Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis on Wednesday ruled out the prospect of a mass return of migrants to Greece from Germany, saying that such reports “are unrealistic. Speaking to Skai TV, Marinakis stressed that the government’s policy had succeeded in reducing the numbers of migrants that Greece is called upon to …
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Greece to buy US Switchblade drones, sources tell Reuters
Greece plans to buy Switchblade drones from the United States to further strengthen its armed forces as it recovers from a decade-long debt crisis, two sources said on Wednesday. Athens has drafted a multi-billion, 10-year purchasing plan that includes acquiring up to 40 new F-35 fighter jets from the US …
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Greece in panic Germany could send back up to 100,000 migrants
Germany’s decision to effectively abolish the Schengen Agreement and to eventually sent migrants and refugees back to the first country of arrival brings tremors throughout the European Union and especially to Greece. Mainstream media said in reports on Tuesday that “Greece will turn into a souls’ warehouse” and noted that …
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Apostolos Tzitzikostas appointed EU Commissioner for Transport & Tourism
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday that the “sustainable transport and tourism” portfolio has been assigned to Greece’s European Commissioner, Apostolos Tzitzikostas. During a press conference after a meeting with the presidents of the political groups in the European Parliament, the EU Commission President said that …
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Predator scandal: USA imposes sanctions on Greek enablers of Intellexa spyware
The US has imposed sanctions on five individuals and one entity involved in the Intellexa Consortium, which sold the illegal Predator spyware in Greece, found in dozens of phones, including those belonging politicians, journalists and businesspeople. The sanctioned individuals include key figures involved in Greece’s wiretapping scandal, which became known …
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“Rail police” to consolidate train passengers’ safety in Greece
Notorious problems in Greece’s infrastructure and service that the government is not willing to fix? No problem! There is always a quick solution! The establishment of a special police corps to fix things in the traditional way. Following a series of incidents in the railway network, the administration of the …
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Ombudsman probes Coast Guard officers over Pylos shipwreck
High-ranking Hellenic Coast Guard officers have been appearing before the Greek Ombudsman since Monday over the fatal shipwreck off southern Greece in June 2023. The process is expected to be completed on September 20, with the examination of the coast guard head himself, Vice Admiral Georgios Alexandrakis. The process is …
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PM Mitsotakis sharply criticizes Germany’s new measures on immigration
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis rebuked the new immigration policy Germany has announced to implement after September 16, 2024. “Greece will not accept to shoulder a disproportionately large burden for immigration,” the Greek PM said sending a clear message to Germany after the government in Berlin presented a plan on …
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Schools in Greece start with traditional, religious ceremony
Thousands pupils and students gathered in Greece’s school courtyards on Wednesday for the traditional, religious blessing ceremony on the start of the new school year. School year 2024-2025 starts with a novelty that students will have to keep their mobile phones in their bags during classes and breaks otherwise they …
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SYRIZA to elect new leader in November
The Political Secretariat of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance discussed the process for electing the new party leader on Tuesday, after Stefanos Kasselakis was ousted with a vote on Sunday. The Secretariat proposed that the first round of internal elections be held on November 24, with a potential second round on December 1 …
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EU buys too much defense equipment abroad, especially from US, report says
European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, almost two thirds of it in the United States, and failing to invest enough in joint military projects, a landmark report on EU competitiveness warned on Monday. The 27 member states are also failing to make best use …
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Train drags woman for 50m; she was trapped between doors during disembarkation
A 39-year-old woman was dragged for several meters between a driving train and the station platform in Livadia, Viotia, on Saturday, raising big questions about the traveling safety in Greece. Together with her three children the woman was traveling on a train from Athens to Thessaloniki. In Livadia station the …
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PM: “Greece in 2027 will be a much better country where Greeks can look forward to a better life”
“Greece in 2027 will be nothing like Greece in 2010 and the country will never return to a reality of big deficits,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday, during the traditional press conference given by the prime minister each year at the Thessaloniki International Fair. The PM was asked …
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SYRIZA falls victim to Kasselakis’ Ego: Greece’s main opposition ousts its leader
A majority of Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA Central Committee members voted on Sunday in favor of a censure motion against party leader Stefanos Kasselakis. Ιn favor of the censure motion voted 163 members of the Central Committee and 120 against. The CC has a total of 295, SYRIZa-affiliated newspaper …
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“High Prices make their rounds, like the flu, go away,” claims Greece’s fatalist FinMin
“High prices make their cycle and like the flu will go away,” claimed Greek Finance Minister, Kostis Hatzidakis, proving his ignorance about the flu cycles that come every October and go every May. He insisted that the phenomenon of high prices on retreat in the country and compared to the …
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Tilos mayor rebukes Greek tourist shouting “throw refugees into the sea!”
Mayor of the island of Tilos, Maria Kamma, rebuked a Greek tourist on vacation who shouted “throw the refugees into the sea!” the incident took place as port authorities were helping rescued refugees to disembark. Among them were many children and people in need. A total of 106 refugees arrived …
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Ecumenical Patriarchate proposes Orthodox and Catholics celebrate Easter together
The Ecumenical Patriarchate proposes that Orthodox and Catholics celebrate Easter together. The landmark decision has been announced after the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul on September 3, 2024. In a lengthy statement issued by the Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios mentions, among others, that “the Ecumenical Patriarchate proposes to …
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59% of young doctors want to leave Greece, 56% of citizens dissatisfied with health services as system collapse
Six in ten doctors want to leave Greece and exactly 6 in 10 citizens declare to be dissatisfied with the services of the public health care system that has worsened in the last 2-4 years, two recent surveys conducted in northern Greece have found. The National Health System (ESY) is …
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Poll: Ruling ND flies low, winners are small left and nationalist parties
Ruling conservative party New Democracy keeps flying low in public opinion preference, while main opposition SYRIZA occupies a place after socialist PASOK that comes second, the latest poll conducted by MRB has shown.. However, Greeks’ disapproval of ND policies does not bring wins for the big opposition parties but rather …
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Angry citizens jeer at PM Mitsotakis visiting flood-stricken Thessaly
Angry citizens jeered and strongly disapproved Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday, while he was touring areas in the flood-stricken Thessaly almost a year after storm Daniel devastated villages and agricultural production. The Prime Minister who visited the area to announced anti-flooding measures in the infrastructure and “inspect” the restored …
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