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“Make Greece Great Again”: Local Trumpistas in action

Donald Trump’s campaign of hate, racism, homophobia, anti-science, propaganda and religious fundamentalism was crowned with complete success and had several local “trumpistas” in the east Mediterranean Sea and the south Balkan cheer. A number of Greek politicians and ruling party New Democracy posted their thrill on social media and welcome …

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Wildfire threatens the protected forest of Strofylia

Firefighting forces on Wednesday continued to battle a fire in Vouprasio, Western Achaia in Peloponneseιν to prevent it from reaching the nearby protected forest of Strofylia and the wetland. #πυροσβεστες 🔥#εποχικοι 🆘 🔥Μεγάλη Φωτιά στην Στροφυλία Αχαΐας.Καίγεται ο υδροβιότοπος.Το Δάσος της Στροφυλιάς μαζί με τη λιμνοθάλασσα του Πάπα (Καλόγριας), τη …

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PM Mitsotakis congratulates Trump on his election victory

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory on Wednesday. “Congratulations Donald Trump on your election victory. Greece looks forward to further deepening the strategic partnership between our two countries and working together on important regional and global issues,” Mitsotakis posted on X. Congratulations @realDonaldTrump on …

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US Elections 2024: Athens is drafting the next day scenarios

Kamala Harris or Donald Trump? Calm waters or unpredictable policies? Athens is drafting the next day scenarios stressing at the same time that “Greece and the US have strategic relations that will not be affected” whether Democrat Harris or Republican Trump will win the US elections 2024. “Regardless of the …

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Over 3,000 applicants for Greek citizenship sit for language certification examinations

Examinations for Greek language certification were completed nationally by 3,217 applicants for Greek citizenship on Sunday. The language certification is a required step for foreigners applying for Greek citizenship. Examinations were organized by the Interior Ministry’s General Secretariat for Citizenship, in cooperation with the Education, Religions and Sports Ministry. There …

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Large number of weapons, explosives seized in police operation; 5 arrests

Five people were arrested as members of a criminal network active in the possession, supply and trafficking of weapons and explosives. Following an investigation by  the Anti-Trafficking and Trafficking Sub-Directorate of the Organized Crime Directorate, a raid was conducted in the area of western Attica where officers discovered and seized …

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EU Commission approves Tzitzikostas as Transport & Tourism Commissioner

The European Commission approved on Monday the candidacy of Apostolos Tzitzikostas for the portfolio of Sustainable Transport and Tourism for the next five years. After the conclusion of Tzitzikostas’ hearing in the European Parliament’s transport and tourism committee, which lasted more than three hours, the coordinators of the political groups …

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Terrorism: Man who died in Athens explosion has been identified

The man who died in the explosion on Thursday in an apartment in Ampelokipi, Athens, has been identified by police. Citing police sources, media reported that the man was a 36-year-old Greek who had studied at the Polytechnic School of Patras. Despite the fact that he was active in the …

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