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
A young nurse jumped from the sixth floor of a building in Pangrati district of Athens. According to Greek media, the nurse was recently fired. Dramatic details come into light with her sister reportedly to have desperately tried to prevent the woman from committing suicide. “She was holding her with both hands, but …
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Athens: Jobless Woman Sets Herself on Fire
A dark street. A scream. A flame. A muffled noise. Then silence. And a few words on a newspaper. No name. But just the age: 20 years old. A new tragedy in a recession-hit country. According to Democratia newspaper, a young jobless woman set herself on fire on Tuesday night …
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Athens: Fights Erupt Between Hoodies and Students, 2 Injured
Fights erupted between members of PASOK affiliated students’ union and people wearing hoods during the celebrations of the 39th anniversary of Polytechnic University Uprising in 1973. Greek media report that the students’ group was attacked by a 15-member group wearing hoods and helmets. The hoodies reportedly attacked the students with batons, …
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Thessaloniki: Municipality Workers Attack German Delegation and Consul
Angry municipality workers attacked members of the German delegation and harassed German Consul in Thessaloniki on Thursday morning, outraged about the statement of Merkels’ envoy Hans Joachim Fuchtel that “3,000 municipality workers are needed in Greece to do the work carried out by 1,000 Germans.” The ugly incidents …
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Prison Break Greek -Style: Smoked Salmon & 5* Ward for VIP-Prisoners?
If these allegations proof to be true, then this must be the ultimate Greek-style prison break! Antonis Aravantinos, chief of police prison guards told a relevant parliamentary committee that ex heavy weights of politics, business, sports and life-style, currently in prison, enjoy a lavish life even behind bars. “There is a 5***** …
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Angry Greek Bond Holders Ηarass PASOK Leader Venizelos over PSI
Dozens of Greek bond holders harassed former Finance Minister – now PASOK leader – Evangelos Venizelos and ex deputy finance minister Philipppos Sachinidis outside the Bank of Greece on Wednesday afternoon. Protest banner “Thieves. Bring our money back” The angry and frustrated Greeks spoke out heavy insults against Venizelos and attacked his …
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Merkel’s Envoy to Greece Wants Lay-Offs of Municipalities Workers
Three thousand employees in Greek local governments do the job of 1,000 Germans. Hans Joachim Fuchtel, the envoy of German Chancellor to Greece, sharply criticized the overstaffed public administration of debt-ridden country. Speaking at the meeting of 3. Greek-German Assembly in Thessaloniki Fuchtel underlined the problem of state employees’ efficiency: …
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Lagarde’s Advise to Bailout Junkies: “Real Fix…not Quick Fix for Greece”
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday she expected a “real fix” for Greece that included debt sustainability, rather than a “quick fix”.Speaking during a visit to Malaysia, Lagarde said that all of Greece΄s partners shared the same goal of putting the country΄s recovery programme back on …
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Greece’s Economy Shrinks Further with Recession Plunging 7.2% in 3Q 2012
The Greek economy shrank 7.2% in the third quarter compared with the same period a year earlier, statistics agency Elstat has said. That was a deeper contraction than the 6.3% fall seen in the second quarter. Greece has been in recession since late 2008 and has been granted two bailouts …
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Greek PM Samaras Orders Immediate Repeal of Migrant Citizenship Law
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras gave orders to immediately scrap the migrant citizenship law and asked the Minister of Interior to work out a new draft that will comply with the Greek Constitution. The fast-track decision of PM comes a day after the Council of State, Greece’s highest administrative court, casted …
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Greek Gov’t to Send 2,000 Civil Servants in “Labour Reserve”- Not Without My Loyal Voters
Hardly had the Eurogroup meeting ended on Monday and the Greek government took immediate action to show it is keen to keep its promises to lenders. Administrative Reform Ministry issued a circular setting the framework for the plan to send home 2,000 civil servants on 75% of their salary and …
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Greece’s Biggest Furniture Company, NEOSET, Files for Bankruptcy
The rope of recession that drags to the bottom even healthy companies and sends thousands of people to unemployment wrapped around one of the biggest furniture companies in Greece: NEOSET. With a network of 100 stores in Greece and 1,014 employees the company apparently could not cope with liquidity problems. After 30 years of activity …
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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