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…
February 5, 2025
Exploratory drilling may begin around Crete in 2025, says Minister
It is possible that the first exploratory drilling will begin in 2025, most likely in the area aroun…
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A wildfire in the forest area of Petries in south Evia has forced the evacuation of at least two villages and brought a wind turbine to explosion that put in danger the lives of firefighters and volunteers. One firefighter has been injured. The firefighter was slightly injured with burns in …
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Agios Fokas: The creepy islet nobody cares to visit (video)
A creepy, eerie islet where silence prevails and only the waves of the Myrtoan Sea crash furiously on its rocky shores. Thirteen kilometers after Monemvasia, in south Peloponnese, the road ends at the secluded beach and the village of Agios Fokas. Only a mew meters away from the shore, there …
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Covid-19 Greece weekly: 35 deaths, increase in hospitalizations and infections
Hard epidemiological indicators of Covid-19 such as deaths and positivity are constantly increasing in Greece, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said in its weekly report published on Thursday. At the same time, EODY repeated protection instructions to vulnerable groups of the population urging them to be particularly careful as …
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SYRIZA expels controversial MP Polakis from parliamentary group
Controversial SYRIZA MP and former Deputy Health Minister Pavlos Polakis was expelled from the party’s parliamentary group on Thursday evening after a decision of Stefanos Kasselakis following an incident in parliament. Polakis was expelled apparently for “bullying’ an aide to Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis during a parliamentary debate on the …
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“Blue Flag” removed from 22 beaches in Greece (Full List)
A total of 22 beaches throughout Greece lost the “Blue Flag”, the Greek chapter of the global institution announced on Thursday, July 25, 2024. According to the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature, the “Blue Flags” may have been removed from 22 beaches but the quality of the swimming …
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Water scarcity threatens Greece’s islands, agriculture and wildlife
Alarm bells for water scarcity have been ringing for quite some time with the problem being significant on the islands in the peak of the tourist season where water consumption needs skyrocket and following a minimum of rainfalls in the last few months. The problem on the islands worsens not …
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98% of Greeks believe Corruption widespread in the country
The overwhelming majority of Greeks believe that corruption is widespread in the country and that this phenomenon has increased in the last three years. According to the Eurobarometer survey in 2024, Greece ranks first in corruption issues within the European Union. 98% of Greeks believe that there is corruption n …
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Heatwave of July was the longest in Greece since 1980
The heatwave of July was the longest in Greece since 1980, the meteo service of the National Observatory of Athens reported on Thursday. Temperature consistently exceeded 37 degrees Celsiusfor sixteen consecutive days, the report stressed. The heatwave of July 2024 -July 8-23 – lasted 16 days, surpassing the heatwave of …
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Greece signs LOA for the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets
Greece has officially signed a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) with Washington for the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced on Thursday. “We are building a powerful military force by purchasing the most advanced fighter jet in the world,” the Minister said during a visit to the …
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Greece marks 50. anniversary of restoration of democracy
Τhey were all there at the reception at the Presidential Mansion’s gardens on Wednesday evening to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the restoration of democracy in Greece after the colonel’s junta in 1974. The Prime Minister and government ministers, leaders of opposition parties, leaders of the Armed Forces as well …
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Etna volcano: Ashes and sulfuric gases reached Greece (video)
A mixture of volcanic ash and sulfuric gases ejected from Europe’s most active volcano, Mount Etna, reached parts of Greece on Tuesday afternoon. Mount Etna erupted again on Monday night, July 22, with volcanic activity peaking on Tuesday at 10:30 am (Greek time). By Tuesday afternoon, a mixture of volcanic …
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Guards at e-ticketed archaeological sites, museums on work stoppage, July 25
Guards at the site of the Acropolis and all archaeological sites and museums using electronic tickets will hold a four-hour warning strike from 8:00 to 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 24, 2024, they said today, Wednesday. Their union PEYFA said that the work stoppage was decided to protest a decision …
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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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“No Helmet, No Fuel” campaign becomes a Greek law
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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