crying over an oil-less, tasteless existence. As the prices increase week in, week …

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Representatives of the short-term rentals sector as well as of the hotel sector, are in favor of the measures recently announced by the government regarding the imposition of VAT and accommodation fee. However, as they argue, there are some issues regarding the specific measures that have not yet been clarified, …

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There is no metro service in Athens on the strike day Thursday, September 21, after workers decided to ignore a court order ruling their strike was “illegal”, while metro workers unions argued they had only declared “work stoppage” not a “strike.” In this sense Metro Line 1 -urban train ISAP …

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A flock of hungry sheep in the flooded areas of Central Greece raided a greenhouse with medical cannabis and happily chewed over 100 kilograms. A shepherd in Almyros by Volos was surprised by the ‘strange’ behavior of his flock just a few hours after he had taken them out to …

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday in New York, on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly meeting. A statement by the PM’s office said both leaders confirmed the positive climate in Greek-Turkish relations and the strong commitment to maintaining it. …

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The union of Greece’s Air Traffic Controllers will not be able to hold an announced 24-hour strike on Thursday, September 21, 2023. A First Instance Court in Athens ruled on Wednesday evening that  the strike was “illegal.” Therefore, flights are expected to operate as usually. To be sure about potential …

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