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…
February 5, 2025
Greece’s Public Sector on 24h strike on Feb 28
The general assembly of the civil servants union federation ADEDY unanimously decided to hold a 24-h…
February 4, 2025
Black water floods again main avenue in S. Athens, truck keeps sewage lid on its place
A rainfall forecast hours ago and the residents of Alimos as well as passing by motorists found them…
February 4, 2025
Thousands are fleeing Santorini due to ongoing seismic activity
Thousands of people, locals and visitors, have already fled or are still fleeing the island of Santo…
February 4, 2025
Greek Ombudsman exposes Coast Guard “negligence” in deadly Pylos Shipwreck
Investigation into the deadly Pylos shipwreck conducted by the Greek Ombudsman has found stark omiss…
February 4, 2025
Greek nationals among U.S. ICE List of Deportable Immigrants
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has identified 211 Greek nationals among the more…
February 4, 2025
International research team installs underwater seismographs in Santorini to study Kolumbo volcano
Four state-of-the-art portable underwater seismographs that will study the underwater volcano of Kol…
Recent News
Greece’s Piraeus Bank said it will pay 95 million euro to acquire the healthy assets and liabilities of state lender Agricultural Bank (ATEBank), a deal that was announced by the Central bank of Greece on Friday. According to Piraeus Bank statement released on Monday, the country’s four-biggest lenders acquires from …
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“Heat Wave” Package Worth €11.5 Billion Hits Greece
Local thermometers have gone red. Not only in terms of temperatures (40-41°C today) but also in political-economical. Greece’s coalition government is in the middle of a race with an award of 33 billion euro waving at the end of the road. The country’s lender’s are standing at the finish with …
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Animated Video About the History of the Olympic Games
British The Guardian published an animated video about the History of the Olympic Games: from spartan Ancient Greece Olympics to lavish London’s extravaganza. For some unexplained reason, I am not sure whether I like the video concept. Maybe because the noise I get is not of very quality. But the …
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Merkel, Monti Will Do Everything to Protect the Euro Zone, While Schauble Rejects Any Consessions to Greece
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti have “agreed to do everything to protect the euro”. This comes from a German government statement issued in Berlin on Sunday after Merkel had a telephone conversation with Monti. On Friday a statement almost-identical in wording was issued by Merkel and French …
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IOC President Rogge Angers Greeks, Calling London “Home of the Olympics”
Greeks are angry at International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge. During the Olympic Games 2012 opening ceremony Rogge called hosting city London “Home of the Olympics.” And not only that. Jacques Rogge did not mentioned Greece at all, the country that created the Olympic Games more than 2,500 years ago. Rogge described …
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Greece’s Bank-Employees’ Union (OTOE) On 24h Strike, July 30/2012
Greece’s Bank-employees Federation (OTOE) launches a warning 24-hour strike on Monday, July 30th 2012. Among the policy changes in the banking sector that OTOE demands are: boosting of real economy and growth, support of social needs and relief of the Greek households, establishing the protection of employment, and defence of pensions, …
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Hungary’s PM : EU Officials Waste Time for Pigs and Gese Instead of Tackling the Euro Crisis
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban sharply criticized EU officials in general and Brussels in particular saying that “EU Officials are wasting time on toys for pigs and the mood of geese” while hundreds of thousands of EU citizens lose their jobs and the EURO is collapsing. Hungary is an EU but …
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Halyvourgia Steel Plant Workers To Return to Work After 272 Days of Strike
After 272 days of strike, workers at Halyvourgia steel plant decided to suspend the strike and return to work. Upon a recommendation of the Halyvourgia workers’ union, 107 voted in favour of strike suspension, 14 against, while 29 refrained from voting, in a secret-ballot process that took place on Saturday …
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Greece’s Private Sector Union GSEE Calls The Troika “Charlatans and Quacks”
The atmosphere during the meeting between private sector union umbrella GSEE and Troika representatives on Friday was chilly. In fact, it must have been icy-cold despite the high temperatures in Greece’s capital Athens when the issues of dramatically high unemployment, prolonged recession, cancellation of collective bargains and the miserable conditions in the …
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Greece’s Banks Deal: Piraeus Bank Absorbs Healthy Assets of ATE Bank
Debt-ridden Greece sent a positive message to the Troika, as it announced that the country’s fourth-biggest lender Piraeus Bank took over the healthy assets of state lender Agricultural Bank (ATE). Greece’s lender had been pushing since summer 2011 for ATEbank’s restructure as it was the only bank that had failed to pass …
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Madonna at Olympia/Paris: “The Greeks Have Nothing to Eat”
Pop star Madonna picked up the Greek and the global economic crisis on Thusday night (26. Jul 2012) during her concert at Olympia Hall in Paris. During a break of her program, the pop star talked about “scary moments” experienced by the people across the planet due to the collapse of …
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Another Greek Debt “Haircut” of 70-100 Billion Euro On The Way?
Are European policymakers work on a Greek debt “Haircut”? Allegedly they do, according to a Reuters story published on Friday afternoon. Euro zone officials told so to Reuters and added that a new “haircut” of estimated voluem 70-100 billion euro would be needed. Greek Debt Crisis Fix May Cost Central …
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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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Foreign Ministry: Statements by North Macedonia’s PM are a provocation for Greece
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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