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“Christmas Basket” available in supermarkets Dec 11- Jan 3

Greece’s Development Ministry announced that the “Christmas Basket” available in supermarkets throughout the country will be offered again during the festive season. It is mandatory for the supermarkets. The government initiative of several items to be offered at reduced prices i supermarkets, known to the public as “Household Basket”, is …

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Athens Metro workers on work stoppage on Dec 13

Athens Metro Employees’ Union (SELMA) announced a work stoppage on the Metro operation in the Greek capital on Friday, December 13, 2024. The work stoppage is scheduled from 21:00 until the end of the shift. In the announcement, the Metro workers  stated: “The SELMA workers’ union, due to protracted and …

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Mafia-style shooting in Glyfada leaves two dead, one injured

Two men died and a third one was seriously injured in a shooting incident inside a betting shop in Glyfada suburb of southern Athens short after 10 o’ clock on Monday morning. The shooting took place in a residential area around Karaiskaki square in Terpsithea district with people were out …

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Energy Ministry announces electricity subsidy for December

Greek Energy and Environment Ministry announced on Friday the electricity subsidy on household bills for the month of December. The extraordinary support subsidy on household electricity bills for consumption in December is 1.5 cents per kWh. This subsidy on household tariffs and for all services of the main and non-main …

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Art forgery ring busted in Thessaloniki, 123 paintings sized, 3 arrests

Greek authorities busted an art forgery ring in Thessaloniki, seized 123 fake paintings by famed Greek artists, set to fetch hundreds of thousands of euros  in an online auction. Three people have been arrested. Greece’s Cultural Heritage and Antiquities Protection Department uncovered the art forgery ring following a tip-off  by …

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Visit of Greek PM to Lebanon postponed

The official visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Lebanon has been postponed for a few days. According to sources from the Air Force General Staff, the government aircraft presented a technical fault and it is not possible for the Prime Minister  to visit Lebanon on Friday. The visit …

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Greece Weather Warning: Rainfalls, Thunderstorms; Alerts for islands

Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning of heavy rainfalls and storms accompanied by a high frequency of lightning and local hail. The locally intense phenomena are forecast to be in effect from Friday to Sunday, December 6-8, 2024. Residents of islands Rhodes, Chios, Samos, Psara received warning …

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Femicide: Man kills wife with hammer, calls police

A 39-year-old man called Greek Police short after 6:30 on Thursday evening saying he had killed his wife and her body was in the attic of the apartment they were living in Ambelokipoi district of Athens. It is the 15th femicide in the country in 2024. Police officers rushed to …

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OECD report on Greece: Strong Economy, Public Spending cuts necessary

Greece’s economy is strong and is projected to grow at a rate of 2.3% in 2024, 2.2% in 2025 and 2.5% in 2026, according to the biannual OECD Economic Outlook report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Wednesday. “Rising disposable income will strengthen consumption, as a …

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Second cancer patient of Military hospital says he was informed 8 months later

A second cancer patient who was operated at the Military hospital in Thessaloniki revealed that he was also informed about the biopsy results 8 months and thus after the sarcoma had returned and he took the histological samples to a private laboratory. The complaint came by a 65-yeat-old retired police …

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Greece will not buy additional Rafale fighter jets

In a wide-ranging interview, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsosakis said the current fleet of 24 Rafale fighter jets is ‘sufficient,’ reversing earlier plans to acquire up to 12 more newly built Rafales upgraded to the latest F4 standard, the avionist.com reported on Thursday. Greece will not buy additional Dassault Rafale …

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