Tag Archives: Greek flag

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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An unprecedented Turkish provocation: a drone flew over the island of Kastellorizo playing military marches and war sirens causing confusion among the residents of the island close to the Turkish coast. At the same time, it shot pictures of the Greek flag on a rock at the entrance of the …

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Port authorities on Chios have arrested a Greek for attempting to transport ten migrants from the island in the eastern Aegean Sea to the port of Piraeus in the mainland. The “patriot” had carefully hidden the migrants under a huge Greek flag. The 42-year-old human trafficker was caught during controls …

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On the occasion of the national holiday OXI Day, the deputy mayor of Argos-Mycenae wrapped his whole house with a huge flag. The flag is 140 square meter, local media report. The flag decorates the mayor’s house in Nea Kios, a village in the Argos-Mycanae Municipality. It is a custom …

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The two German army officers who raised the German flag on Crete paid a heavy price for their provocative action. They were dismissed from the German army in speedy procedures, in less than a week after the unprecedented incident. last Sunday, April 14, the two -23-year-old German army officers took …

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Two German army officers took down the Greek flag and hoisted the German one in Stavros area of Akrotiri in Chania Prefecture on Sunday. The two -23-year-old Germans serve at the 115th Wing Battalion of the NATO. They were immediately arrested and taken to court, where each one received a …

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An impressive increase of households with the Greek flag on thier balcony has been recorded after the signing of the Prespes Agreement between Greece and North Macedonia and its adoption by the Parliament. This is the result of a survey conducted by Professor of Political Science at the European University …

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Constitutional revisions with regards to religion reforms prepared by the government have triggered a religious frenzy of such level that even Greek Orthodox hardliners would envy. “Religious neutrality” and scrapping the religious oath for lawmakers and the President of the Hellenic Republic will end up in banning public celebration of …

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Greece will finally launch an e-registry for leisure boats via an amendment to modernize the relevant legal framework. The amendment is to be submitted to the Parliament on Thursday and will be attached to a bill on central depositories. Legislation establishing an e-registry was originally passed in early 2014 but …

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The official Ankara claims the Turkish Coast Guard has illegally landed on a Greek islet in the eastern Aegean Sea and took down a Greek flag. Speaking to reporters in Istanbul, Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim said “There was an attempt to plant a Greek flag on an uninhabited rocky …

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A huge Greek flag painted on the mountains of Kalymnos is greeting everyone arriving at the port and those sailing around the island of sponge divers. The 375 square meter big flag was painted by volunteers last Monday following an initiative by locals, two brothers who are painters by profession. …

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It is a tradition that Greeks decorate their houses, balconies and yards with the Greek Flag on national days. And some use the Independence Day on 25th March to make a point. Giannis Athanasopoulos used 140 square meters of cloth in the colors of the Greek flag and wrapped his …

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FYROM  is looking at four options to settle a decades-long dispute with Greece over its name, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. FYROM hopes the issue can be resolved in time for an EU meeting in June and a NATO summit in July, and is …

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Google dedicates its doodle to the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence. Doodle Google Greek Flag. 25 March 1821 – 25 March 2017. Google dedicates its daily doodle to an important event. Today, it’s doodle google Greek Flag. 🙂  

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I am sure you have been seeing a lot of Greek flags on public buildings and private balconies and yards, roofs and windows on the occasion of the celebrations for the Greek War of Independence 1821. You may have noticed, however, that the flags handing outside private houses may differ …

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The death of George Michael on Christmas day shocked the world. And this not only because his hit Last Christmas has been playing all over since 1984. He was just 53 years old. A day after his death was announced everything about him has been written by international media and …

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The next clown of the day: An MP from Kemalist CHP announced in the Turkish Parliament that he will go to Greek islands, take down the Greek flag and send it per courier to Athens. “In the next days I will go to the Greek islands, take down the Greek …

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The additional austerity package adopted by the Greek Parliament on Wednesday includes a provision that will force ship owners, long accused of enjoying lavish fiscal privileges, to pony up at least 140 million euros. The provision initially called for a “voluntary” contribution to the state coffers, but Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras withdrew …

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A lonely Greek flag is waving in a busy street of Amsterdam – since a couple of days. Anton is a fan of Greece. He spent six years living and working as photographer in Greece but recently returned to The Netherlands. Anton hoisted the Greek Flag on his balcony to hail and support …

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