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Clashes between protesters and riot police end in 33 detentions

A clash between protesters and police in Syntagma Square resulted in 33 people being detained, the Greek police has said. A small group of some 250 people calling themselves “National Constituent Assembly – Direct Democracy” gathered at Athens’ main square on Sunday despite a prohibition on gatherings for the day …

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Albanian court releases MEP Fredi Beleri from prison

A court in Tirana decided on Monday to release elected MEP Fredi Beleri from prison, accepting the relevant request by his defense. Beleri, who has been elected an MEP on the New Democracy ballot, has served two-thirds of his prison sentence, due to end at the beginning of October. The …

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Lightning sparks wildfires as stormy weather hits Greece

A bad weather front with heavy lighting stroke Greece on Friday and sparked 24 fires across the country, the Fire Service said. Two wildfires ignited by lightning Friday afternoon are burning in Kalyvia Thorikou and in Penteli, eastern Attica. On the island of Evia, four lighting bolts caused fires in …

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Multinational salvage plan for Greek flagged tanker “Sounion” in Red Sea

A salvage operation to recover Greek registered oil tanker “Sounion” stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants is expected to start in coming days barring any major upset, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday, according to Reuters.. “What was decided yesterday is …

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Dead cows washed up on Lefkada beaches

Dead cows have been washed up on two beaches off the island of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea, western Greece. The animals may have been thrown – alive or dead – from a vessel. The first dead cow landed on the beach of Pefkoulia yesterday, Thursday, and the second one …

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Alexandroupolis included in WHO Age-friendly municipalities

The Municipality of Alexandroupolis has been included in the “WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities” network of the World Health Organization, the municipal authority in north-eastern announced on Friday. It is the first municipality in Greece to become a member of the network. “The Municipality of Alexandroupolis takes …

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Santorini Caldera: Building licenses suspended (MAP)

Greece’s Environment Ministry suspends building licenses in the wider zone of the caldera on the islands of Santorini and Therasia to protect them from landslides. The Ministry included a relevant clause in draft legislation published for public consultation on Thursday. Reason for this initiative is  the dramatic burden on the …

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“Sovereignty issues will never be on the table with Turkey,” says Greek FM

Sovereignty issues are never going to be on the discussion table with Turkiye and we will defend our sovereign rights, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Friday in an interview with Skai TV. Speaking about the meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, a day earlier in Brussels, Gerapetritis said …

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Earthquakes Greece: Digital map of active fault lines available

A digital map showing all active fault lines in Greece and there characteristic features  is now available for the public. The map has been prepared over the last two years by the Hellenic Authority for Geological and Mineral Exploration (EAGME) with data from the Geodynamic Institute, the Universities of Athens, …

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Teenager girl accused of raping young man

A 18-year-old girl in the northern city of Thessaloniki was charged with rape, following a complaint filed by a 20-year-old man earlier this week. The act attributed to Greek-American woman was allegedly committed last Tuesday afternoon in an abandoned house, northeast of the city. The victim told the police that …

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