October 29, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Strongyli, one of the small islands of the complex of Megisti, in the easternmost part of Greek territory, is going to get its first road network ever. The regional government of the Southern Aegean plans to honor these small but very important islands for Greece and keeping its promise to …
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October 29, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
A three-member misdemeanor appeals court in Athens announced on Tuesday the conviction of three of the eight defendants charged in connection with the 2017 flash floods in Mandra in western Attica, that claimed the lives of 25 people. The judges acquitted all eight defendants of negligent homicide by omission and …
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October 29, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A journey of one hour and twenty minutes from the island of Corfu to the port of Igoumenitsa effectively lasted six whole hours when the ferry “Agia Theodora” ran aground short before reaching Greece’s western mainland. With 550 passengers and 16 crew members on board the ferry ran aground on …
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October 28, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Fourteen hotel guests were admitted to hospital early on Sunday, after a gas leak in the facility they were staying over the long weekend in Limnochori, in Florina, northern Greece. Among those in hospital is a 48-year-old man hospitalized in ICU in very critical condition, with doctors fearing irreparable damage …
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October 28, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
With a big military parade in Thessaloniki and students’ parades in Athens and other cities Greeks celebrated the Ochi Day, the No Day, the day they resisted to the powers of Axis and entered the second World War. The parade is the culmination of events in Greece’s second biggest city …
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October 25, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A tourist in the area of Platanias near Chania on the island of Crete ignored warnings and went for a swim in a rough sea. He absolutely ignored surfers’ warnings of adverse weather conditions and set his own but also the lives of others at risk. The ignorant tourist was …
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October 25, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Strikes
The Greek Federation of Seamen (PNO) announced early Friday afternoon that they end their strike after a meeting with Maritime Minister, Christos Stylianidis, earlier today. First ferries already left the port of Piraeus. If you plan to travel by sea, check with local port authorities, shipping companies and travel agents. …
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October 25, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
An anti-Israel TikToker who amassed millions of views for wrecking a decorative string of Greek flags that she confused for Israeli outside a New Jersey eatery was busted for the ludicrous blunder, the New York Post reported on Friday. Amber Matthews, 23, was charged with bias and intimidation on Tuesday …
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October 24, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Clocks in Greece will be set back an hour on Sunday as daylight saving time ends, following European Union directives. Early on Sunday, 27. October 2024, clocks will be reset from 04:00 to 03:00. In the end effect, Greeks will be able to sleep one hour longer. However, day light …
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October 24, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The Financial Prosecutor’s Office has decided to lift the protection status of witnesses in a bribery case involving Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, doctors and public officials following requests from political figures whose names were implicated in the case. Lifting of the witnesses “protection status” may have a grave political impact …
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October 24, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured in the head when plaster and pieces of cement from a balcony fell on her in Agioi Anargyroi suburb of western Athens on Thursday morning. The girl has been transported with an ambulance to a children’s hospital in Greek capital and is currently undergoing …
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October 24, 2024
Economy
The disposable income of households and Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households (NPISH) increased by 8.1% to 151.7 billion euros in 2023 compared to 140.3 billion euros in 2022, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The final consumption expenditure of households and NPISH rose 6.5% to 154.6 billion euros from 145.2 …
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October 24, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Hundreds of commuters were stuck at the metro station Syntagma in downtown Athens during the rush hour on Thursday morning. Reason for the unprecedented and asphyxiating situation were “technical failures” on two trains of Line 3 that happened at the same time. Passengers on one train were asked to evacuate, …
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October 24, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A criminal investigation into suspected embezzlement and money laundering has shown that two high-ranking clerics of the Catholic Church in Greece have been “investing” in nightclubs for the last eight years. The investigation was triggered after a routine audit showed a shortfall of 3 million euros in the coffers of …
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October 23, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
A tragic situation has been unfolding on Rhodes: Hundreds of migrants, among them many children, are sleeping in tents and cardboard boxes in the capital of the island in the south-eastern Aegean Sea. In extremely inhumane conditions, hundreds of women, children and men, young and old, are sleeping in cardboard …
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October 23, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Strikes
Ferries and ships will remain docked at Greek ports for another 48 hours after the Panhellenic Maritime Federation (PNO) decided to escalate its mobilizations and extend the strike that started on October 22, 2024. On Wednesday, the PNO announced a new 48-hour strike for tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday, October 24-25, …
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October 23, 2024
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
A section of an early Byzantine church, dated to the 6th century AD, was found this past summer in Oreoi, northern Evia, during excavations for a sewage network in the greater area of Istiea, the Ministry of Culture said on Wednesday. The salvage excavation revealed the foundations of walls forming …
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October 23, 2024
Economy, FEATURED, News
Greece’s Public Power Corporation (PPC) on Tuesday announced a new service for the charging of electric cars at public PPC blue chargers and at home. This is the bluePass service, which combines charging at PPC blue public chargers with charging at home for a fixed monthly fee. Specifically, with the …
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October 23, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece has been confirmed as the nation stepping away from NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project when it enters its second phase in around 2026. Managed by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the NGRC effort is currently in the concept study phase. Designed to replace potentially thousands …
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October 21, 2024
Economy, FEATURED
Supermarket chains are proceeding with reductions in the prices of basic products in response to a call by the Development Ministry. By the end of October, it is estimated that prices on the supermarket shelves will have been reduced between 6% and 15% for 120 product codes, while more than …
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