Several countries have responded positive to the request of Greek authorities for assistance from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (EUCPM) to combat the wildfire raging in north-eastern Athens since Sunday. The Greek request was submitted on Sunday evening activating the EUCPM mechanism. According to latest information on Monday evening, France …
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First ship with food aid to Gaza left Cyprus
The humanitarian aid ship Open Arms finally set sail on Tuesday for Gaza accompanied by another vessel, inaugurating the operation of the Larnaca to Gaza sea-corridor dubbed as ‘Amalthea’. This is the first time a ship has been authorized to deliver aid to Gaza since 2005. The ship, carrying almost …
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Greece to send humanitarian aid to Gaza
Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis announced on Friday, that Greece will send humanitarian aid to Gaza. A C-130 military transport aircraft loaded with tons of essential supplies such as food, drinking water and medicine will depart for Gaza on Monday, November 6. Speaking in the Parliament, Gerapetritis said that the Greek …
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Greece to send humanitarian aid to Syria
Greece is sending humanitarian aid to the εearthquake-striken areas in Syria, that have been devastated by the earthquake in Turkey. A Greek mission is preparing to depart as soon as possible on Wednesday after Syria activated the relevant request to the European Civil Protection Mechanism. According to sources from the …
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Greek FinMin to table supplementary budget to cover extra aid to households & businesses
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced on Thursday he will present a supplementary budget to cover the cost of additional aid for households and businesses hit by high energy costs. Speaking to state boradcaster ERT, the finance minister cited “satisfactory” fiscal data. Staikouras said the performance of tourism and revenues from …
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EU Commission approves €800 million for Greece’s tourism sector affected by pandemic
The European Commission approved an 800-million-euro Greek program for the support of tourism businesses that have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved based on the temporary framework for the EU state members support, a European Commission’s announcement said on Tuesday. EU vice president Margrethe Vestager in …
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Greece sends pandemic aid to India’s struggling health system
Greece has prepared aid to send to India’s struggling health system, which has been hard hit by the pandemic, the Greek general secretariat for Civl Protection announced on Good Friday, April 30. According to the announcement, Greece is sending 90 oxygen cylinders with a total capacity of 440 litres and …
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Antetokounmpo distributes food packages to needy in Athens neighborhood
Giannis Antetokounmpo distributed food packages to the needy in the neighborhood where he grew up in Athens. Together with his mother and brothers, the Greek Freak went to the church of Agios Meletios in Sepolia to help people in one of the degraded districts of the Greek capital. He gave …
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Gov’t hazing to businesses: They’ll have to make public they received lockdown aid
The Greek government hazes self-employed, freelancers and sole proprietors receiving state aid for suspending business operation due to coronavirus. They will be obliged to post in front of their business or upload on their website a notice that they have received the state aid! This was decided with a Joint …
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EU Parliament approves €4.5mn aid to restore flood damages on West Crete
The European Parliament has approved an EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) aid worth 4.5 million euros for restoration of flood damages in western Crete last February. The idea was first proposed by Greek MEP Eva Kaili (PASOK) and was ultimately passed by majority vote. Crete’s flash flooding from the winter storm …
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Juncker: “Aid to Greece has not cost anyone a single euro!”
Outgoing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that “Greek aid has not cost a single euro.” He pointed out that “the euro would be at risk of collapse” should Greece or any other country leave the eurozone. HE said among other that Greece forged its statistics in order to become …
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Pope Francis sends delegation and aid to Moria refugee camp
Pope Francis sent a cardinal to the refugee camp in Moria on the island of Lesvos on Thursday. The Vatican delegation was led by Cardinal Konrad Krajewski. According to catholic news service, the May 9 visit to the “unofficial” Moira camp, where more than 1,000 people live outside a government-established …
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Humanitarian aid from Trieste reaches people and animals in wildfires areas
With a truck loaded with goods for people and animals, volunteers from international charity organization Trieste United INGO Inc made it from North-East Italy to Mati and Rafina, the areas most affected by the deadly fires on 23. July 2018. It was the heartbreaking images from the the destroyed homes …
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IOCC Supporters Surpass $1 Million Challenge Gift to Aid Families in Greece
Supporters of International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) have donated more than $1.2 million under the Jaharis Family Foundation Inc.’s $1 million matching challenge gift to Orthodox humanitarian and development organization in order to help people in need in Greece. The amazing amount was donated between October 2017 through February 2018. …
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Help for flash floods victims: Mandra Municipality appeals for food & other items, donations, volunteers
The Municipality of Mandra in West Attica has issued a call for help for the flood victims. Food, drinking water, medicine, clothing and footwear but also sleeping bags and blankets are needed for the thousands of families affected by the floods, exposed in cold and decreasing temperatures in houses and …
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Gov’t secures €5million in emergency fund for floods victims, Greece to ask for EU aid
Greece’s Economy Ministry announced on Friday announced that it has secured five million euros in emergency funding from Greece’s Public Investments Programme. The money will be allocated to cover the immediate needs of flood and natural disaster victims in West Attica and elsewhere in Greece. It is not clear, how …
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EU Commission to give Greece €209mln to help refugees with rent, cash
The European Commission will give Greece 209 million euros ($245 million) in new emergency aid to help refugees stranded in the country rent homes and pay for basics with a cash card, the Commission said on Thursday. About 62,000 refugees and migrants, mainly Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis headed to northern …
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UNHCR, MSF will no longer support “Hot Spots turned into detention centers” on Greece’s islands
First, it was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees that declared it is moving out of the Moria camp on the island of Lesvos, a Hot Spot open access facility turned into a closed “detention center” via the EU-Turkey deal of last Friday. In a statement the UNHCR said …
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EU has wasted millions of euro in “chaotic” projects for Migration
These EU Court of Auditors must be “killing” the European Union and the funds distribution. Especially when it comes to Humanitarian Aid. a blistering report issued by the European Court of Auditors found out that the EU wasted millions in “migrant aid” with “chaotic and bad managed” projects. These projects …
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Refugee Crisis – €3bn Aid to Turkey: EU publishes states contributions
There is equality among EU member states: whether poor or rich they all have to pay their share when it comes to solve pan-European problems like the Refugees and Migration Crisis. It makes no difference whether some countries like Greece or Italy have beard on their own means the burden …
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