February 10, 2025
Impressive Meteor with blue glow over Athens (video)
An impressive phenomenon with a blue glow over Athens, when a meteor crossed the cloudy sky in the e…
February 10, 2025
Santorini: Special prayers for protection from earthquakes (video)
Holding banners, Greek flags, holy icons, the relics of Saint Charalambos and the scull of Saint Pro…
February 10, 2025
Farmers to block with tractors the highway in Central Greece
Protesting farmers from Magnesia in central Greece will stage a symbolic blockade of the Old Volos-L…
February 10, 2025
Urgent investigation ordered into videos linked to Tempi train collision
Larissa appellate-level examining magistrate Sotiris Baikamis ordered on Monday an urgent investigat…
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…
Recent News
Greece’s alternate Finance Minister Christos Staikouras uploaded in open government a series of compensation cuts for the high-ranking officials of the country. The Prime Minister and the Parliament speaker, Ministers and alternate ministers will see their income been cut between 468 and 1,872 euro per month. The salaries for the …
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US-Treasury Ass. Secretary Collyns Met Greek Finance Minister Stournaras in Athens
US-Treasury’s Assistant Secretary for International Finance Charles Collyns had a meeting with Greek Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras in Athens on Wednesday morning. According to Greek media, Charles Collyns expressed the support of US-Finance Secretary Tomothy Geithner to Greece and his confidence to Greek efforts. Furthermore Collyns expressed the concerns of …
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Papachristou: Greek Athlete Expelled From London Olympics 2012 Due to Racist Comment
A racist comment was posted by Greek Triple Jump Champion Voula Papachristou in her Twitter account. A storm of angry reactions broke within minutes in the Greek social media with many internet users calling her a “Nazi” and “Chrysi Avgi supporter” and asking the Greek Olympic Committee to expel her. The outcry was …
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Greece’s Army Chief of Staff Resigns On Grounds of “Return of Retired Army Officers”?
Greece’s Army Chief of Staff Cosntantinos Ziazias dropped a “bomb” in the early morning hours of Wednesday. He resigned citing reasons of “ethics and dignity”. Ziazias’ resignation came hours before a government meeting (KYSEA) with top brass from the political and military leadership of the country on military and defence policy. But most …
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Spain Angers France & Italy With Claim of Joint Statement on EZ Decisions
The Euro Zone is really boiling. Spain angered EZ-partners France and Italy when it issued an allegedly joint statement in which apparently the three countries called for the swift implementation of the measures agreed at the Euro Zone Summit in June. Earlier Tuesday the Spanish government said in a statement that …
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EU-Sources to Reuters: Greece Will Need More Debt Restructuring
As if the notorious and anonymous “EU-source” predicting and forecasting bad omens was not enough, two more “EU-Sources” popped up and all the three together told Reuters that Greece would need another debt-restructuring. However as the issue is too complicated there is no open discussion until now about this issue, the …
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Greece’s English-speaking Newspaper “Athens News” on 24h Strike, Jul 25/2012
The staff of Greece’s oldest English speaking newspaper Athens News launches a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, July 25th 2012. Journalists, administrative personnel and technicians have not been paid for two months, the staff informed the papers’ readers via Twitter on Tuesday night. A.N. statement uploaded early Wednesday on the paper’s website: …
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Rhodes: Pensioner Deprived of Oxygen-Supply due to Insurance Fund Debts to Supplier
A cry of agony, an appeal for urgent help comes from the island of Rhodes. A chronic-ill pensioner with damaged lungs has been deprived from life-supporting oxygen by the supplier. Emmanuil Taktikopoulos, 92, pensioner from Farmer’s Fund OGA impeached that the supplier took away the oxygen delivering machine because of OGA-debts to …
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Who Will Hold The Troika to Account for Asphyxiating Greece?
This is a good question posed by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard on British daily Telegraph.UK “Who will hold the Troika on Account for asphyxiating Greece?” Probably nobody… “Germany has clearly taken the decision to expel Greece from the euro, whatever the new Greek government does. Vice-Chancellor Philipp Roesler says the “horror” of Greek exit has …
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Greek Foreign Ministry Considers Suspending Operation of Greek Embassy in Syria
As fears surge that the Assad regime may use chemical weapons to combat the army of rebels, several diplomatic representations in Damascus prepare evacuation plans for their citizens. It looks as if Greece’ Foreign Ministry has prepared a similar plan as well. Greek Foreign Ministry statement: Foreign Ministry announcement on …
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Greek Veterinarians Association Goes for Inititiative to Sterilize Stray Animals
Finally! The Panhellenic Veterinary Association decided to invite its members and create a network of volunteers to carry out sterilizations to stray animals. You can print the press release and ask your vet to join this wonderful initiative. P.K.S: Organization Veterinarians network of volunteers to carry out sterilization of stray animals …
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PM Samaras Calls Foreign Officials Promoting a Grexit “Silly and Irresponsible Saboteurs”
Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras sent a clear message to those speaking lenders of Greece who keep casting doubt whether the debt-ridden country would manage to exit the crisis – or the euro. Without directly naming FDP leader Philip Roesler it is more than obvious that Samaras’ arrows were shot in German direction. …
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Urgent investigation ordered into videos linked to Tempi train collision
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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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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