June 2, 2023
Greece, Politics
New Democracy leader and former prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been infected with Covid-19 and cancelled a visit to the monks Republic on Mt Athos. It is the second time, Mitsotakis is infected with Covid-19. The first time it was in March 2022 when he was test-positive after a meeting …
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March 27, 2023
Society, Strikes
Athens metro workers have cancelled on Monday afternoon their 24-hour strike initially scheduled on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. All public transport mean will operate as usual. Earlier KTG wrote: Athens metro workers’ union SELMA will launch a 24-hour strike οn Tuesday, March 28, 2023 to protest problems that hamper the …
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February 16, 2023
FEATURED, Sports
A few hours after the IAAF’s decision to cancel his jump at 8.40m, Miltos Tentoglou came back with a valid jump at 8.41m, thus achieving the top performance for 2023 in the long jump. Video: Long jump at 8.41 m The decision of World Athletics was reportedly based on the …
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November 10, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
The Greek government has cancelled the privatization of the port of Alexandroupolis in Northern Greece, a process that had started already in 2017. The conservative government has now announced that the port is too important to be entrusted to a private investor. On Thursday, the board of directors of the …
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October 26, 2022
Tourism
Athens metro will cancel some of its schedules between Piraeus and the Athens International Airport on Wednesday and Thursday due to the visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, following the order of the Hellenic Police. All stops between Piraeus (‘Dimotiko Theatro’ stop) and the Athens International Airport will be affected …
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May 20, 2022
Archeology, Culture
Greece’s prominent Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced on Friday the cancellation of a 4-million-euro grant to the Culture Ministry aiming protect archaeological findings due to “constant and systematic delays” in the project. The SNF grant sought to help protect and showcase the archaeological findings in the Faliro Delta area which …
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July 13, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, Sports
A dispute over coronavirus procedures led to cancellation of a friendly football game between Turkish Galatasaray and Greek Olympiakos and turned political on Monday. Galatasaray claims “discrimination, rude and unfair treatment by Greek officials at the airport, Greek authorities claim procedures against the Covid-19 by the book. The dispute started …
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January 3, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Doctors unions in Greece have been denouncing that the mass vaccination program for health personnel in the country’s public hospitals scheduled for Monday has been cancelled and thus without explanation. The government tries to dismiss these denouncements, but doctors insist. Speaking to Ant1 TV on Sunday morning, Matina Pagoni, president …
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July 1, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Travel company TUI has openly threatened the Greek government that it would cancel all its trips to Greece due to the 36-hour quarantine Athens reportedly wanted to impose on tested tourists, German daily BILD reports on Wednesday. Reason for the threats was the original Greek plan that tourists tested in …
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March 17, 2019
Arts, Culture
Middle Ages are apparently alive and kicking in Greece of 2019, with religious and nationalist groups to have managed to cancel a concert by black metal band Rotting Christ, a band that has been around for 30 years. The concert cancellation was an apparent response to protests over the obscenity …
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September 4, 2018
Economy
The Council of State has ruled in favor of the cancellation of Special Consumption Tax on wine. The ruling of Greece’s highest court No. 1793/3-9-2018 was published by the Greek Wine Association on Tuesday. The judicial ruling comes as the government has repeatedly said since summer 2017 to abolish this …
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July 19, 2018
Greece, Politics
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s planned visit to Greece this autumn has been reportedly cancel, as “the timing is no longer suitable,” Russia’s ambassador to Athens Andrei Maslov told TASS news agency on Thursday. Greek officials had invited Lavrov in June before the diplomatic row over Macedonia and FYROM broke …
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September 27, 2017
Tourism
Ryanair has said it will cancel an extra 18,000 flights in a move that will hit 400,000 customers as the fallout from the airline’s mismanagement of pilot leave intensifies. The airline said that as part of efforts to end a wave of cancellations that has already seen 2,000 flights grounded, …
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August 8, 2017
Economy
Greece’s statistics service ELSTAT has suspended until further notice the release of flash quarterly estimates on the country’s gross domestic product because of divergences with provisional estimates, a statement issued by ELSTAT said on Monday. The move means that flash data will not be issued on Aug. 14. Nationwide quarterly …
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November 14, 2016
Society
+++ UPDATE II: Confusion till the end of the day, now it seems final: Metro and Tram workers will be on work stoppage from beginning of shift until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 15th 2016. Workers at urban train ISAP have cancelled their strike. Whether they will keep their work …
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July 1, 2015
Politics
In his address to the Greeks on Wednesday afternoon, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured that the Referendum will take place as scheduled. He called on Greek people to “vote NO”. However, he implied that he could/would consider to cancel it, if the outcome at tonight’s Eurogroup meeting was “positive.” “We …
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June 30, 2014
Very Mix
The project to privatize the Public Water Companies in Thessaloniki (EYATH) and Athens (EYDAP) is been on hold after the State Council ruled that the water has to remain “under strong state control.” The ruling makes the planned transfer of 67% of EYATH shares to private investors practically impossible and …
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June 12, 2013
Culture
Oh, these are the little things in life that they may go unnoticed by the majority of people. The symphonic orchestra, the music ensemble and the choir of – former – Greek public broadcaster ERT. The State Orchestra of Athens and the Greek Festival were enforced to cancel a concert …
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March 21, 2013
Very Mix
That’s one aspect of the Cypriot banking crisis, an aspect unknown to the broader public. The cancellation of concerts scheduled to be given by Greek artists. With banks closed for almost a week, few Cypriots seem to feel like spending money for entertainment. Greek singers cancel one after the other …
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March 19, 2013
Politics
Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras cancelled his official visit to Finland, scheduled for March 22-24rd 2013. No official explanation was given. Greek media speculate the postponement had to do with the developments in Cyprus. Samaras was due to meet the political leadership of Finland and participate in a meeting with …
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