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“We don’t return, we don’t lend” Parthenon Marbles, says British Museum

January 26, 2019 1

“We don’t return, we don’t lend the Parthenon Marbles, Greece is not the legitimate owner,” said Hartwig Fischer, German historian and Director of the British Museum since 2016. Fischer has been actively involved in the debate over the last few years on the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, …

EU hails ratification of Prespes Agreement. Time to talk Debt Relief?

January 25, 2019 0

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and European Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn issued a joint statement welcoming the ratification of the Prespes Agreement by the Greek Parliament. “We warmly welcome the next crucial step in the ratification of the Prespa agreement, taken with today’s vote …

“North Macedonia was born today,” says Tsipras after Prespes ratification

January 25, 2019 0

“Today is a historic day for Greece,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a long statement after the Greek Parliament ratified the Prespes Agreement. ” North Macedonia was born today,” he added among others stressing “the result of today’s vote has no winners and losers.” “The day was historic for …

What was the cause of death of Alexander the Great? New theory

January 25, 2019 0

The real cause of the death of Alexander the Great remains a mystery 2,300 years after the 32-year-old passed away in Babylon in 323 BC. His death divided not only historians of Ancient Greece but also modern scholars. According to one version he developed a fever, which worsened until he …

Zaev congratulates Tsipras for ratification of Prespes Agreement

January 25, 2019 0

FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev congratulated Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after the successful ratification of the Prespes Agreement by the Palriament Friday afternoon. Zaev sent his wishes via his private account on Twitter. Congratulations my friend @tsipras_eu, together with our peoples we reached a historical victory. Long live the …

Greek Parliament ratifies Prespes Agreement with 153 YES

January 25, 2019 0

The Greek Palriament ratified the historical Prespes Agreement with 153 YES. The majority was achieved with 145 SYRIZA votes as well as with the votes of ministers Kountoura (ex ANEL) and Papakosta (independent), two votes from To Potami (Theodorakis, Mavrotas) and the votes of DIMAR (Theocharopoulos), Democratic Left (Lykoudis), ex …

Sahara Dust covers the islands of Crete and Rhodes (pictures)

January 25, 2019 0

The sky over the islands of Crete and Rhodes in the south Aegean Sea has been covered with billions of Sahara dust particles coming from North Africa. While large parts of Greece are dealing with huge volumes of rain, Crete and Rhodes have been under attack by billions of particles …

Kammenos calls on ND to proceed with MPs mass resignation to block Prespes

January 25, 2019 0

Head of ANEL Panos Kammenos has called on the leader of main opposition Kyriakos Mitsotakis, New Democracy, to proceed with the resignation of his lawmakers before the Prespes Agreement vote scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. Friday. The former junior coalition partner of Alexis Tsipras called for the resignation of …

Prespes Agreement vote postponed for Friday, protesters outside Parliament

January 24, 2019 0

The voting for the Prespes Agreement has been postponed for 2:30 on Friday, Jan 25, Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis announced late on Thursday. The vote was scheduled to take place when the speakers would conclude, that is sometime between Thursday midnight and early Friday morning. However, given the fact that …

Earthquake strikes Rhodes with 5.4R, felt in broader East Mediterranean Sea

January 24, 2019 0

An earthquake measuring 5.4 R stroke the island of Rhodes and surrounding areas at 4:30 Thursday afternoon, January 24th 2019. Please, note that several seismologic institutes give different magnitude from 5R to 5.5R. The Greek Geo-dynamic Institute gives the magnitude with 5.4R. The epicenter of the tremor was in the …

30% of Greek pensioners receive less than 500 euros per month

January 24, 2019 1

One third of Greek pensioners receives a monthly pension of no more than 500 euros. According to data from the Helios database of the Greek Labor Ministry for August and September 2018, the average monthly pension was 724.18 euros. Supplementary pension was 172.32 euros per month, while dividend paid monthly …

Tennis “Greek Freak” Tsitsipas loses to Nadal in Australian Open

January 24, 2019 0

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal will play in his fifth Australian Openm final after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets. Nadal needed just one hour and 47 minutes to beat with 6-2 6-4 6-0 the Greek tennis superstar. A kiss from mum before he takes the court 🤗@StefTsitsipas #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/Y4PafKtMoU …