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Greek madness: Municipality photovoltaic project not allowed to connect to power grid

December 1, 2022 FEATURED 3

The first energy autonomous municipality in Greece has suffered a …short-circuited: The photovoltaic investment in Argos – Orestiko were never connected to the power distribution network because the grid argues the network is saturated. Unbelievable and yet true! This is, without a doubt, one yet story of the madness that …

Athens Mayor admits “Great Walk” didn’t walk; €1.8mn thrown away

September 23, 2020 FEATURED, Greece 3

The ambitious “Great Walk of Athens” didn’t walk, it was just a “pilot and temporary program” and a “simulation”, Mayor Costas Bakoyiannis said on Tuesday announcing a …new project for downtown Athens. What certainly walked to some pockets were 1,8 million euros from the Municipality’s cash registers. Money that were …

Target missed: Greek state budget primary surplus of €3.162bn in 2018

January 18, 2019 Economy 1

Greek state budget recorded a primary surplus of 3.162 billion euros in 2018, down from a budget target for a surplus of 3.604 billion but sharply from a primary surplus of 1.940 billion in 2017, the Finance ministry said on Monday. The ministry report said that according to provisional budget …

Kebab and Gyros narrowly escape “death sentence” at European Parliament vote

December 13, 2017 Lifestyle Comments Off on Kebab and Gyros narrowly escape “death sentence” at European Parliament vote

Kebab and Gyros narrowly escaped the “death sentence” in European Parliament earlier on Wednesday, when MEPs were called to vote thumb up or thump down to a proposed ban on phosphate, an additive substance that can be of health risk for human consumption. According to Deutsche Welle, the vote needed an …

Greece’s gas privatization DEPA-GAZPROM receives heavy blow: reasons not quite known…

June 10, 2013 Economy 1

Greece received a heavy blow in its privatization ambitions on Monday as key player Gazprom did not make the expected biding offer for the state-owned Public Gas Corporation DEPA. Also M&M of Motor Oil & Mytilinaios did not make their non-biding offer. Moreover only one bid was received for Greece’s …

Incredible prison break with helicopter & rope ladder (video)

April 5, 2013 Very Mix Comments Off on Incredible prison break with helicopter & rope ladder (video)

A footage from inside the Trikala prison shows each detail of a prison break staged by a notorious Greek criminal and his Albanian partner. With the help of a helicopter and a rope ladder the two inmates were supposed to escape. But many things went wrong. The helicopter appears while …

Venizelos Fails To Form Greek Gov’ – What’s Next?

May 11, 2012 Politics 3

Efforts by PASOK-leader Evangelos Venizelos to form a coalition government failed on Friday afternoon. He could not convince SYRIZA-leader, Alexis Tsipras, to join a so-called “ecumenical government” by PASOK-ND-DEMLEFT. Right after the one-hour meeting, Tsipras, said a clear “No”. Venizelos is expected to return the mandate to the President tomorrow and the …

Greek Prison Directors: “Sorry, We’re Full!”

January 31, 2012 Very Mix Comments Off on Greek Prison Directors: “Sorry, We’re Full!”

In an unprecedented move the directors of three Greek prisons decided to put a ‘padlock’ to the prisons they manage and do not accept any new inmates. The directors of prisons in Athens, Chalkida and Tripoli sent letters to the Minister of Justice and prosecuting authorities announcing that the prisons …

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