September 22, 2023
Kasselakis under fire for calling Turkish-occupied entity on Cyprus “their statelet”
SYRIZA leadership race frontrunner Stefanos Kasselakis has come under fire for calling the Turkish-o…
September 21, 2023
The phenomenon “Kasselakis”: Captain America for PM of Greece?
He is young, just 35 year old. And good looking: tall, well-built, with perfectly shining teeth and …
September 21, 2023
Olive oil price increases bring Greek salad & vegetable dishes to tears
Olive oil turns into a luxury item in Greece and we may soon find ourselves to use it as an expensiv…
September 21, 2023
Hoteliers, Airbnb owners want clarifications regarding VAT, accommodation fee
Representatives of the short-term rentals sector as well as of the hotel sector, are in favor of the…
September 21, 2023
No Metro service in Athens; buses operate as usual, Sept 21
There is no metro service in Athens on the strike day Thursday, September 21, after workers decided …
September 21, 2023
Flock of sheep eats 100 kg of medical cannabis in Greece’s flooded area
A flock of hungry sheep in the flooded areas of Central Greece raided a greenhouse with medical cann…
September 21, 2023
Mitsotakis – Erdogan agree on a road map for dialogue
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesda…
September 20, 2023
Greece’s Air Traffic Controllers strike cancelled per court order
The union of Greece’s Air Traffic Controllers will not be able to hold an announced 24-hour st…
September 20, 2023
Commuters in trouble due to work stoppages in public transport, Sept 21
Commuters in Greek capital Athens will face troubles on Thursday, due to the 24-hour strike called b…
September 20, 2023
Floods Day 16: Locals still struggle with mud, stench, disease risks and desperation
Sixteen days after the floods in Central Greece and people still struggling with dirty stagnant wate…
Recent News
The online platform for submitting ‘Market Pass’ applications has opened on Friday, September 15, 2023. This applies for new beneficiaries as citizens who have received the previous ‘Market Pass’ will be automatically included in the process. Citizens can apply for financial aid to cover part of the increased household costs …
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Greek woman dies, Irish husband in ICU, several hospitalized after botulism outbreak in Bordeaux wine bar
A young Greek woman has died in Bordeaux, France, after dinner at a local 4-star restaurant. Her husband, an Irish national, and another 20 people, among them her parents got sick with botulism after consuming sardines, the owner himself had canned. The botulism outbreak took place in the famous restaurant …
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Local governor admits to have ordered opening of river embankment to flood Palamas village
Deputy regional governor of Karditsa admitted that he ordered the opening of the embankment of the Kalentzis river, the night that storm Daniel was sweeping across Central Greece, an opening that led to the flooding and destruction of Palamas village. The admission confirms locals’ denouncements from the very first morning …
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Storm Daniel forces gov’t to cut on planned benefits
The government will table a supplementary budget of nearly 600 million euros over the massive cost to the economy caused by the storm Daniel, National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis told ANT 1 TV on Wednesday. Hatzidakis said that 450 million euros of the total would be earmarked for …
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Survivors of Pylos shipwreck file suit at Maritime Court of Piraeus
Forty of the 104 survivors of the deadly shipwreck off Pylos, in south-western Greece in June 2023, filed a lawsuit against all responsible persons at the Maritime Court of Piraeus on Thursday. The suit was filed by their lawyers, according to a joint statement by the Network for the Rights …
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European Parliament on Turkiye-EU accession: Process cannot resume under the current circumstances
“Turkiye’s EU accession process cannot resume under the current circumstances,” the European Parliament’s (EP) said in its annual report for 2023. The EP also urged Turkiye and the EU institutions and member-states to “break the current deadlock” and seek a “realistic framework” for EU-Turkiye relations. In matters of Greek interest, …
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Alternative Route to Athens-Thessaloniki as highway parts still closed
Athens-Thessaloniki highway remains closed at the height of flooded Thessaly in Central Greece also on Thursday, September 14, 2023, due to flood water and mud. Authorities suggest the highway may open to traffic on upcoming Saturday or maybe on Sunday, September 16-17. Essentially, Greece is cut in two, since the …
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Infrastructure keeps collapsing in Central Greece, two weeks after storm Daniel
In the aftermath of storm Daniel, infrastructure in Central Greece continues to collapse due to the huge volume of water, corrosion and botchery. The bridge at Palaiopyrgos collapse on Thursday morning. This particular bridge reportedly connects Paleopyrgos with Alexandrini, the coastal villages of the Municipality of Tempo and Strintzos and …
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Tragic end for newly wed Austrian couple missing in Pilion floods
The operation to locate the Austrian newly weds couple swept away in south Pilion by the storm Daniel beginning of the month seems to have a tragic end. Greek authorities are expecting the results of two DNA tests to identify the remains of a man and a woman who were …
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People in flooded areas diagnosed with infections; where water not safe
A total of 48 people in the regions of Larissa, Magnissia, Trikala, and Karditsa that experienced severe flooding were diagnosed with gastroenteritis and 65 with respiratory infections on Wednesday, according to a daily health report. The diagnoses were made at the 26 National Health System centers in the above regions, …
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Head of Greece’s National Health Org EODY resigns
Head of Greece’s National Organization for Public Health (EODY), Theoklis Zaoutis, resigned on Wednesday,and thus amid a situation of high health concern in flooded areas. The Professor for Children Epidemiology was EODY head since October 20212. He was forced to resign, media reported. His successor is Professor of Health and …
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Man arrested for illegally hoarding ancient artifacts in his garden
A 62-year-old man was arrested in the northern town of Drama on Wednesday for the illegal hoarding of ancient artifacts in his garden. Police found in the man’s garden fragments of an associated sarcophagus cover, likely dating back to the Roman period, twelve built-in sections of inscribed Muslim sepulchral stele, …
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Kasselakis under fire for calling Turkish-occupied entity on Cyprus “their statelet”
SYRIZA leadership race frontrunner Stefanos Kasselakis has come under fire for calling the Turkish-occupied northern … Read More » -
The phenomenon “Kasselakis”: Captain America for PM of Greece?
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Mitsotakis – Erdogan agree on a road map for dialogue
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Erdogan urges UN members to recognize illegally occupied territories in Cyprus
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Greek gov’t confirms “road accident” in Libya, dismisses “terror” rumors
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Erdogan: “We are friends with Greece for many decades”
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Turkish nationals arrested for espionage in Navy station on Poros
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Gov’t spokesman leaves open all options for fatal Libya accident
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Kasselakis, Achtsioglou finalists for SYRIZA leadership
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Local governor admits to have ordered opening of river embankment to flood Palamas village
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European Parliament on Turkiye-EU accession: Process cannot resume under the current circumstances
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6,011 insurance claims in the aftermath of storm “Daniel”
Insurance claims in the aftermath of storm ‘Daniel’ amount to 6,011, according to the first … Read More » -
Olive oil price increases bring Greek salad & vegetable dishes to tears
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Hoteliers, Airbnb owners want clarifications regarding VAT, accommodation fee
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Greece hopes to combat food profiteering with new measures
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Fitch and Moody’s upgrade Greek banks