A legislative act to deploy members of the Fire Service and the Armed Forces to assist the ambulance Service (EKAV) has been published in the official gazette on Tuesday. The decision taken by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has triggered negative reactions not only by EKAV personnel but also by firefighters …
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Ambulance service to be strengthen with Army & Fire Service assistance
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that the Ambulance Service EKAV will be strengthen with the assistance of the Army and the Fire Service. During his introductory speech at the first cabinet meeting, Mitsotakis heralded “Better wages, better health service, better state, better life.” In one sentence he spoke …
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Army colonel robs bank with a hand grenade
An army colonel on active service was arrested short time after he robbed a bank in Argyroupoli suburb of south Athens on Monday. The 53-year-old colonel entered the bank at approximately 9.40 a.m. Threatening the staff with a hand grenade, he emptied a cash register and fled the scene. However, …
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Greece’s Army revives “cavalry” for parades & operational duties
Greece’s General Staff has called back to duty a 73-year-old Brigadier General who resigned in 1994 from the Army. The man is assigned to train a cavalry of horses and riders so that they can participate in the parade of the national day on March 25, 2023. What is highly …
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UPDATE Antonov Crash: Greece’s Authorities on high alert due to a “white powder”
Teams of the Biological Defense Division of the Greek Army are expected to travel to the site of the Antonov crash, due to the existence of a “mysterious” white powder in the area. The white power shattered over the area raises fear of a toxic cargo. The evacuation of a …
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Firefighters from 6 European countries to be deployed in Greece
Advance detachments of firefighters from six European countries – Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, France, Finland and Norway – will arrive in the country ahead of the fire season, a high-level meeting in Athens decided on Thursday. These units, which will be based in Athens, Larissa and Tripoli, are being funded by …
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Hundreds of motorists stranded over 8 hours on Athens ring road; prosecutor investigates
The head of the Athens Prosecutor’s Office has ordered an investigation on Monday evening into the failures of Attiki Odos highway ring road of Greek capital Athens as hundreds of motorists remain stranded in the snow since the morning. For a distance to cover in 20 minutes they need over …
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Greece ‘s Army set on “increased readiness” in Evros and Aegean after Erdogan’s threats
Greece’s General Staff set the Armed Forces on increased readiness and surveillance at the land and sea borders with Turkey on Friday evening. The measure is to understand as “precautionary” following threats by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a day earlier that he would open the doors for migrants to go …
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Locals on tractors assist Greek Army and Police along the Evros (video)
With their farming tractors and headlights on, local residents moved to help the Greek army and police along the Evros river, the natural border to Turkey, to prevent illegal crossing from the Turkish border into Greece. Others have gathered to the South Evros with their vehicles and see themselves also …
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Evros: Greek Army announces exercise with live ammunition on March 2
Real ammunition will be used on Monday, March 2, 2020, across the Evros river, an announcement by the Greek Army said late on Sunday. The 4th Army Corps has announced military exercises with live ammunition at all border outposts at Kipoi and Kastanies where thousands of migrants and refugees have …
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Greece and North Macedonia sign Air Policing Agreement
The army chiefs of Greece and North Macedonia have signed an airspace patrol agreement on Monday. According to the Air Policing Agreement, Greek fighter jets will patrol the air space of North Macedonia. Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff General, Christos Christodoulou, and the Republic of North Macedonia’s …
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US looks to Greece for more military rotations in Mediterranean
The United States wants to increase troop rotations into Greece and gain more access to bases that can facilitate missions stretching from the eastern Mediterranean into the Black Sea and Balkans, America’s top diplomat in Athens said. U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said Washington and Athens are working on updating a …
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Draconian security measures for released Turkish soldier in Athens
An army of policemen will safeguard on 24-hour basis the Turkish soldier who was released from custody on Thursday. The man was the co-pilot of the military helicopter that was taken to Greece with eight Turkish servicemen onboard a day after the failed coup in summer 2016. The pilot is …
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War-mongering Erdogan promises little girl “Turkish Flag on her coffin!”
War-mongering Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a little girl in army unifrom “the Turkish Flag on her coffin” if she martyred in Afrin, Syria. Talking about “reservists’ mobilization” he set thousands of Turks in panic. At the same time, he lashed out against the US Erdogan put a little girl …
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Police on Lesvos discovers Greek Army license plates on a van used by NGO
Police on the island of Lesvos is investigating the case of a van used by a non-governmental organization to have license plates belonging to an army vehicle. According to local media, police stopped the van in the area of Kratigos near the airport on Saturday night. During the control police …
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UPD: Police bans Greek Reservists ‘coup d’ etat’ gathering; possible links Golden Dawn-Greek Army investigated
Greek police banned the meeting of Greek Army Special Forces Reservists scheduled for tomorrow Saturday, September 28th 2013 outside the Parliament. The union of Greek army reservists of Special Forces (KEED) issued a statement on Wednesday calling citizens to join the army against the Greek government. KEED was urging the …
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Thessaloniki: Soldiers on the Streets as Part of Security Measures Forces
Despite assurances from the Greek Army two days ago, that no soldiers will be part of the security measures forces during the National Day parade, armed soldiers are being seeing arraying next to riot policemen during the military parade in Thessaloniki! Video: Armed Soldiers as “policemen”… embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt …
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Greek Army Dismisses Claims “1,000 Soldiers Would be Part of Security Measures Forces during Oxi-Day Parades”
“The army has no involvement in security measures,” said Yiannis Sifakis, spokesman of Land Forces Chief of Staff on Friday. This statement dismisses claims raised by main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA that 1,000 troops would be part of the security measures forces during the 28. October military parade in Thessaloniki. …
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Greek Deputy PM: Tanks to Protect Banks should Greece return to Drachma
A horror scenario with tanks and army protecting the banks, rioting people, empty shops and suicides has been drawn by Greek Deputy Prime Minister Theodoroas Pangalos, should Greece return to Drachma. Speaking to Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Pangalos said: “Returning to the drachma would mean that on the following day banks …
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Athens: Army in the Streets to Combat Crime?
After the recent violent incidents in Athens downtown and polls showing Greeks tend to tolerate cases of taking the law in one’s hands, the government is seeking solutions to combat crime in the historical centre of Athens. In government circles, one consulting meeting has been following each other with lots of proposals …
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