November 30, 2023
Live animals in Christmas mangers? Volos mayor calls critics “Curs!”
For a second year in a row and despite strong reactions the mayor of Volos placed live animals in tw…
November 30, 2023
Christmas 2023: Stores opening hours in Athens
The Trade Association of Athens proposed the schedule and opening hours of stores in the Greek capit…
November 30, 2023
Earthquake rattles with 4.3R the island of Zakynthos
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale rattled the island of Zakynthos earlier on Thursday…
November 30, 2023
Greece to introduce “postal vote” starting at EU elections
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday that Greeks living abroad who are enr…
November 30, 2023
Vassilis Vassilikos: Internationally acclaimed Greek author passes away
Internationally acclaimed and widely translated Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos, a former MP and Am…
November 29, 2023
Taxi drivers & owners on 48-strike to protest new tax bill
Taxi drivers and owners in Athens mobilize again against the new tax bill and announced on Wednesday…
November 29, 2023
Greece’s natural gas export potential will be quadrupled, says Minister
Greece’s natural gas export potential will be quadrupled by the end of the decade, with new in…
November 29, 2023
Hospital doctors on 48h strike due to collapse of Greece’s NHS
Highly frustrated about the ongoing deterioration of the National Health System, the dramatic workin…
November 29, 2023
SILVER ALERT: Do you know Maria Taylor? She was rescued from Symi sea area
Greece’s Service for missing persons LifelineHellas has issued an alert about a foreign nation…
November 29, 2023
Crete: Students found semi-conscious in high school toilet
Alarm for high school students who were found semi-unconscious in a school toilet in Heraklion on th…
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Oscar-winning British actress Tilda Swinton and fashion curator Olivier Saillard will for the first time present the results of one of their collaborations at the Onassis Foundation’s Stegi in Athens. Τhe ritualistic performance titled “Embodying Pasolini” features the costumes and props used in the films of the unforgettable director, Pier …
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16-year-old girl in ICU after drugs use; six arrests
Two men were remanded in custody for a drug cocktail they gave to a 16-year-old girl ‘sending’ her to hospital ICU in critical condition. Along with a friend, the 16-year-old victim was found at the house of a 17-year-old friend in Vyronas suburb of Athens last week. There she was …
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Revenge Porn: Convicted for felony with suspended 5-year sentence
The Three-Member Misdemeanor Appeals Court of Thessaloniki in northern Greece has sentenced a well-known TV show co-host to five years in prison for posting explicit videos of his former partner online without her consent, the so-called Revenge Porn. Upon the prosecutor’s recommendation, the court elevated the offense from a misdemeanor …
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Dutch experts on Thessaly floods: “Forget the big dams! Give room to the rivers”
Dutch experts shed light on the causes of the floods disaster in Thessaly plain that destroyed agricultural land, farming animals, homes and businesses in September 2023. The experts hired to evaluate the causes of the floods have reportedly proposed a new water management model. Among their preliminary findings included in …
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Historic destroyer VELOS, a floating museum, extensively damaged by bad weather
The historic Hellenic Navy destroyer “Velos”, which now operates as a floating museum and had been docked at the waterfront in Thessaloniki since 2019, has been extensively damaged and faced the risk of sinking due to gale force winds and very rough sea. The symbol for anti-dictatorship struggle AT Velos …
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Poll: PASOK ahead of main opposition SYRIZA
A survey conducted by Opinion Poll on behalf of Action 24 TV showed that center-left PASOK would come second if elections were held today, overtaking main opposition SYRIZA. In the category of voting intention, ruling New Democracy got 31.1%, ahead of PASOK on 12.9%, with leftist SYRIZA in third place …
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Parliament approves bill on dissemination of terrorist content online
The Greek Justice Ministry’s bill on the implementation of the European directive on the dissemination of terrorist content online was approved by the Hellenic Parliament’s plenary session on Thursday evening. After a debate and vote, the bill was approved by New Democracy, Pasok-Kinal and Niki. Syriza-Progressive Alliance voted ‘present’, while …
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One woman dead, 18 migrants rescued when boat sinks off Agathonissi
The body of one woman was recovered from the sea and 18 passengers of a dinghy boat were rescued after the boat sank south-east of the island of the Agathonissi in the eastern Aegean Sea on Friday morning. A Search And Rescue operation was launched with the participation of two …
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EU takes Greece to court over failure to update flood risk maps
The European Commission on Thursday decided to refer Greece to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to provide updated flood risk and flood hazard maps as required by its floods directive. It was the only EU member country not to comply. The European Commission Thursday launched legal action …
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Gaza conflict will not greatly impact Greek tourism, says PM Mitsotakis
Just as the war in Ukraine had has a limited impact on Greece’s tourism sector, which had no problem handling the loss of visitors from Russia, the impact of the conflict in Gaza will be similarly limited, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday. “I consider that our tourism …
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Four metro stations close, public transport routes change due to Nov 17 rallies
Four metro stations in downtown Athens and changes in public transport routes are scheduled for Friday, November 17, due to events and rallies to commemorate the 50th anniversary since the 1973 Polytechnic students’ uprising against the military junta then ruling Greece. The Αthens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) announced that there …
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Greek FM concludes talks with Palestinian authorities in Ramallah
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Thursday concluded a round of meetings with the Palestinian authorities in Ramallah, the foreign ministry announced. Gerapetritis arrived in Ramallah, West Bank, on Thursday morning for talks with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. Th Greek FM stressed the urgent …
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Greece to introduce “postal vote” starting at EU elections
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Mitsotakis: “Unfortunate incident that won’t affect Greece-UK relations” (POLL)
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Parthenon Marbles: UK’s PM Sunak cancels meeting with Greek counterpart Mitsotakis
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Metro station in Thessaloniki opened to public for sightseeing only
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Minister threatens to quit if he’ll have to back “same sex marriage”; finds supporters among ND
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SYRIZA is falling apart after 9 more MPs leave the left-wing party
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Kasselakis’ dream: “Return to old, tidy Greece with clean homes”
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Scientists of National Observatory of Athens NOA seek public support (PETITION)
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Bishop of Piraeus claims homosexuality causes cancer, lashes out at SYRIZA leader
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Poll: PASOK ahead of main opposition SYRIZA
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Parliament approves bill on dissemination of terrorist content online
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Christmas 2023: Stores opening hours in Athens
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Greece’s natural gas export potential will be quadrupled, says Minister
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Entrepreneurship fee for self-employed to be cut by 50%, says FinMin
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Interest rate on deposits still very low in Greece
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Greece probes taxpayers declaring residence abroad but live in the country