June 2, 2023
Two cargo vessels collide off Chios island; Turkish cargo rejects Greek SAR (video)
Two cargo vessels collided 9 nautical miles North-North-West of the island of Chios in the eastern A…
June 2, 2023
8 more men arrested in Colonos rape and pimping case of a minor
Greek Police arrested another eight men over the last two days involved in the rape of the 12-year-o…
June 2, 2023
Ex chief of Greece’s General Staff Michalis Kostarakos passes away at 67
Former chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA), retired General Michalis Kosta…
June 2, 2023
Evros: A caravan of 135 migrants incl 53 children crossed into Greece
A caravan with over 130 migrants was detected by Greek border guards near the village of Nea Vyssa n…
June 2, 2023
Drop in coronavirus infections and flu cases; 45 deaths in a week
New cases of both coronavirus and of influenza (flu) dropped slightly over the week of May 22-28, ac…
June 2, 2023
Greece Weather Warning: Crete, Cyclades, Dodecanese
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency bulletin warning of a weather…
June 1, 2023
43 beaches in Athens safe for swimming, 7 not; PAKOE Analysis Full List
The Center for Ecological Research (PAKOE) published on Thursday, June 1, its annual evaluation on t…
June 1, 2023
EU Parliament lifts immunity of SYRIZA and ND MEPs
The plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels voted earlier on Thursday in favor of lif…
May 31, 2023
Urban train ISAP drives with open door between two stations
A train on metro line 1 of urban train ISAP Piraeus – Kifissia drove with an open door in the …
May 31, 2023
Fancy a day at the beach? See prices along Athens Riviera
As temperatures rise and summer will arrive -sooner or later, more and more people are rushing to th…
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A Tae Kwon Do coach has been arrested in Athens on charges of serial rape of at least five underage female athletes in his gym in Ilioupolis, eastern Athens, from 2009 until 2020. The victims, now adults, filed against the 44-year-old coach, emphasizing that the man continues his actions even today …
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Traffic restrictions in downtown Athens due to parades
Traffic restrictions will be implemented in downtown Athens for the military and students’ parades celebrating Greek Independence Day on March 25, the Greek Police said on Wednesday. The schools parade takes place on Friday morning, while the military parade takes place on Saturday. March 24-25, 2023. On Friday, stopping and …
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Athens Taxis on 24-hour strike, on March 23
Τaxi union SATA has announced a 24-hour taxi strike for Thursday, March 23, 2023. The strike will begin at 06:00 on Thursday morning and will end at 06.00 on Friday morning. According to the announcement of the union, there will be a gathering on Kavala Avenue at 11:00 in the …
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No more Covid-ICUs in Greece’s hospitals; where patients be treated?
Intensive Care Units for Covid-19 patients will be abolished in Greece’s hospitals. This was decided unanimously by the large committee of experts of the Ministry of Health, which consists of more than 30 scientists. According to media information, the suggestion was made by the Director of the Evangelical ICU at …
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META Manager was hacked with spyware and wiretapped in Greece
U.S. and Greek national, Artemis Seaford, who worked on Meta’s security and trust team while based in Greece was placed under a yearlong wiretap by the Greek national intelligence service and hacked with a powerful cyberespionage tool, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and officials with knowledge …
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What bugged tourists who visited Greece in 2022
Greece received tens of thousands of comments by tourists who visited the country for vacations in 2022. Greece maintained the satisfactory score of 2019 in both infrastructure and services. However, not all of the comments were positive. What are their main complaints? “Good Grades” seem to have been given by …
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Hooligans attack and injure man outside Court in downtown Athens
A group of hooligans attacked and injured a man outside the Athens Court of Appeal on Wednesday morning. The attackers were not even bothered by the presence of police squads in the area, which is supposed to be one of the most protected in downtown Athens.. According to media, a …
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USA returns 29 looted antiquities to Greece (pictures)
Twenty-nine Greek antiquities, products of looting and smuggling from Macedonia, Epirus, Central Greece, the Cyclades and Crete, were handed over by the Manhattan Prosecutor’s office in USA to Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni. The antiquities ended up in the USA, through the criminal networks of illegal trafficking of cultural goods. …
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Train and Proastiakos services gradually resume, passengers avoid front wagons
Some train services in Greece resumed on Wednesday for the first time since the deadly train collision that killed 57 people and injured dozens on February 28. The first train started at 4:45 a.m. from Larissis central train station in Athens for the village of Oinoi in north-western Attica. Even …
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Greece takes measures against Mykonos constructions after archaeologist beaten up
Greece’s government is taking measures against construction builders and mafia-gangs on the island of Mykonos after an archaeologist was brutally beaten for refusing to give the green light for an illegal construction. “In Mykonos the law will be applied. The State is not blackmailed”, said the Minister of Environment and …
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Greece among 7 allies to meet NATO spending target in 2022
Greece was among seven out of 30 allies to meet NATO’s military spending target of 2% of GDP in 2022, one country less than in 2021 before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the alliance’s annual report for 2022. Speaking ahead of the launch, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg urged allies …
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New case of child pimping in Athens; three arrests
Α new case of child pimping has been discovered on Tuesday, with the victim being a 14-year-old living in a home for minors in a suburb of southern Athens. It was social workers who noticed that the child was leaving the facility and was absent for several hours. Last Sunday …
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Mitsotakis infected with Covid-19, cancels visit to Mt. Athos
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Two cargo vessels collide off Chios island; Turkish cargo rejects Greek SAR (video)
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Ex chief of Greece’s General Staff Michalis Kostarakos passes away at 67
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US Congressmen open way to sale of F-35 to Greece
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EU Parliament lifts immunity of SYRIZA and ND MEPs
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Controversial politician and ex FM Theodoros Pangalos dies at 84
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Greece officially in pre-elections period until June 25
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NOVARTIS executives acquitted of giving bribes; prosecutor seeks to charge 15 doctors
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Erdogan secures another 5 years as Turkey’s President
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MP for a day: 300 lawmakers sworn in on Sunday, Parliament to be dissolved on Monday
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Lawyers: Eva Kaili is free to return to her MEP duties in EU Parliament
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Greek bond yield falls to 10-month low
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Moody’s: New ND gov’t in Greece will be ‘credit positive’, lead to ‘large debt reduction’
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Hoteliers on Crete threaten staff with €5,000 penalty if they quit job
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7 in 10 Greeks declare annual income below €10,000
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EU Commission: Fiscal policy recommendations for Greece