Dozens of Greek and Cypriot nationals are being evacuated from Lebanon with a C-130 military transport plane sent by the Hellenic Air Force on Thursday, as the .Dozens of Greek and Cypriot nationals were being evacuated from Lebanon on Thursday as fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah intensified. The C-130 …
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Greece activates mechanism to assist Greeks wishing to leave Lebanon
Greece’s Foreign Ministry has activated the Crisis Management Unit in order to assist Greeks who want to leave Lebanon, the ministry announced on Wednesday, Οψτοβερ 2, 2024. The announcement stressed that Greek citizens who want to leave Lebanon can contact the Consular Office of the Greek Embassy in Beirut at …
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Greek gov’t keen to reverse ongoing brain drain into brain gain
Τhe Greek government is keen to reverse the ongoing brain drain into a brain gain and attract diaspora Greeks to return to the country. For this purpose the Foreign Ministry and the Public Employment Service (DYPA) signed a memorandum of cooperation aiming to engage diaspora Greeks. The memorandum has been …
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“Greeks can have vacations in the village, not on the islands,” says Minister
“Greeks should have summer vacations in the village, not on the islands,” deputy Migration Minister Sofia Vultepsi said on Wednesday, clearly implying that the islands are no longer for Greeks who can’t afford the high transport prices but for the tourists. “There is a problem on the islands, people can …
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98% of Greeks believe Corruption widespread in the country
The overwhelming majority of Greeks believe that corruption is widespread in the country and that this phenomenon has increased in the last three years. According to the Eurobarometer survey in 2024, Greece ranks first in corruption issues within the European Union. 98% of Greeks believe that there is corruption n …
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Only 1:10 Greeks state to be “happy”, while 6:10 want to live in another country
Only one in ten Greeks state that they are happy with their daily life and six in ten Greeks would live to live in another country, a global survey on “Aspirations – Dreams – Expectations” conducted by the international network IRIS (International Research Institutes), with the participation, on behalf of …
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Greeks, Afghans, Iranians arrested for attacks in synagogue, Israeli hotel in Athens
Greece’s counter-terrorism units arrested a total of seven individuals over two separate cases of arson attacks in Athens, at a restaurant and a hotel of Israeli interests in May and at a Jewish synagogue in June, respectively. Early on May 15, two foreign nationals aged 46 and 36 and a …
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Greek woman dies, two injured in car accident in west Turkey
A woman was killed and two other people were injured, all Greeks, in a traffic accident that took place in the city of Usak near Izmir in West Turkey on Thursday morning. According to Turkish media information, the 67-year-old woman died on the spot as she was thrown from the …
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Greece’s Data Protection Authority launches inquiry into ND MEP
Greece’s Data Protection Authority (DPA) launched an investigation on Monday into allegations that ruling New Democracy MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou violated data protection regulations by emailing to Greek voters living abroad ahead of the European Parliament elections in June. It is recalled that due to postal vote regulations, Greeks living abroad have …
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Greeks want more women and technocrats in politics
Greeks have revised their view regarding technocratic governments, according to a Pew Institute poll of 24 nations for 2023, which found that support for expert cabinet members in Greece climbed by 25% in the last five years. At the same time, citizens want more women, young people, and religious people …
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Postal vote bill passed by Greek Parliament but not for “national elections”
The legislation establishing postal vote for the upcoming European elections, as well as national referendums, was voted by the parliament on Wednesday. As communist party KKE had reportedly requested a roll-call vote, it turns out that the legislation was voted by the 158 MPs of ruling New Democracy, while it …
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Surprise amendment extends postal vote to national elections
With a surprise amendment the Interior Ministry decided to extend the postal vote for Greeks living abroad also to national elections, just two days before the voting at the Parliament. The amendment triggered the outrage of the opposition parties who had consented to postal vote for the European Parliament elections …
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Police dismantles pimping ring exploiting underage schoolgirls
Police arrested three people in different parts of Athens on Thursday on suspicion of involvement in a child prostitution ring. A 31-year-old woman and two men, aged 33 and 55, are suspected of pimping out children under the age of 15 and recording child sex abuse material, among other offenses. …
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Greeks injured in tourist bus collision with truck in Bulgaria
A bus carrying tourists, including eight Greeks, collided with a truck and went off the road on Tuesday in Bulgaria. A total of 10 people were transferred to the hospital, including eight Greeks and two Romanians. Ten people were slightly injured in the accident, Bulgarian news agency BTA reported. The …
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Schaeuble dead at 81: Majority of Greeks don’t shed a tear…
Former German finance minister Wolfang Schaeuble has died at the age of 81 due to cancer, his family announced on Wednesday. Majority of Greeks do not write “Rest in Peace” or shed a tear for the self-righteous, cynical and amoralist, Mr Austerity, who drove millions of Greeks to despair just …
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Twelve Greeks have safely exited Gaza, are now in Egypt
Twelve Greek citizens who were living in Gaza Strip have safely passed through the Rafah border crossing and are now in Egypt, diplomatic sources said on Thursday. The Greeks were among other foreigners allowed to leave the area. They were able to leave the Israeli-Hamas war zone together with dozens …
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Lagarde in Athens: Greek economy and people an example of resilience
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde praised the return of Greek economy to health following the economic crisis and the resilience of the Greek people. The former chief of the International Monetary Fund who destroyed the lives of thousands of people by demanding the last cent they had, is currently …
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Greece concludes repatriation of Greeks, EU and third-countries citizens from Israel
Greece has successfully repatriated its citizens from Israel and also evacuated EU and third-counties citizens, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday morning. The repatriation procedures were done via the Greek Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Consulate in Jerusalem. “On Monday, October 9, the initial group of …
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First Greeks to be repatriated from Israel, Palestine on Sunday night
Greece is trying to repatriate some 150 Greeks currently trapped in Israel and the Palestinian territories, the Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. The foreign ministry is in constant contact with the Greek citizens in the area via the Greek Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Greek Consulate in Jerusalem. The …
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Greek gov’t confirms “road accident” in Libya, dismisses “terror” rumors
The Greek General Staff of National Defense (GEETHA) released the names and the pictures of the three soldiers who were killed in the horrific car accident in Libya. It is noted that the other two victims were translators, the son and the daughter of the president of the Greek community …
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