October 12, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Defense Ministers of Greece, Bulgaria and Romania have agreed on Wednesday to extent NATO’s Fuel Pipelines Network towards the Alliance’s East Flank. The three ministers Nikos Dendias, Bulgarian Todor Tagarev and Romanian Deputy Minister of Defence Simona Cojocaru. signed a letter of intent on the sidelines of NATO defense ministers …
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April 26, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
Greece has extended its “Golden Visa” scheme for three months enabling non-EU citizens to buy properties with 250,000 euros before the minimum cost rises to 500,000. Investors from countries outside the EU will have three more months to secure deals to acquire properties at the current lower price limit of …
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January 16, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) has extended the tenure of General Konstantinos Floros as chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA), it was announced Monday. Floros, who first assumed office in January 2020, will serve for another year. Lieutenant General Angelos Houdeloudis was appointed chief …
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January 13, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greece is extending the fence barrier along the entire length of the Evros river, the natural border with Turkey. Greek Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos and Deputy Minister Eleftherios Economou signed the relevant protocol for the extension. In a statement, the ministry said that “rapid developments relating to the ‘instrumentalization’ …
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January 9, 2023
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey will never allow Greece to extend its territorial waters beyond six nautical miles, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Monday, as he urged Athens to “keep away from trouble.” During a visit to Turkish Naval Forces Command, Akar said Turkey has a duty to defends its interests and rights in …
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December 27, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s government plans to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles to the south and west of the island of Crete in March, local media reported on Sunday. The extension is in the context of hydrocarbon research and the government has reportedly already informed the European Union and the …
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December 20, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Greece’s Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced on Monday the extension of a heating oil subsidy at the pump. The measure was originally due to end on December 31. “The measure will continue to be applied until March 31, 2023, Staikouras said speaking to Skai TV. However, the subsidy will be …
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November 2, 2022
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday warned Greece against extending its territorial waters in the Aegean Sea. Ankara “will not accept a fait accompli that has kept Turkey trapped in its coastline,” he stressed. “We will not allow [Greece] to extend its territorial waters in the Aegean by a …
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October 10, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece is seriously considering to expand its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles south of Crete, media report on Monday afternoon. The possibility has been on the table at the Foreign Ministry and it cannot be ruled out that the plan will be implemented soon if necessary, journalists report. Key …
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August 23, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greece’s top Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) decided on Tuesday evening to expand the fence along the Evros river, the natural border with Turkey, and to enhance patrols with all available means. Chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the meeting focused on the pressure Greece faces at its …
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August 19, 2022
Greece, Politics
The fence in Evros River will extend about 80 km, Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis announced on Friday. “Humanitarianism is very important but the people that wish to come to EU due to the inequalities that exist in the world are thousands of millions. We do not speak of …
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June 23, 2022
Economy
Greece’s Finance Ministry announced on Thursday the extension of the deadline for submitting income tax returns, until July 29, 2022. The extension aims to “facilitate taxpayers to be consistent in their obligations.”, the ministry said in a statement. Note that the relevant deadline was to expire on June 30. According …
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June 8, 2022
Greece, Politics
A pilot program extending all-day kindergartens and primary schools to 17:30 will go into effect as of September, Education Minister Niki Kerameus told a congress on demographics named “Demographics 2022: The great challenge” on Wednesday. Kerameus said the pilot program is addressed to all students of these ages throughout Greece, …
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May 6, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The European Parliament has given the green light to EU Member States to keep the EU Digital COVID-Certificate in place until next year, June 2023. In a press release issued on Thursday, May 5, the EU Parliament announced that the Plenary has supported the proposal to keep the framework running …
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February 23, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) extended the current air directives for international flight passengers until the first week of March. In a press release, the CAA said that it extends the conditions of entry to Greece aiming to limit the spread of Covid-19 until March 7, 2022. The air directives …
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January 25, 2022
FEATURED, Very Mix, weather
Greece’s Civil Protection extended the obligatory holiday to Wednesday, January 26, 2022 due to the weather conditions. Minister Christos Stylianides announced Tuesday noon that the ‘holiday” will be extended to the regions of Attica, Crete, the islands groups of Cyclades and Dodecanese. Obligatory holiday shuts down public and private sectors …
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January 12, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s Health Ministry announced on Wednesday it is extending existing restrictions imposed to halt the wave of Covid-19 infections by one week, to January 23, 2022. Εarlier today, the epidemiologists’ committee had recommenced the extension of the restrictions that were supposed to last until Jan 16. The announcement followed a …
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December 28, 2021
Economy
The Greek Finance Ministry on Tuesday extended the year-end deadline for the 2022 road tax by two months. Motorists now have until February 28 to pay the tax on vehicles that are in use, but also for those that have been registered as being voluntarily withdrawn from circulation. The ministry …
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October 10, 2021
Greece, Politics
Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos announced on Sunday the further strengthening of the Police in the Prefecture of Evros with 250 new border guards and the further extension of the fence. the Minister stressed the strengthening of the country’s borders with the extension of the fence as well as Greece’s …
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October 1, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority announced a new extension of the air directive (notam) with measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 for international flight passengers. The notam contains the conditions of entry into the Greek territory for flight passengers coming from abroad. The air-directive is extended until Friday, October 8, …
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