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“Guide of Sins” from the darkest Middle Ages distributed to children on Lesvos

April 20, 2019 0

Unbelievable! A “Guide of Sins”, a pamphlet directly from the darkest Middle Ages was distributed to elementary school children on the island of Lesvos. In the guide most probably written by a so-called Messiah Anonymous, sins are “parties, movies, theater, songs on the radio and “books that are of no …

Demilitarization of Aegean island: Greece tells Turkey to respect international law

April 20, 2019 0

Greece’s Foreign Ministry has urged Turkey to learn to respect the international law and to not arbitrarily interprets it. In a statement, the Ministry commented to Turkey’s Defense Ministry all on Greece to demilitarize the Aegean islands. Greek Foreign Ministry statement: “Since Turkey claims to respect good neighbourly relations, it …

Prominent lawyers arrested for alleged involvement in “Korydallos prison mafia”

April 20, 2019 0

Prominent criminal lawyers Alexandros Lykourezos and Theodoros Panagopoulos have been arrested at the orders of the examining magistrate in relation to the the so-called “Korydallos prison mafia” case. Lykoyrezos was arrested Thursday evening and Panagopoulos on Friday morning. The remain in custody until Monday where they are expected to testify …

Greek Parliament lifts immunity of 2 MPs for Novartis and other health probe

April 20, 2019 0

The Plenary of the Greek Parliament on Friday decided to lift the immunity from prosecution of Democratic Alliance MP Andreas Loverdos and New Democracy (ND) MP Marios Salmas, at the request of the prosecutors investigating the Novartis and arthroscopies cases, respectively. Both Loverdos and Salmas asked that the parliament vote …

The Souvlaki Revolution: Greeks to protest price increase at 3 euros with a rally

April 20, 2019 0

Pita bread, pork chunks, tomato, onions, parsley, french fries and sauce. This is the traditional souvlaki, Greeks’ top junk food. Now Greek are shocked to hear the price for favorite quick and cheap meal is going to climb to 3 euros from 2.20 currently as of May 1, 2019. The …

Refugees and migrants camp at Syntagma Sq demanding housing (UPD)

April 20, 2019 0

Negotiations have begun early Saturday morning between police officers and about 50 refugees who set up tents at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens on Friday afternoon. Families with small children have camped opposite the Greek Parliament with placards and card-boards with slogans reading “Why do you force us to stay …

Turkey claims Greece should demilitarize the Aegean islands

April 20, 2019 0

Greece violates international law by arming Aegean islands, claimed Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Saturday, in an another provocative challenge to neighboring Greece. Speaking to Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu, Akar also called on his Greek counterpart to take necessary steps with regards to demilitarization of the Aegean …

Greek Parliament adopts resolution calling for WWII reparations from Germany

April 17, 2019 1

The Greek Parliament approved the resolution that officially invites the Government to present its claims for German World War II reparations. The adoption by the Parlaiment paves the way for diplomatic and legal actions. Greece will soon send a so-called note verbale to Germany. The Greek parliament widely approved a …

The Perfect Greek Coffee and its secrets: From making to ordering and cup reading

April 17, 2019 0

A cup of Greek coffee is a must for Greeks some time in their lives. The Greek man who respects himself enjoys the fine aromatic beverage preferably with three cigarettes in the morning. For women a cup of Greek coffee offers the opportunity to chit chatting with other female relatives …

Meteorological Service issues Weather Warning for Athens and Attica

April 17, 2019 0

Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY has issued early afternoon Wednesday a warning of dangerous weather phenomena forecast to strike Athens and Attica. EMY warns of strong rainfalls, thunderstorms and locally also hail. The weather phenomena are expected to last until the late evening hours of Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Meteorological …

Commission open to discuss “tax-free allowance,” says Vice Dombrovskis

April 17, 2019 0

The European Commission is open to discuss the issue of the tax-free income allowance, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Wednesday in an interview with euro2day.gr. “If there is fiscal space on top of achieving fiscal targets then we are open to discuss how the space will be …

Lightning strikes the Acropolis injuring tourists and guards (video)

April 17, 2019 1

Four people were injured after a lightning stroke the Acropolis of Athens during a thunderstorm on Wednesday afternoon. The injured have been transferred to Evangelismos hospital in the city center. The unprecedented incident occurred around 4:30 in the afternoon. According to preliminary information, the lightning stroke at the ticket counter …