February 3, 2023
Ancient artifacts, products of illegal trafficking, return to Greece from Switzerland
Fifteen ancient objects dating from the prehistoric to the Roman period are being repatriated to Gre…
February 3, 2023
Greece Weather Warning: Dense snowfalls, stormy winds, frost
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY warns of cold weather front “Barbara”…
February 3, 2023
Coast Guard fires warning shots at speedboats carrying migrants to Kos
The Greek Coast Guard has announced it stopped two speedboats carrying a total of 37 migrants off th…
February 2, 2023
Tax inspectors shut down gas station illegally operating for 12 years
Tax inspectors have shut down an illegal gas station in Western Attica that sold €18 million worth o…
February 2, 2023
Father accused of raping his 4-year-old son
A 38-year-old man is accused of repeatedly raping his 4-year-old son and filming the acts with the h…
February 2, 2023
2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture opening weekend Feb. 4-5 program
The “2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture” program kicks off with a weekend of speci…
February 2, 2023
January 2023 was one of the warmest recorded in Greece
The month of January 2023 was one of the warmest on record for the greater part of Greece, according…
February 2, 2023
Church turned into classroom on Crete (video)
High school students in Herakleio, Crete, are forced to have lessons in a church, because there is n…
February 1, 2023
Head of Greece’s Meteo EMY trolls “heavy snow” predictions
Head of National Meteorological Service Thodoris Kolidas painted “dragons in the clouds”…
February 1, 2023
Second F-4 pilot confirmed dead; Crash scenarios
The pilot of the F-4 Phantom has died after the fighter jet crashed in the Ionian Sea in western Gre…
Recent News
Retail stores and supermarkets throughout Greece will operate with special working hours during the Christmas and News Year holidays 2022/2023. The operation hours during the holiday season include also two Sundays. According to an announcement by the Business and Retail Association of Greece (SELPE), shops will operate: On weekdays Monday …
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“Strip on camera” has MeRA25 MPs lashing out at media
MeRA25 MP, Kleon Grigoriadis, was caught without his shirt on during a video conference of the Parliament’s Public Administration Committee on Wednesday. The incident occurred while the MeRA25 MP Maria Apatzidi was addressing the committee. Apparently not knowing that his camera was on, Grigoriadis started to take off his shirt. …
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NYT: Greek Gov’t admits giving Intellexa license to export Predator
The Greek government has admitted that it gave an Athens-based company permits to export a phone hacking tool to Madagascar, a country with a history of cracking down on dissent. According to the New York Times, the government “admitted that it gave the company, Intellexa, licenses to sell Predator to …
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PM Mitsotakis ends abruptly debate on surveillance bill, leaves Plenary
“Whatever you had to say Mr. Tsipras, you have said it, the debate ends” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, packed his papers and left the Parliament Plenary where the debate on the surveillance bill was held. On a post with the video, SYRIZA-affiliated newspaper Avgi noted wryly:”The moment Mitsotakis runs …
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Large-scale police operations in Roma camps after riots (picts)
Large-scale police operations with dozens of police officers and special units have been taking place in Roma camps in western Athens since Thursday morning following ongoing riots over the shooting of a 16-year-old Roma boy by a policeman. Special units police officers with riot police squads and patrol cars moved …
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Renovation of Maria Callas house in Athens to host Opera Academy
The house of legendary Maria Kallas will be renovated to house the Academy of Lyrical Art Maria Callas. Mayor of Athens Costas Bakoyiannis announced last week. Located close to the National Museum, the 1500-square-meter Jugendstil – Art Nouveau Architecture – apartment building is considered as one of the architectural jewelries …
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US Congress sends Turkey message about overflights in Greece
The US Congress sent a clear message to Turkey that a NATO member-state should not carry out overflights against another member of the Alliance. The message was sent in the explanatory text of the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which, however, did not include an amendment to …
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Impressive Christmas Tree Lighting in Thessaloniki (video)
The Christmas tree in Thessaloniki ‘s main square Aristotelous was lit on Wednesday evening, thousands of people had flocked to the city center to attend the festive ceremony. The lighting was accompanied by fireworks and a live music concert with Christmas carols and other popular songs. The 18 meters-long tree …
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Greece’s economy grows 2.8% in Q3 2022
The Greek economy grew by 2.8% in the third quarter of the year compared with the same period in 2021, but fell by 0.5% on a quarterly basis compared with the second quarter, the Greek Statistics Authority ELSTAT said on Wednesday. On a quarterly basis, the country’s Gross Domestic Product …
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Reality show winner faces 10 years for fatal accident under alcohol influence (video)
The winner of a Greek reality show faces charges that could send her to prison up to ten years for causing a fatal traffic accident under the influence of alcohol. The 20-year-old model was involved in a traffic accident where a 60-year-old motorcyclist died in the early morning hours of …
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Paligremnos landmark: Locals, scientists fight against hotel construction
Local communities and scientists vehemently oppose the construction of a hotel facility in the iconic Paligremnos Wall, an area of Plakias by Rethymno on the island of Crete. They have appealed to justice to cancel the building permit arguing that the construction would damage the “natural environment of great geological …
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Libya accuses Greece of imposing fait accompli in defining maritime borders
Libya has reacted to Greece’s decision to expand out seismic surveys for hydrocarbon south of Crete. The foreign minister of the Tripoli-based outgoing government accused Athens of exploiting the crisis in the North African country and imposing a fait accompli in defining the Libyan-Greek maritime borders. “Greece has conducted contracts …
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Turkey: Western states gave it no evidence to back up security threat reports
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Amendment to exclude electoral candidates with criminal past at the Parliament
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Senators ask Biden to link F-16 sale to Ankara to NATO enlargement
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SYRIZA to abstain from Parliament voting, demands elections date
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Greece and Japan sign Joint Statement of Strategic Cooperation
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Corruption: High-ranking Police Officers offering protection to criminal bosses
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Foreign Ministry: Turkey ‘once again distorts reality’ regarding Muslim minority
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Censure motion against government defeated by 156 ND votes
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Commission calls on Greece to apply EU directives properly
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Greece’s parliament honors memory of Holocaust victims
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Wiretapping scandal: Tsipras tables censure motion against government
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Tax inspectors shut down gas station illegally operating for 12 years
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Inflation in Greece to fall to 7.2% in January, Eurostat says
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Greece heavily cuts down electricity subsidy in February
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No plans for another “Fuel Pass” subsidy at present, says Minister
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First medical cannabis plant inaugurated in Greece