For a second year in a row and despite strong reactions the mayor of Volos placed live animals in two Christmas mangers in central squares of the city in central Greece. The action triggered an outrage among animal welfare societies whom the mayor cursed as “curs who need a psychiatrist.” …
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Greece to introduce “postal vote” starting at EU elections
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday that Greeks living abroad who are enrolled in the voting registry in Greece, will be able to vote by mail. The postal vote will also be possible for those living in Greece who are away of their registered area on the day …
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Taxi drivers & owners on 48-strike to protest new tax bill
Taxi drivers and owners in Athens mobilize again against the new tax bill and announced on Wednesday a 48-hour strike on December 5 and 6, 2023. The Board of Directors of tax owners and drivers of Athens union (SATA) decided to escalate the mobilizations, expressing “the anger and indignation of …
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Greece’s natural gas export potential will be quadrupled, says Minister
Greece’s natural gas export potential will be quadrupled by the end of the decade, with new infrastructure projects such as the Alexandroupolis floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy Alexandra Sdoukou said on Wednesday. This will happen due to an increase in the capacity of …
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Hospital doctors on 48h strike due to collapse of Greece’s NHS
Highly frustrated about the ongoing deterioration of the National Health System, the dramatic working conditions that set patients at risk and the shortage of staff, Greece’s public hospital doctors and staff launched a 48-hour strike. The Federation of Hospital Doctors of Greece (OENGE) launched a 48-hour strike across the country …
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SILVER ALERT: Do you know Maria Taylor? She was rescued from Symi sea area
Greece’s Service for missing persons LifelineHellas has issued an alert about a foreign national found in the country who is seeking for her family. She stated her name was Maria Taylor. According to the alert, an unidentified adult was found on 29. October 2023 in the sea area of the …
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Mitsotakis: “Unfortunate incident that won’t affect Greece-UK relations” (POLL)
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday described the abrupt cancellation of his planned meeting with UK counterpart Rishi Sunak in London as an “unfortunate incident.” Despite this, he expressed confidence that it would not have any impact on bilateral ties. “This unfortunate incident… will not affect Greek-British relations. It had …
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Entrepreneurship fee for self-employed to be cut by 50%, says FinMin
Τhe entrepreneurship fee will be cut by 50 percent for all self-employed from this year, National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Tuesday in an interview with SKAI TV. The change relative to the initial plans will be included in the draft tax bill that is to be …
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Parthenon Marbles: UK’s PM Sunak cancels meeting with Greek counterpart Mitsotakis
In a surprised and totally undiplomatic move, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis scheduled to take place on Tuesday morning. Prior to the literally last minute cancellation on Monday evening, there were statements by the Sunak’s spokesperson who ruled out any possibility …
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New bad weather front with rainfalls, storms, gusty winds up to 9 Β
Hardly is storm Bettina gone, a strong barometric low coming from North-West Europe and moving southeast will cause a new wave of bad weather in Greece, forecast to last from the evening hours of Monday, November 27, until Wednesday, November 29, 2023, The bad weather front bring rainfalls, locally strong …
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Questions raised on RAPTOR sinking; it was heading to Ukraine (videos)
Questions are being raided about the sinking of cargo vessel RAPTOR and the reasons the captain did not ask for help on time as there was water ingress hours earlier. The only survivor reportedly told authorities that the vessel’s destination was the Ukraine and not Turkey. Meanwhile, Search And Rescue …
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Interest rate on deposits still very low in Greece
For a term deposit of 50,000 euros, the interest rate given by European banks, in countries from Italy to Lithuania and from Germany to Sweden, is between 3.50% and 4.55%, while in Greece the corresponding interest rate is just between 1% and 1.5%. From the data collected by Kathimerini, it …
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UPD Cargo vessel RAPTOR sinks off Lesvos; 12 sailors missing, 1 rescued, 1 dead
A big Search And Rescue operation is underway South-West off the island of Lesvos after cargo vessel RAPTOR sank early Sunday morning. Of the 14 crew members onboard, so far, one sailor was spotted alive and he was picked up from a navy helicopter. UPDATE The rescued sailor was taken …
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Greece Weather RED ALERT: <112> warning, updates, sea traffic
Greece’s Civil Protection sent emergency messages to citizens via <112> on Saturday, urging them to limit their movement due to stormy winds that have already led to cancellation of sea traffic. At the same time, the National Meteorological Service updated its Weather Warning issued on Friday to Highest Category “RED.” …
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Greece probes taxpayers declaring residence abroad but live in the country
Greece’s tax administration, the Independent Public Revenues Authority (AADE), is set to audit taxpayers who, although they have declared their permanent residence outside Greece, live and work in the country. Most of them have chosen a country with low tax rates and at the same time avoid the presumed income …
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Greece Weather Warning: Snowfalls, Stormy Winds, Temperature drop
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency bulletin on Friday warning of a cold weather front with snowfalls and rainfalls, gale-force winds both in the Ionian and the Aegean Seas, storms and significant temperature drop. According to EMY, a deep barometric low coming from the north-northwest accompanied by a …
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Athens lawyers to abstain 5 days from all court-related duties
The Athens Bar Association on Thursday announced a five-day abstention from all court-related duties in protest to the government’s new taxation bill. The five-day abstention from court duties starts on Monday, November 27, and ends on Friday, December 1, 2023. Furthermore, the Asscociation has summoned National Economy & Finance Minister …
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Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in downtown Athens (video)
With 24,000 lights the impressive Christmas Tree of the City of Athens was illuminated at Syntagma square in opposite the Parliament early Thursday evening, November 23, 2023. Video: The lighting ceremony was inaugurated by outgoing Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyiannis in front of hundreds of Athenians and tourists. The 17-metre-tall …
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Retired farmer spends life-savings to donate new ambulance to local service
A 89-year-old retired farmer has spent all her life-savings to donate a brand new and fully equipped ambulance to a local service and hospital in western Greece. Athina Papachristou from the city of Messolonghi spend 65,000 euros for the ambulance. The vehicle was immediately integrated to the local ambulance service, …
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Minister threatens to quit if he’ll have to back “same sex marriage”; finds supporters among ND
A very clear “NO to same sex marriage” by arch-concervative State Minister Makis Voridis stirred up the government of New Democracy on Thursday, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reportedly plan to bring the relevant legislation for voting in the Parliament before the end of the year. Speaking to Open TV, …
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