November 30, 2023
Live animals in Christmas mangers? Volos mayor calls critics “Curs!”
For a second year in a row and despite strong reactions the mayor of Volos placed live animals in tw…
November 30, 2023
Christmas 2023: Stores opening hours in Athens
The Trade Association of Athens proposed the schedule and opening hours of stores in the Greek capit…
November 30, 2023
Earthquake rattles with 4.3R the island of Zakynthos
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale rattled the island of Zakynthos earlier on Thursday…
November 30, 2023
Greece to introduce “postal vote” starting at EU elections
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday that Greeks living abroad who are enr…
November 30, 2023
Vassilis Vassilikos: Internationally acclaimed Greek author passes away
Internationally acclaimed and widely translated Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos, a former MP and Am…
November 29, 2023
Taxi drivers & owners on 48-strike to protest new tax bill
Taxi drivers and owners in Athens mobilize again against the new tax bill and announced on Wednesday…
November 29, 2023
Greece’s natural gas export potential will be quadrupled, says Minister
Greece’s natural gas export potential will be quadrupled by the end of the decade, with new in…
November 29, 2023
Hospital doctors on 48h strike due to collapse of Greece’s NHS
Highly frustrated about the ongoing deterioration of the National Health System, the dramatic workin…
November 29, 2023
SILVER ALERT: Do you know Maria Taylor? She was rescued from Symi sea area
Greece’s Service for missing persons LifelineHellas has issued an alert about a foreign nation…
November 29, 2023
Crete: Students found semi-conscious in high school toilet
Alarm for high school students who were found semi-unconscious in a school toilet in Heraklion on th…
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A primary school in Farkadona village had to be shut down due to the appearing of snakes inside the school building. The presence of snakes is attributed to the flooding in Central Greece following the two storm weather fronts in September. The Primary School of Zarkos in the Municipality of …
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Mitsotakis doesn’t rule out “migration pressure in Greece” as front-line country
Borders must not be violated and terrorist action must receive a reply, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in joint statements with his Estonian counterpart Kaja Kallas in Athens on Tuesday. He did not rule out the possibility of migration pressures on Greece’s borders as it is a front-line country in …
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War in Middle East: Greece’s Intelligence, Anti-Terror on “Red Alert”
Greek authorities, the intelligence service and the anti-terror department are on red alert and are reportedly ready to deal with any challenge that will arise in the country due to the war in the Middle East. On top priority is the monitoring of hundreds of refugees and immigrants from Palestine …
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IMF: Greece’s economy to grow by 2.5% in 2023 and 2% in 2024
The Greek economy is expected to grow by 2.5% this year and by 2% in 2024, significantly exceeding average growth rates of 0.7% and 1.2% in the Eurozone, the International Monetary Fund said in its World Economic Outlook report released on Tuesday. The IMF said it expected the country’s harmonised …
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Greece ramps up security around potential Israeli targets
Police in Greece has ramped up security around potential Israeli targets and increased its presence around the Embassy of Israel in Athens in light of the ongoing war in the Middle East. State security and intelligence services are also involved in the operation, which apart from Israeli missions or businesses …
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Homophobic rant by Volos Mayor against SYRIZA leader (video)
Supreme Court Prosecutor launched an investigation into the homophobic remarks made by the re-elected Mayor of Volos, Achilleas Beos, against Stefanos Kasselakis, the leader of Greece’s main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA. After securing re-election with 55.02% on Sunday, Beos addressed his supporters with vulgar remarks against Kasselakis and thus live …
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Ruling ND wins majority of local elections, opposition parties fail
Ruling New Democracy party has won 7 out of 13 regions of Greece and several municipalities in the first round of local elections on Sunday. The second round of elections next Sunday will determine whether prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will materialize his goal of “13+3” that is winning all 13 …
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Tourist found dead in Preveli beach, Crete
A 62-year-old man was found unconscious above the beach of Preveli in Rethymnon on the island of Crete earlier on Sunday. According to local media ekriti.gr, the man was a German tourist. He was found on the steps leading to the beach. Passersby informed the ambulance service, however, due difficult …
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Local polling stations closed, first results after 10 pm
The polling stations for Greece’s local and regional elections closed at 7 p.m. on Sunday. A second round of elections between winners who did not manage to get 43%+1 vote today is due next Sunday, October 15. At 5.30 p.m., the turnout rate was recorded at 44.6%, as reported by …
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First Greeks to be repatriated from Israel, Palestine on Sunday night
Greece is trying to repatriate some 150 Greeks currently trapped in Israel and the Palestinian territories, the Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. The foreign ministry is in constant contact with the Greek citizens in the area via the Greek Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Greek Consulate in Jerusalem. The …
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Grande dame of Greek cinema, Mary Chronopoulou, passes away
The grande dame of the Greek cinema, Mary Chronopoulou, passed away on Friday following an accident in her home. The popular actress was 90 years old. She suffered a serious hematoma when she fell off the stairs in her home in Paiania, East Attica, on October 2. She was hospitalized …
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Arch-conservative ND minister opposes same-sex marriage
Minister of State Makis Voridis raised objections to same-sex marriage saying he will not vote in favor of same-sex marriage if the issue is taken to parliament. “I have articulated my personal viewpoint. I stand in opposition to it, and I have clearly stated that I will not support it. …
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Greece to introduce “postal vote” starting at EU elections
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Mitsotakis: “Unfortunate incident that won’t affect Greece-UK relations” (POLL)
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Parthenon Marbles: UK’s PM Sunak cancels meeting with Greek counterpart Mitsotakis
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Metro station in Thessaloniki opened to public for sightseeing only
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Minister threatens to quit if he’ll have to back “same sex marriage”; finds supporters among ND
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SYRIZA is falling apart after 9 more MPs leave the left-wing party
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Kasselakis’ dream: “Return to old, tidy Greece with clean homes”
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Scientists of National Observatory of Athens NOA seek public support (PETITION)
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Bishop of Piraeus claims homosexuality causes cancer, lashes out at SYRIZA leader
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Poll: PASOK ahead of main opposition SYRIZA
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Parliament approves bill on dissemination of terrorist content online
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Christmas 2023: Stores opening hours in Athens
The Trade Association of Athens proposed the schedule and opening hours of stores in the … Read More » -
Greece’s natural gas export potential will be quadrupled, says Minister
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Entrepreneurship fee for self-employed to be cut by 50%, says FinMin
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Interest rate on deposits still very low in Greece
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Greece probes taxpayers declaring residence abroad but live in the country