July 25, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Τhree foreign tourists stole a big Greek flag from its mast on a castle and wrote anti-Greek slogans. They were arrested by the authorities on the island of Rhodes. The three Dutch tourists in their early 20’s told authorities that they were drunk and did not understand what they were …
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November 17, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Dutch journalist Ingeborg Beugel who challenged Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a press conference is leaving Greece for reasons concerning her own safety. Beugel became the target of a smear campaign, received threats and even got hit with a stone. The Dutch Embassy in Athens and the Dutch Ministry of …
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November 10, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
A bold question on pushbacks posed by a Dutch journalist to Greek and Dutch prime ministers during a press conference had Kyriakos Mitsotakis “see red”. He felt insulted also in the name of the “Greek people” and losing his temper he furiously advised correspondent Ingebor Beugel that in Greece’s we …
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June 22, 2021
FEATURED, Refugees
Dutch journalist Ingeborg Beugel is being prosecuted for “facilitating illegal residence to an asylum seeker.” She provided accommodation in her home on the island of Hydra to an Afghan man, whose asylum application in ongoing. Police arrested the 61-year-old Dutch journalist Ingeborg Beugel on Sunday, June 13, on charges of …
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April 12, 2021
FEATURED, Tourism
A total of 189 Dutch tourists that participate in the pilot programme for the opening of this year’s tourism season will arrive on the island of Rhodes on Monday afternoon. Their holidays on Rhodes will start today and will end on Monday 19 April. The Dutch tourists are of various …
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March 24, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
An experiment to test whether vacations abroad can be considered coronavirus-proof was approved by the Dutch government on Tuesday. Τhe experiment will take place on the island of Rhodes in April, according to reports in the Dutch media. The trip, set to begin on April 12, is an initiative by …
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October 9, 2020
FEATURED, Very Mix
An incredible incident occurred on the island of Poros in the early hours of Thursday. A group of northern European tourists, most probably in a state of intoxication, broke into a public bus and drove twice around the island dancing inside the vehicle naked. The bus for the local transport …
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September 8, 2020
Tourism
The government in the Netherlands has placed Greece’s islands on its orange list of destinations approved for essential travel only. According to the directive issued by the Dutch Foreign Ministry, citizens of The Netherlands are “strongly discouraged” from traveling to the Greek islands and those who do will be subjected …
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October 24, 2019
Very Mix
A Dutch tourist died after falling off the cliff of the Venetian Castle in Parga, Epirus in Western Greece on Thursday. It was a couple of French tourist who found the woman’s body on the rocks below the Castle. The woman was touring the Castle apparently alone and she was …
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June 27, 2019
Social
A Dutch national has donated two medical ultrasound scanner units to the cardiology clinic of the General Hospital “Agia Eirini” on the island of Corfu, one year after his hospitalization there in 2018, the hospital announced on Thursday. The two scanners are the first part of a donation total worth …
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June 13, 2019
Very Mix
An 80-year-old Dutch tourist died in what it seems a hiker’s accident. He was crossing on his own the gorge of Rokka on Mt Kissamos on the island of Crete. The man was on vacation on the Greek island together with his wife. The man decided to cross the gorge …
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May 15, 2018
Very Mix
For more than 30 hours, an 18-year-old Dutch hiker was waiting for his rescue on an inaccessible mountain slope in Western Greece. The adventure had a happy ending after a Super Puma helicopter of the Fire Service rescued the injured man, brought him to safety and transferred him to a …
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November 14, 2017
Refugees
A Dutch journalist has been arrested in Greece while reporting on refugees who crossed into the country via Turkey. Along with Dutch journalist Sakir Khader, arrested have been also a German cameraman and two Iraqi photographers with German passports. Sakir Khader, a reporter with current affairs show Brandpunt in the …
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October 11, 2017
Economy
Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem announced that he will quit national politics as of Oct 25th, but he will stay on as the Eurogroup head until January 2018. He was caretaker finance minister after his party suffered big losses in the national elections in March. He will also quit the …
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November 9, 2016
Very Mix
The Russian Defense Ministry announced today that it has chased away a Dutch submarine belonging to NATO that was making dangerous maneuvers near Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea. The ministry said further that NATO submarines are monitor Russian warships sailing in the Mediterranean, Interfax news agency reported. Moscow has …
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September 22, 2016
Politics
A cache of 1.3 million leaked files from tax haven Bahamas revealed that former EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes responsible for Europe’s antitrust watchdog was named as director of an offshore company. She was recruited by United Arab Emirates, which intended to snap up the international assets of the energy company …
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January 7, 2016
Refugees, Very Mix
It seems to be a decided issue: Refugees and migrants will be trapped in Greece. The new Dutch European Union Presidency vowed a tough line on refugees which translates into keeping refugees and migrants out of the central and north Europe. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the numbers of …
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May 20, 2013
Very Mix
Dutch hotel employee Cirino Schrijver was arrested and transferred to a special detention facility where he will receive psychiatric treatment until his trial, Greek media reported on Monday. Cirino Schrijver, 20, faces court charges of attempted murder of 12-year-old Russian boy Nikita. Schrijver is suspected to have stabbed Nikita 20 …
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May 15, 2013
Very Mix
A hotel clown from the Netherlands, 20, stabbed a Russian boy, 12, after stealing his laptop and mobile phone, Greek media report on Wednesday. The perpetrator had left the boy wounded at the parking slot. He was arrested by the police. The boy had to be transferred to an Athens …
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March 19, 2011
Politics
Belgian European Affairs Minister Olivier Chastel said Friday that “Belgium has six F-16 stationed in Greece”. Now Greek General Staff sources claim that “Belgium has eight F-16 sstationed in Greece” Furthermore the Greek military sources felt the need to explain how the Belgian F-16 came to Greece. Greek news portals …
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