February 27, 2018
Refugees
The geographical restriction imposed on refugees and migrants who arrived in Greece after the EU-Turkey Statement on the islands of the northern Aegean, violates the principle of human dignity, the alleged need to apply it is not substantiated, representatives of the Bar Associations in Chios, Lesvos, Rhodes, Kos and Samos, …
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February 25, 2018
Turkey-GR
“Nobody should make wrong calculation in the Aegean and the Mediterranean,” Turkish Pprimin minister Binali Yildirim said and convinced he had warned enough Greece and Cyprus. “Turkey’s naval forces have the power to eliminate any kind of threat in the Aegean and the Mediterranean under any condition and circumstance,” Yildirim …
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February 20, 2018
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday spoke on the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They discussed developments relating to the negotiations on the FYROM name issue, the provocative Turkish activity in the Aegean, Turkey’s relations with the European Union and its obstruction of exploratory drilling for fossil fuels …
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February 13, 2018
Politics, Turkey-GR
A vessel of the Turkish Coast Guard has rammed a Greek Coast Guard patrol boat in the sea area of Imia. The Greek vessel suffered significant damages. The unprecedented incident occurred a quarter before Monday midnight. According to military affairs website millitaire.gr, Turkish Coast Guard vessel UMUT rammed the Greek …
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January 30, 2018
Greece, Politics
US Ambassador to Athens, Jeffry Pyatt, expresses his concern about the Greek-Turkish tensions in the Aegean Sea. In an interview to private Skai TV, he said “My worry is about an accident.” The US fears of an ‘accident’ come in the wake of the new tension in the islet of …
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January 29, 2018
Tourism, Travel
8,000 Geeks have shared their insider knowledge to make holidays in Greece even more amazing. From the South to the North and from East to West, thousands of Greeks have submitted their own personal tips of the hidden beauties of Greece. A very original travel guide you will find nowhere …
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January 25, 2018
weather
Gale winds blowing with intensity of up to 9 Beaufort have disrupted sea traffic on Thursday morning with the effect that authorities decided to keep ferries and ships docked at the ports. Ferries and ships are not allowed to depart for the Aegean Sea from the ports of Piraeus, Rafina …
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October 4, 2017
Social, Society
The General Staff of the Hellenic Navy has announced the schedule the interdisciplinary medical group that will conduct preventive medical checks to the residents of the islands of the north and eastern Aegean Sea. The interdisciplinary Group consists of medical and nursing staff of various specialists incl. general practitioner, cardiologist, …
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September 18, 2017
Archeology
The Ancient Greeks may have built sacred or treasured sites deliberately on land previously affected by earthquake activity, according to a new study by the University of Plymouth. Professor of Geoscience Communication Iain Stewart MBE, Director of the University’s Sustainable Earth Institute, has presented several BBC documentaries about the power …
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September 6, 2017
Greece
Greece and Bulgaria signed a memorandum of cooperation to build rail connections between ports in Bulgaria and northern Greece. The agreement refers to the interconnection of the Greek ports of Alexandroupolis, KAvala and Thessaloniki with the Bulgarian ports of Varna and Burgas at the Black Sea as wells as with …
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August 29, 2017
weather
Greece’s National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued a ‘weather deterioration’ report and warns of extreme rainfalls, storms, hail and very strong winds in several regions across the country. The EMY warning refers to today, Tuesday, and tomorrow, Wednesday, August 29-30 2017. The forecast predicts that the extreme weather deterioration will …
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July 16, 2017
animals
They are everywhere on the island. Except at the beach – and this is for the obvious reasons: the beach is too sandy and too salty. They work day and night with the purrpose to offer the best services to tourists who flock from all over the world to enjoy …
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July 1, 2017
Tourism
All the way from Australia to Greece and from Sydney to Delos. The tiny island in the Aegean Sea, the mythological birthplace of Apollo, the island with one of the most important archaeological sites of Greece. Right next to cosmopolitan Mykonos. Movie star Hugh Jackman is on holidays in Greece, …
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May 24, 2017
weather
Greece’s National Meteorology Service EMY issued a new weather warning on Wednesday. The warning is issued for Wednesday, Tuesday and Friday, May 24-26 2017. It forecast rainstorms, hail falls and strong winds up to 7 Beaufort locally. However, temperatures remain high according to seasonal levels. A rainstorm hit the area …
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May 16, 2017
weather
A quick deterioration of weather after the heat wave over the last weekend. Rainfalls, storms, hail, north winds up to 7 Beaufort and temperature drop. The bad weather front is expected to set initially in Central Macedonia and later across the country. The Greek National Meteorological Service has issued a …
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March 24, 2017
Refugees
A boat carrying 22 refugees has capsized near the Kuşadası district of Turkey’s Aydın province on Friday. Search and rescue teams have rescued eight people. They have initially found 11 bodies. The remaining three are reportedly still missing. According to latest information, the number of dead has increased to 12. …
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March 11, 2017
Turkey-GR, World
Short before the crisis with the Netherlands broke out, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusloglu attacked Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos. He is a member of a “racist party” Cavusoglu said on Friday and warned Greece of an “accident” in the Aegean Sea. Speaking at CNN-Turk, Cavusoglu claimed that it is …
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March 10, 2017
Politics, Turkey-GR
Day in, day out, Turkey continues to provoke Greece and escalate tension in the Aegean Sea. Ankara is determined to challenge Greece’s sovereignty either through official statements or through its media. Day in, day out. Daily Sözcü published its Friday front page claiming that Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos visited a …
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February 6, 2017
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey’s Defense Minister Fikri Işık called on Greece to solve the problems between the two neighbors through dialogue amid escalating tensions between the two NATO allies. Işık said the neighboring countries should work together to solve their problems. But what are the problems between the two countries, what kind of …
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October 30, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
More than 48 people lost their lives in the cold waters of the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece during the last three days. Babies, children, women and men were drowned in their struggle for a better life. Only a few hours after the tragedy with 16 dead and more …
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