October 31, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The Greek government will fund TV stations with an amount of 6.8 million euros in total for financial losses due to the war in Ukraine, so the official version. Beneficiaries are the seven TV station broadcasting nationwide with: Star Channel: 1,175,000 Open: 400,926 ΑΝΤ1: 1,878,000 Alpha: 1,304,000 ΣΚΑΪ: 1,045.000 Mega: …
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October 30, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Thousands of protesters marched to the Israeli Embassy in Athens on Sunday calling for an end to hostilities and the killing of Palestinians in Gaza. Chanting “Freedom for Palestine”, protesters passed in front of the Israeli Embassy for about half an hour, demanding a “Stop to the slaughter of the …
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October 27, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“I aspire to be the next prime minister of the country for all Greeks – domestically and internationally – but my faith is above all in the people who embraced me and propelled me,” Stefanos Kasselakis, the leader of main opposition, left-wing SYRIZA said speaking at the 27th Annual Economist Government …
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October 27, 2023
Greece, Politics
Education, Religion and Sports Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, said on Friday that legislation ending the “state monopoly” on university education was imminent. in an interview with state broadcaster ERT, Pierrakakis underlined that “the state university remains the flagship of university education in Greece but it needs to be further reinforced and …
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October 27, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated Greece’s position that Hamas is a terrorist organization and that it does not represent the Palestinian people. In a telephone conversation on Thursday with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas the Greek Premier pointed out that the only legitimate representative of the Palestinian …
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October 26, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
A recent public opinion poll has showed that main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA keeps falling in voters’ preference to levels below the 18% of the summer elections. One of the reasons is that the new leader Stefanos Kasselakis has turned into a rather a-politic life-style figure, while the open “civil …
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October 26, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Justice Ministry submitted for public consultation a draft law to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content online. The public consultation will be open until November 8, 2023. The Justice Ministry bill will incorporate into Greek legislation the Regulation (EU) 2021/784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of …
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October 25, 2023
Greece, Politics
Eleven MPs of the far-right party Spartiates (Spartans) have been summoned by the Supreme Court prosecutor to provide explanations as suspects for their potential involvement in electoral fraud during this year’s legislative elections. A request has already been made to Parliament to lift their immunity. As outlined in the prosecutor’s …
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October 24, 2023
Greece, Politics
Τhe Greek Embassy in Beirut has urged visitors on Tuesday to leave Lebanon as soon as possible. Due to the developing situation in the region, the Greek embassy in Beirut recommends to Greek visitors who are not permanent residents of Lebanon to leave the country. In a post on X/Twitter, …
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October 24, 2023
FEATURED, Politics
Τhere is a big mobilization of US aircraft in the Air Base of Souda on the island of Crete after the USA requested Greece for the use of military facilities with the aim of parking large American aircraft, as well as for the hosting of Special Operations Forces. The Souda …
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October 23, 2023
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a protocol for Sweden’s admission into NATO and sent it to parliament for ratification, his office said on Monday. On the same day, he reportedly ordered the leaders of Hamas to leave the country. The news was welcome first of all by Sweden …
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October 23, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered full support to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu during a brief visit to Jerusalem on Monday. “We hope that whatever happens, it is done without great humanitarian cost,” the Greek PM advised Bibi. He expressed his horror and sorrow at Hamas’ terrorist attacks against …
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October 23, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The mural of the Holocaust monument in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, was vandalized for one more time on Sunday night. The unknown vandals sprayed “Free Palestine Jews = Nazis” and smeared the mural located at the city’s new railway station. The mural is dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust and …
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October 23, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greek intelligence and security officials are worried that the recent events in Israel and Gaza might trigger violent events, including terrorist attacks, in the country. An eight-page classified document shown to Kathimerini describes the activities of four Palestinian organizations in Greece and of seven “persons of interest” with alleged ties …
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October 20, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
At least eight people were killed, among them one child, and several were injured in Israeli airstrike on the historical Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza city late on Thursday night. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemned the attack, while the Greek Foreign Ministry issued a statement …
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October 19, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“A condition so that the international protection of refugees can work is the return of those whose requests have been denied to their countries of origin,” Greece’s Migration and Asylum Minister Dimitris Kairidis stressed in a post on the social media platform X Twitter on Thursday. Επιστροφές, επιστροφές, επιστροφές Πραγματοποιείται …
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October 19, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
As a friend of both Israel and Palestine, Greece “can play a very important mediating role,” said Palestinian Ambassador to Greece Yussef Dorkhom at a press briefing held at the embassy on Wednesday. Greece “always retained a balanced stance in international relations,” he added, and “we are looking forward to …
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October 18, 2023
FEATURED, Politics, Refugees
Greek police arrested five people in the closed migrants structure on the island of Samos around Tuesday midnight after a big crowd of migrants and refugees gathered to protest the attack at the Gaza hospital that killed over 500 people patients, medical and nursing personnel but also people who had sought …
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October 18, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis cancelled his visit to Israel due to security concerns, following the attack at Al Awda Hospital in Gaza on Tuesday night. The Premier was planning to travel to Tel Aviv, tomorrow, Thursday. However, Mitsotakis will attend the International Summit on the Palestinian Developments in Egypt …
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October 17, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greece ‘s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Israel in the next few days, a State Minister announced on Tuesday. He will also attend the International Summit on the Palestinian Developvemtns in Egypt on Saturday. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT, minister Akis Skertsos who announced the Premier’s visit to Israel …
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