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Right after the historic developments in Syria over the weekend and the fall of the Assad regime, Greece has decided to freeze decisions on asylum requests submitted by Syrian refugees. According to the Ministry of Migration and Asylum, there are currently approximately 9,000 Syrian applications pending. In an exclusive report …

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The chief economic advisor to the Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Patelis, announced his resignation in a post on social media on Monday. Patelis has occupied this position for the last five years. He said in his post that he had informed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of his intention to step …

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A 19-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning for vandalizing “Venizelos” station of the new metro in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. According to a police statement, officers apprehended the suspect, who had concealed his identity while spray-painting letters on the station’s walls and glass panels. Two spray paint cans were found …

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Greece’s Development Ministry announced that the “Christmas Basket” available in supermarkets throughout the country will be offered again during the festive season. It is mandatory for the supermarkets. The government initiative of several items to be offered at reduced prices i supermarkets, known to the public as “Household Basket”, is …

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Athens Metro Employees’ Union (SELMA) announced a work stoppage on the Metro operation in the Greek capital on Friday, December 13, 2024. The work stoppage is scheduled from 21:00 until the end of the shift. In the announcement, the Metro workers  stated: “The SELMA workers’ union, due to protracted and …

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Two men died and a third one was seriously injured in a shooting incident inside a betting shop in Glyfada suburb of southern Athens short after 10 o’ clock on Monday morning. The shooting took place in a residential area around Karaiskaki square in Terpsithea district with people were out …

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Greek Energy and Environment Ministry announced on Friday the electricity subsidy on household bills for the month of December. The extraordinary support subsidy on household electricity bills for consumption in December is 1.5 cents per kWh. This subsidy on household tariffs and for all services of the main and non-main …

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Greek authorities busted an art forgery ring in Thessaloniki, seized 123 fake paintings by famed Greek artists, set to fetch hundreds of thousands of euros  in an online auction. Three people have been arrested. Greece’s Cultural Heritage and Antiquities Protection Department uncovered the art forgery ring following a tip-off  by …

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The official visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Lebanon has been postponed for a few days. According to sources from the Air Force General Staff, the government aircraft presented a technical fault and it is not possible for the Prime Minister  to visit Lebanon on Friday. The visit …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning of heavy rainfalls and storms accompanied by a high frequency of lightning and local hail. The locally intense phenomena are forecast to be in effect from Friday to Sunday, December 6-8, 2024. Residents of islands Rhodes, Chios, Samos, Psara received warning …

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A 39-year-old man called Greek Police short after 6:30 on Thursday evening saying he had killed his wife and her body was in the attic of the apartment they were living in Ambelokipoi district of Athens. It is the 15th femicide in the country in 2024. Police officers rushed to …

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A prosecutor in Athens ordered the detention and the temporary hospitalization in a psychiatric hospital of the 47-year-old man who stabbed his 14-year-old dog who to death in Kypseli two days ago. Dog Ira was sick with cancer and had other health issues too due to her age. Prosecutor and …

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