February 10, 2025
Urgent investigation ordered into videos linked to Tempi train collision
Larissa appellate-level examining magistrate Sotiris Baikamis ordered on Monday an urgent investigat…
February 9, 2025
Over 11,700 earthquakes in Santorini Jan 26-Feb 7
Over 11,700 earthquakes occurred in Santorini and nearby area between January 26 and February 7, an …
February 9, 2025
Ex Golden Dawn member commits suicide after double murder of Roma men
A 60-year-old man in Larissa, Central Greece, committed suicide after the double murder of two Roma …
February 9, 2025
Greece Weather: Temperatures blow seasonal average, snow
Temperatures remain low, at single digit also on Sunday even in the suburbs of southern Athens that …
February 8, 2025
Greece, Cyprus among UN nations supporting ICC after Trump sanctions
Greece and Cyprus are among the 79 UN member states that signed a joint declaration issued on Friday…
February 8, 2025
Santorini earthquakes: Schools remain closed on 4 islands for another week
Schools on the islands of Thera (Santorini), Ios, Anafi, and Amorgos will remain closed for another …
February 7, 2025
Pupils, students rally in Greece demanding “Justice” for Tempi victims
Thousands of students and pupils took to the streets of bit and small cities throughout Greece on Fr…
February 5, 2025
MySafetyPlan: Greece’s digital map with safe places in case of earthquakes, natural disasters
The Ministry of Digital Governance announced on Wednesday the operation of the new digital platform …
February 5, 2025
Hotel construction on unique Sarakiniko beach on Milos
World famous Sarakiniko beach on the island of Milos turned into a construction site and has residen…
February 5, 2025
Santorini: Scientists warn of high landslides risk in 5 areas
Scientists warn of high risk for landslides in 5 areas of Santorini, yet at the same time appear com…
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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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Dead Fish Disaster: Over 270 tons of fish removed from Volos and Xirias stream
A huge operation to clean Xirias stream from hundreds of thousands of dead fish is ongoing and so is the removal of the dead fish from the shores and the port of Volos as well as the Pagasetic Gulf. and the sea in the city of Volos that has been …
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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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Summer sales: Lower or same turnover for 8 out of 10 retail companies
Turnover in 8 out of 10 businesses was the same or even lower during the summer sales compared to last year, according to the results of the six-monthly survey of the Athens Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Athens University of Economics, regarding the course of the summer sale …
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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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Urgent investigation ordered into videos linked to Tempi train collision
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Greece, Cyprus among UN nations supporting ICC after Trump sanctions
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ND MEP Beleri votes for Musk-protege Fidias in EP, sparks controversy
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Greek nationals among U.S. ICE List of Deportable Immigrants
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Mitsotakis calls on EU partners to spend more on defense, create a €100bn Fund
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Greece opposes the sale of METEOR missiles to Turkey
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Former US Senator & friend of Greece Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison
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Gov’t narrative on Tempi disaster “derailed” after mass protests: PM interview
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Erdogan claims Greek “city of Thessaloniki” is part of Turkey
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Thousands of Greeks demand Justice for Tempi Victims; rallies in Greece & abroad
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Emblematic Archbishop Anastasios of Albania dies at 95
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Exploratory drilling may begin around Crete in 2025, says Minister
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CVC Healthcare Group to sell majority stake to UAE’s PureHealth
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Greece gives official go-ahead to Chevron for hydrocarbon exploration in “Block A2” and “South of Peloponnese”
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ECOFIN: Mid-term fiscal-structural plans of 21 members, incl. Greece
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Energy giant Chevron expresses interest in fossil fuel exploration in Greece