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Greece’s archaeological sites & museums extend opening hours as of April 1

March 26, 2019 0

Major Greek museums and archaeological sites will extend their opening hours as of 1. April 2019. Other sites and museums will also gradually extend opening hours as soon as more seasonal staff is hired over the next months, the culture Ministry said on Tuesday. In Athens the opening hours will …

Greece, creditors could not reach a deal on “primary residence protection”

March 26, 2019 0

The EuroWorking Group meeting on Monday ended without Greece and creditors to have reached an agreement on the protection of debtor’s primary residence. Without the deal, the disbursement of almost one billion euros was therefore not approved. Athens had announced last week to submit the bill of the residence protection …

“Agathonisi is Turkish island under illegal Greek occupation” claims Ankara

March 26, 2019 0

Turkey has …lost it. Trying to find an excuse for the inexcusable it claims that Greek prime Minister Alexis Tsipras flew to a Turkish island Agathonisi on Monday and therefore its fighter jets harassed his helicopter. The official Turkish position on the unprecedented incident is that “there was no harassment.” …

12 Neo-Nazis arrested for attacking police during National Day parade

March 26, 2019 0

Police has arrested 12 far-rightists, among them 4 minors, for attacking police in Kallithea suburb of south Athens during the parade of 25. March. Among the arrestees is reportedly a 24-year-old man who was arrested a week earlier for a racist attack again a foreigner in Salamina, West Attica. Charges …

Turkish F-16s harass helicopter carrying PM Tsipras to Agathonisi

March 25, 2019 0

Turkish fighter jets harassed the helicopter carrying Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to the remote island of Agathonisi in north Dodecanese. The jets forced the helicopter of the Greek Air Force to fly at low attitude until they were intercepted by Greek F-16s. Tsipras was visiting the small island in the …

Erdogan tells Greeks on National Day: We will convert Hagia Sofia into mosque

March 25, 2019 0

For one more time, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Hagia Sophia, currently a museum, might be converted into a mosque. As if Turkey had no other important problem to solve… In an interview with staged Question and Answer on the specific issue, reporters of state TRT TV asked …

25. March 2019 – Military Parade in Athens – Live Stream

March 25, 2019 0

The big military parade on 25. March that marks the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire in 1821 traditionally starts at 11 o’ clock in the morning. The parade starts with the heroes wounded in wars of modern Greek history, i.e. WWII, Cyprus. They are followed by rescue groups of …

Gavdos: How to hold a National Day Parade when not enough children (video)

March 24, 2019 0

Greek tradition wants school children to hold parades on the eve of the national and religious holiday on 25. March. While in Athens and other big cities, a lottery decides who is to parade and who remains out due to the high number of pupils, in some remote Greek areas …

Greek Irini Tzortzoglou among top 5 contestants in UK’s Masterchef Finals

March 24, 2019 0

In the current Masterchef UK series the final five contestants include a Greek. Irini Tzortzoglou, a 60-year-old originally from the island of Crete, who has been living in Cumbria for …ages. Before her MasterChef days, Irini worked a banker, and previously studied at the Kingston University in London. She is originally …

Banksy exhibition in Athens is not authorized, says street artist BANKSY

March 24, 2019 0

With a post on his official website, famous street artist Banksy said that the exhibition of his works in Athens is not authorized by him. Urging the public to “treat these exhibitions accordingly,” the artist writes: “Members of the public should be aware there has been a recent spate of …

Diaspora Greeks in Melbourne verbally attack gov’t representative over Macedonia

March 24, 2019 1

Diaspora Greeks in Melbourne verbally attacked Vice Parliament Speaker and SYRIZA MP, Giorgos Varemenos, who represented the government at the parade of the Greek Independence Day. Reason for the organized vulgar outrage against the politician was the Prespes Agreement, Greece signed with North Macedonia, former FYROM. When the parade concluded …

Why do Greeks eat salted Cod Fish on 25th March Holiday? Recipes

March 24, 2019 2

Already two days before the national and religious holiday on 25th March, Greeks flock to grocery stores as early as possible in order to get their proper supply of salted cod fish for the great feast. With their penetrating odor, the large fish fillets are stapled in wooden barrels or …