October 5, 2023
Uncategorized
European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski on Thursday visited areas of Thessaly affected by the flooding caused by the destructive storms, Daniel and Elias. Following an invitation by Rural Development and Foods Minister Lefteris Avgenakis, Wojciechowski flew with a helicopter over the flooded areas in Thessaly, visited farms and talked …
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September 1, 2023
environment, FEATURED
Greece 2023: 20% fewer large forest fires and 270% increase in burnt areas the meteo service of the National Observatory in Athens said in a report updated on August 30, 2023. Statistics (Figures 1 – 3) for the progress of this year’s (2023) fire prevention season in Greece remain negative, …
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July 27, 2023
environment, FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Residents and tourists of specific towns and villages in eastern Rhodes may return to their accommodations, the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry said through the emergency 112 system on Thursday, July 27, 2023.. Specifically, the following areas are safe from fires and evacuated persons may return to: Malona, Charaki, …
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June 12, 2023
Economy
Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) is preparing to step up the war on tax evasion this summer by enlisting the aid of a new digital “weapon” dubbed “ELEGXOSLive”, in hopes of boosting tax compliance on Greek islands and other tourist areas. The digital app will allow on-the-spot access …
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May 15, 2023
Economy
The districts of Athens Koukaki and Neos Kosmos as well as Piraeus appear to be the most popular areas for hosting short-term rental accommodation, judging by the strong upward trend of supply in these places, both in relation to last year and in comparison to 2019. According to the data …
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December 21, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Τhe minimum value of property that must be acquired to grant eligibility for a Golden Visa will be increased to 500,000 euros in certain parts of Greece, according to an amendment tabled in Parliament by the Development and Investments Ministry on Wednesday. The new minimum value at time of purchase …
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December 15, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
The government is proceeding with new regulations regarding the “Golden Visa”, doubling the amount of property investment in specific and regions across Greece with the aim to obtain a residence permit. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Deputy Minister of Development and Investments Nikos Papathanasis announced that the government will submit …
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July 28, 2022
environment
Τhe Fire Weather team FLAME of the National Observatory of Athens and the Civil Protection warn of very high risk of fires in Greece on Thursday and Friday, July 28-29, 2022. The adverse fire weather conditions will continue also over the weekend, July 30-31, 2022. Based on the latest available …
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April 12, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday that hydrocarbon exploration will be accelerated and revealed the six areas in western and southern Greece where concessions have already been awarded for this purpose. One land area and five offshore areas where concessions for hydrocarbon exploration have already been awarded in the …
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July 6, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Vaccination of citizens in remote areas started on Tuesday on the island of Cretε and is expected to expand to other remote area on the mainland soon, media report. The vaccinations started in Tympaki and Agia Galini. The health ministry has contacted municipal officials who inform the residents of the …
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January 31, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Shopping with click away and click inside retail stores has returned after several regional units and municipalities, including Attica and Athens have been place in tougher lockdown regime since Saturday, January 30, 2021. This systems are valid for retail only. Purchases at supermarkets, grocery stores, bakeries etc as usual. Click …
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January 6, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
The Civil Protection placed several areas across Greece in quarantine due to increased epidemiological load. Affected are municipalities in western Attica, in Kozani, Sitia on Crete and in Rodopi, north-eastern Greece. The local quarantine is parallel to the nationwide lockdown that remains in force until authorities decided partial or totla …
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November 26, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Greece
Greece extends the pandemic lockdown restrictions for one more week, until December 7, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Thursday. He listed several areas in northern, central and western Greece as well as one island as particularly affected by the coronavirus due to high number of cases in relation to …
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June 3, 2020
Turkey-GR
Turkey has published the map with the blocks where it plans to drill for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministyr in Ankara, the “new license areas regarding the exploration and drilling activities, lie within Turkish continental shelf as declared …
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August 4, 2017
weather
Winds down, temperatures up. Or in meteorologists’ language: Beaufort decrease, Celsius increase. Weather forecasters speak of a prolonged heat wave up to 41 degrees Celsius. Temperature will gradually rise over the weekend and will affect initially Western Greece. Then the hell will grab large parts of the country from North …
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