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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency bulletin on Friday warning of a cold weather front with snowfalls and rainfalls, gale-force winds both in the Ionian and the Aegean Seas, storms and significant temperature drop. According to EMY, a deep barometric low coming from the north-northwest accompanied by a …

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The Athens Bar Association on Thursday announced a five-day abstention from all court-related duties in protest to the government’s new taxation bill. The five-day abstention from court duties starts on Monday, November 27, and ends on Friday, December 1, 2023. Furthermore, the Asscociation has summoned National Economy & Finance Minister …

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With 24,000 lights the impressive Christmas Tree of the City of Athens was illuminated at Syntagma square in opposite the Parliament early Thursday evening, November 23, 2023. Video:   The lighting ceremony was inaugurated by outgoing Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyiannis in front of hundreds of Athenians and tourists. The 17-metre-tall …

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A 89-year-old retired farmer has spent all her life-savings to donate a brand new and fully equipped ambulance to a local service and hospital in western Greece. Athina Papachristou from the city of Messolonghi spend 65,000 euros for the ambulance. The vehicle was immediately integrated to the local ambulance service, …

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A very clear “NO to same sex marriage” by arch-concervative State Minister Makis Voridis stirred up the government of New Democracy on Thursday, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reportedly plan to bring the relevant legislation for voting in the Parliament before the end of the year. Speaking to Open TV, …

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The cost of  keeping a pet in Greece has increased to unbearable levels for some animal lovers with the result that some owners are unable to meet the cost for food and visits to the vet. They often seek a new loving home for their 4-legged pal or they dump …

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In the first ten months of 2023, Greece’s 14 regional airports served 32.3 million passengers, up 8.4% compared to 2022 and 12% up compared to 2019, managing company Fraport said on Tuesday. The data was presented by George Vilos, Fraport Greece’s Executive Director for Commercial & Business Development, at a …

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The Greek government on Thursday tabled in Parliament a draft law seeking to further reduce non-performing loans in banks’ portfolios by expanding the “Hercules” program. The draft legislation envisages measures to introduce greater transparency, more information and respect of debtors’ rights for servicers, modernize an out-of-court mechanism and expand protection …

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Νine lawmakers of left-wing SYRIZA announced on Thursday morning that they break way from Greece’s main opposition party seeking to form their own parliamentary group. Early aftenoon, also MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis announced his departure from the party. The fraction led by former Labor Minister Effie Achtsioglou, known as “6+6,” is …

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Hundreds of self-employed and freelancers marched through the streets of Athens and other cities across Greece to protest the new tax bill that taxes them with deemed income in order to combat tax evasion as the government argues. With banners and placards in their hands, hundreds of freelancers and self-employed, …

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Retail stores in Greece will open nationwide on Sunday, November 26, 2023. According to Athens Trade Association SELPE, the stores will be open from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. It is unclear whether some supermarkets chains will follow. Stores in Greece are closed on Sunday with some exceptions on pre-Christmas …

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A Proastiakos suburban railway service from Rio to Agios Andreas in the port city of Patras with 72 people on board was partially derailed on Wednesday, the Hellenic Train said in a press release. The train came off  the tracks at the junction of Gounari and Othonos Streets in Patras. …

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