February 9, 2025
Over 11,700 earthquakes in Santorini Jan 26-Feb 7
Over 11,700 earthquakes occurred in Santorini and nearby area between January 26 and February 7, an …
February 9, 2025
Ex Golden Dawn member commits suicide after double murder of Roma men
A 60-year-old man in Larissa, Central Greece, committed suicide after the double murder of two Roma …
February 9, 2025
Greece Weather: Temperatures blow seasonal average, snow
Temperatures remain low, at single digit also on Sunday even in the suburbs of southern Athens that …
February 8, 2025
Greece, Cyprus among UN nations supporting ICC after Trump sanctions
Greece and Cyprus are among the 79 UN member states that signed a joint declaration issued on Friday…
February 8, 2025
Santorini earthquakes: Schools remain closed on 4 islands for another week
Schools on the islands of Thera (Santorini), Ios, Anafi, and Amorgos will remain closed for another …
February 7, 2025
Pupils, students rally in Greece demanding “Justice” for Tempi victims
Thousands of students and pupils took to the streets of bit and small cities throughout Greece on Fr…
February 5, 2025
MySafetyPlan: Greece’s digital map with safe places in case of earthquakes, natural disasters
The Ministry of Digital Governance announced on Wednesday the operation of the new digital platform …
February 5, 2025
Hotel construction on unique Sarakiniko beach on Milos
World famous Sarakiniko beach on the island of Milos turned into a construction site and has residen…
February 5, 2025
Santorini: Scientists warn of high landslides risk in 5 areas
Scientists warn of high risk for landslides in 5 areas of Santorini, yet at the same time appear com…
February 5, 2025
Exploratory drilling may begin around Crete in 2025, says Minister
It is possible that the first exploratory drilling will begin in 2025, most likely in the area aroun…
Recent News
No one, not two, not three…. The Emir of Qatar purchased a whole bunch of Greek islands. Six! They all belong to Exinades island group in the Ionian Sea. The most expensive of the six is Oxia island, for which the generous investor reportedly gave 4,900,000 euro for the purchase. buying everything that …
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Athens: Ex PASOK Defence Minister, acting Golden Dawn MP stand trial
Athens courts have a busy day on Monday with prominent defenders appearing before the judges. Former defence minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos (PASOK) stands trial for inaccurate income declarations of the past. Is this a reason to stand trial? No. The main reason for Tsochatzopoulos to be in custody since April 2012 are …
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Athens: Barking strays protest the Troika …in the name of all Greeks (picts)
The representatives of Greece’s lenders had a rather unpleasant encounter on Sunday: they came face to face with the famous Athens strays. Three, four doggies had taken position outside the finance ministry as the Troika moved to meet minister Yiannis Stournaras and check the pulse of Greece’s austerity progress. Duel …
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Fake or Not? EU Commission’s ‘safety warning’ to staff visiting Greece & alarming predictions
An odd and alarming at the same time e-mail puzzled many Greeks on Saturday, when a Greek newspaper posted on its internet site the content of an e-mail allegedly issued by the EU Commission to its staff containing “safety instructions”. The e-mail was apperently forwarded to EU staff due to visit Athens …
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Greek FinMin considers imposing compulsory property insurance
Greek finance ministry considers to make property insurance against earthquake and floods obligatory. According to daily Kathimerini, the compulsory insurance of property against big natural disasters like earthquake and flood is being considered by the finance ministry as an attempt to forestall the possibility of a widespread economic damage from an …
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PASOK leader: EU part of the Troika offered ‘velvet euro exit’ in August 2011
PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos dropped a bomb on Friday: “The country’s lenders offered a velvet exit from the euro in 2011,” Venizelos told 4,000 stunned party delegates during a speech at PASOK’s convention in Athens. Venizelos said that the Troika proposal came after a severe disagreement and that the price …
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HP-Cosco-Trainose hub deal signed in Athens
Boosting competitiveness, creating thousands of jobs. The hub deal between Hewlett-Packard, Cosco and Trainose brought smiles in the faces of Greek government, the Prime Minister and the Development and Maritime ministers. “The deal between Hewlett-Packard, Cosco and Trainose to use Cosco΄s cargo terminal at the port of Piraeus as a …
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Greece finds horse DNA in imported Salami and locally produced Kebab
Greek National Food Control Authority announced Friday that two more tested samples of “beef” were found to contain horse DNA. The first sample was found in minced meat ‘kebab’ prepared by a local producer, while the second sample was found in salami imported from Holland. Both samples were taken from …
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Larissa: 2 students die, 3 in critical condition from fumes of makeshift brazier
Two students died and another three are hospitalized in critical condition due to fumes from makeshift brazier. According to Greek media, all five were found at the home they were renting by another student who had come to visit them on Thursday afternoon. As the students were not answering she …
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Hydrocarbon research in Westen & South Greece ends successfully
“The data collected during the geophysical research for the location of underwater hydrocarbon fields in the Ionian Sea and south of the island of Crete is very good,” Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) executive vice-president Sverre Strandenes said upon the return of the Nordic Explorer research vessel to the southern port city …
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Greek patients in panic as drugs disappear from pharmacies
A friend called me in an incredible angry mood this morning. “Thugs! Thugs! Thugs!” she roared in my ear, “they’re all thugs! The health ministry, the pharma companies, everyone!” Reason for my friends outburst was that one epilepsy drug suddenly disappeared from the Greek market. Without a warning the production of …
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Tyrnavos: local firemen engage in dog rescue from flooded river
Several local firemen were engaged for hours in the rescue of a dog trapped at the shore of flooded Titarisios river in Tyrnavos area of Central Greece. The dog was found struggling with the rushing waters and unstable soil on Wednesday morning by passersby. They immediately called the Fire Brigades. …
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Greece, Cyprus among UN nations supporting ICC after Trump sanctions
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ND MEP Beleri votes for Musk-protege Fidias in EP, sparks controversy
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Greek nationals among U.S. ICE List of Deportable Immigrants
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Mitsotakis calls on EU partners to spend more on defense, create a €100bn Fund
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Greece opposes the sale of METEOR missiles to Turkey
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Former US Senator & friend of Greece Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison
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Gov’t narrative on Tempi disaster “derailed” after mass protests: PM interview
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Erdogan claims Greek “city of Thessaloniki” is part of Turkey
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Thousands of Greeks demand Justice for Tempi Victims; rallies in Greece & abroad
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Emblematic Archbishop Anastasios of Albania dies at 95
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“No Helmet, No Fuel” campaign becomes a Greek law
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Exploratory drilling may begin around Crete in 2025, says Minister
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CVC Healthcare Group to sell majority stake to UAE’s PureHealth
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Greece gives official go-ahead to Chevron for hydrocarbon exploration in “Block A2” and “South of Peloponnese”
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ECOFIN: Mid-term fiscal-structural plans of 21 members, incl. Greece
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Energy giant Chevron expresses interest in fossil fuel exploration in Greece