July 18, 2023
environment
Four water-dropping aircraft Canadair from France and Italy are expected to arrive in Greece to help put out the fires. The aircraft will arrive following a request of the Civil Protection to EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic. “Following Greece’s request for assistance to tackle wildfires in the Attica …
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March 3, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, Refugees
The Greek state will provide one-year protection status along with rights to work and medical care to Ukrainian refugees entering Greece, the Migration & Asylum Ministry announced on Wednesday. This will be issued to Ukrainian nationals within 90 days of their entering Greece, as the usual 90-day visa entry requirement …
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July 27, 2020
animals
Sunbathers at Agia Anna on Naxos were stunned to see a loggerhead sea turtle coming ashore. The animal was injured in the hind legs with fisherman’s hooks. People at the beach rushed to offer help to the injured animal. Bathers rushed to offer the turtle help, with water and cool …
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February 23, 2020
Social
A policeman serving on the island of Chios has helped a refugee woman from Syria to give birth to a healthy baby girl on Friday evening. The young officer had neither relevant training nor idea about a child birth but he was ‘armed’ with the right instinct and composure. The …
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January 24, 2020
Greece, Politics
Despite the tensions between the two countries, the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed their condolences to the Turkish people and offered any assistance to the earthquake-stricken neighboring country that counts so far 14 dead, more than 300 injured and many people still under the …
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July 31, 2018
animals
Burned and wounded, scared and hungry… a living creature with all signs of torment and suffering in the Athens wildfires. A matted dog who managed to survive after he sought refugee from the sweeping flames in a burned-out furnace in a forest in the area of Mati. The animal was …
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May 18, 2018
Refugees
The Ecological Movement of Thessaloniki has issued an appeal for help for refugees in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece. The second biggest city of Greece is experiencing a continuous inflow of refugees in the last four months that is permanently on the rise. A few tens to a few hundreds of people …
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November 21, 2017
Social
The body of a man was recovered from the mud and debris at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. He was found near the stream close to the depot of the Mandra Municipality. In a machine-shop nearby two more bodies were recovered in the last days. With the tragic discovery on …
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November 20, 2017
Very Mix
The Municipality of Mandra in West Attica has issued a call for help for the flood victims. Food, drinking water, medicine, clothing and footwear but also sleeping bags and blankets are needed for the thousands of families affected by the floods, exposed in cold and decreasing temperatures in houses and …
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November 16, 2017
animals
Check below for updates, bank and paypal accounts and contact information. It was heartbreaking to watch the dogs of a missing man, probably buried under tons of mud and rubble in the basement of a house Mandra, the area most affected by the deadly flash floods in West Attica. Fire …
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September 6, 2017
animals
Too old to find a furever home. Ongoing medical needs scare off fur-parents. And yet. Several rescued cats and three rescued dogs, they all have found a loving home in Crete. In the arms of a caring person. Molly Mason. The British expat not only takes care of the cats …
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May 4, 2017
Social
The total humanitarian crisis, poverty and despair: young mom who just gave birth to a child a couple of days ago. A baby just eleven days old and an older child aged fourteen months. They live in absolute poverty in a home without electricity and hot water on the island …
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March 15, 2017
Social, Society
In crisis-hit Greece, some people suffer silently. In the empty four walls of their homes, isolated from the society, the poverty victims feel the pain of the unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Their plight is revealed the moment things have reached bottom. The drama of a family was exposed when one of …
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January 20, 2017
Politics
The new US administration will go out there and help Greece. But not immediately after the 45th President Donald Trump will be sworn in on Friday. Not even on Saturday, Sunday or Monday. First thing the Trump administration will do is to make America great again. Then it will help …
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March 17, 2016
Politics, Refugees
The Euro leaders summit (EUCO) in Brussels started at 5 o’ clock Thursday afternoon. One by one the 28 Leaders entered the Summit hall and made statements in front of the press. Based on many of these statement, I can summarize my impressions: neither the 28 will agree with each …
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February 7, 2016
Editor, Uncategorized
Countdown! Just a few days left to help Greek news and blog KeepTalkingGreece be alive and kicking also for 2016. We have secured to cover our expenses for 2015 and the revamp of the site, yet, we are far away from covering expenses for the operation of 2016! – We …
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December 15, 2015
News
I know, I know… Many of you offered help before and I always hesitated. I also hesitated when my dear friend and devoted KTG-reader Ailsa from Scotland offered to start a crowdfunding campaign for the blog, some six months ago. I thought, I didn’t have the infrastructure, the means, the …
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October 22, 2015
Politics
French President Francois Hollande is expected to land in Eleftherios Venizelos airport at 4:50 pm Thursday, rush to Athens downtown, lay a wreath at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier and start talking “business”. Investments in Greek public assets that currently enjoy an extended Sales period. It is not coincidence …
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July 18, 2015
animals
With 52 wildfire fronts burning currently across Greece, the Association for the Protection and Welfare of Wildlife ANIMA appeals to citizens to help wildlife that is at risk. Of course, it is not only the wildlife at risk, as many dogs and cats also have sought refugee in wooded areas …
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April 9, 2014
Very Mix
This is a reminder for British owners of restaurants, hotel sand bars in Greece. Multi-Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay is coming to Greece and lend a helping hand to those in need of his assistance. The deadline for submitting applications is Thursday, April 10th 2014. If you are interested in the …
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