Τhe reconstruction of the lower side of Syntagma Square in downtown Athens is nearing completion and is already accessible to the residents and the visitors of the Greek capital. The new look of the lower part of the square reportedly preserves its historical characteristics and at the same time it …
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“Pythagoras” in every Greek tries to solve EODY formula of Covid-cases & Greek Statistics
Greece’s National Health Care organization EODY must have certainly believed that the “Ancient Greek Spirit” is eternal and every Greek hides a Pythagoras inside him – a mathematician… . Therefore, it issued its first weekly bulletin on Tuesday based on abysmal and fuzzy mathematics formulas that the average Greek has …
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SYRIZA slams Mitsotakis for failure to deal with the pandemic, imposing “punishment” instead
Greece’s main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA harshly criticized Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis following the announcement of the mandatory vaccination to all over 60 years old and the fine for 100 euros per month for not compliance. “The perpetrator of the health disaster, in a panic [caused by] the total collapse …
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Juncker criticizes Merkel over handling of Greece’s debt crisis
Former European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has criticized outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s reaction to Greece’s debt crisis, saying that her “hesitations” and “reluctance” undermined efforts to deal with the situation. “I think her biggest failure was the reluctance she showed during the Greek crisis because of her hesitations and …
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Civil Protection chief: Operations against the fires “by the book”
In a rare press conference in presence of journalists who were allowed to ask questions about the ongoing fires in Greece, Head of Civil Protection and Deputy Minister for Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalias, justified the operational management of the forest fires burning across the country since August 3. The aim …
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Greece criticized over treatment of migrants in U.S. State Department Human Rights report
The US State Department’s annual report on human rights violations around the world published on Tuesday has criticized Greece over unsafe and unhealthy conditions for migrants and asylum-seekers detained in pre-removal facilities or residing at the country’s six reception and identification centers, including gender-based violence against refugee women and children …
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KINAL on pandemic measures: “Gov’t behaves like a wandering theater troupe”
Opposition party Movement for Change (KINAL)/PASOK accused the government of “inconsistency and improvisations that generate more insecurity for the citizens.” Ia a statement issued on Tuesday ahead of a “hard lockdown” in Attica, KINAL said that the restriction measures the government has imposed are problematic. KINAL that the government should …
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Govt response to pandemic “chaotic and nonsensical” says Tsipras
In strongly-worded criticism leader of main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance and former PM Alexis Tsipras accused Mitsotakis’ government of having a “chaotic and nonsensical” response to the pandemic. He also accussed the Prime Minister of “insisting on mistaken European initiatives” with respect to suspending patents for vaccines to speed up production. …
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Armed Forces Day projection on Greek Parliament triggers strong reactions (video)
Greece marked the Armed Forces Day on November 21 with a video projected on the Hellenic Parliament facade on Saturday evening. The controversial video triggered reactions, several media described it as kitsch, and it was mocked on social media. The video projection on the Armed Forces Day highlighted several battles …
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Obama’s memoirs: The Greek debt crisis, German and French banks
In his memoirs, “A Promised Land,” former Us President Barack Obama makes also some reference to the Greek debt crisis and the way in which the major European powers chose to deal with the situation. In his memoir that was released on Tuesday, Obama writes: “I noticed that they rarely …
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Syriza accuses government of “criminal negligence” over pandemic dealing
The “eight-month complacency” shown by the prime minister and his government over the pandemic constitutes “criminal negligence”, main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance said in an announcement on Thursday, short after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on Saturday. “When all the scientists worldwide were talking of a …
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Ex PM Tsipras criticizes Gov’t for lack of ICUs, doctors amid the pandemic
Despite the government’s recent claims that there is no need for new ICU beds, the national health system is already under tremendous pressure, said SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras in a Monday statement on television. The main opposition party leader added that the government failed to make the best use …
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Migration Pact: Commission bows to EU’s xenophobic regimes at Greece’s expense
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proudly announced on Wednesday the Migration Pact, the EU’s proposal for Migration and Asylum. “The Pact offers a fresh start,” von der Leyen said adding that “the old system to deal with migration in the bloc no longer works.” She stressed that the …
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Opposition parties: Greek gov’t has huge responsibility for the Moria fire
Greek opposition parties sharply criticized the New Democracy government saying that it has huge responsibilities for the situation in the hotspot of Moria and the fire that destroyed it. “Today’s tragedy in Moria demonstrates the criminal responsibilities of (Prime Minister Kyriakos) Mitsotakis and (Migration Policy and Asylum Minister Notis) Mitarakis,” …
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Athens criticizes Cyprus for “negative test” to travellers from Greece
Athens has criticized Cyprus for making a negative Covid-19 test mandatory for travellers from Greece. “I do not understand the decision for a coronavirus test on visitors from Greece, this is a wrong decision,” Minister Haris Theoharis said on Monday. Speaking to Parapolitika FM, Theoharis expressed the country’s discontent over …
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SYRIZA criticizes Gov’t over controversial coronavirus measures
Main opposition left-wing SYRIZA has criticized the Greek government for a series of controversial measures amid a spike of coronavirus cases. SYRIZA describes the government decisions as creating an “unprecedented confusion.” SYRIZA criticizes the government decision to ban religious festivals and at the same time to allow flights from countries …
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UNHCR criticizes Greece over evictions of 9,000 recognized refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed deeply concerned over the eviction of some 9,000 recognized refugees from camps, hotels and apartments. Stressing that for many the exit from organized accommodation is premature, the UNHCR calls on the Greek government to implement accommodation and labor schemes and increase …
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Truck concert, crowding outside PM’s residence angers Greeks amid lockdown
A concert on a truck initiated by the Mayor of Athens and the crowding outside the Prime Minister’s residence amid lockdown have angered Greeks who have been complying with the anti-coronavirus measures for over a month. Singer Alkistis Protopsalti and some musicians on the back of a truck toured the …
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German ruling party criticizes Greece’s low deportation rate of refugees
German ruling party CDU has criticized Greece over a low rate of deportation of migrants to Turkey. The criticism came by Thorsten Frei, vice-chief of the conservative CDU/CSU parliamentary group and spokesman on migration issues. He accused Greece of “administrative failure.” “The previous year, the number of arrivals in Greece …
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Ankara furious at Turkish-Cypriot leader Akinci criticizing Syria Operation
Turkey’s vice president condemned Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci for having criticized the operation in Syria. In a post on his Facebook account Akinci wrote “we call it Operation Peace Spring, yet it is not spilled water, but blood.” Akinci’s posted triggered an outrage in Turkey. “I condemn [Mustafa] Akinci who …
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