November 21, 2024
environment, FEATURED
Greece signed an agreement on Thursday for the creation of a fund for the green transition of the islands. The Islands Decarbonization Fund targets investments of over 5 billion euros in renewable energy sources, electricity interconnections and water infrastructure on the islands, as well as the reduction of electricity bills …
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August 22, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Angry residents on the island of Leros in the eastern Aegean Sea prepared an anything but warm welcome for the controversial Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis. Frustrated about the deterioration of the public health care system and the severe personnel shortages in hospitals, they called him a “clown”, “depraved” and a …
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August 16, 2024
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Three popular tourist islands in the Aegean Sea, namely Folegandros, Ios and Sikinos, were left without electricity for seven hours on Thursday night. A likely cause so considered to be the unprecedented demand on power due to the combination of large numbers of tourists and high temperatures. The outage on …
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August 7, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“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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August 6, 2024
environment, FEATURED
Very high risk of wildfires is forecast for four islands in the north-eastern Aegean Sea on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, the Civil Protection has warned. Very high risk of wildfires (category 4) is for the regional units of Samos, Ikaria (and Fournoi) and Chios in the North Aegean Region, according …
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July 25, 2024
environment, FEATURED
Alarm bells for water scarcity have been ringing for quite some time with the problem being significant on the islands in the peak of the tourist season where water consumption needs skyrocket and following a minimum of rainfalls in the last few months. The problem on the islands worsens not …
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May 21, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Α doctor transferred over the summer season to a public facility on the island of Skiathos was asked to pay a rent of 2,500 euros per month. Seasonal firefighters who have been assigned to serve during the fire season in regions away form their homes are being accommodated in fire …
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May 14, 2024
Economy, FEATURED
Greece’s Council of State gave the green light for the operation of mini buses especially on the islands. The Council of State has vindicated the companies operating in the field of mini bus rental mainly on the islands and using uber bv technology, as the relevant decision of 15.5.2023 of …
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February 6, 2024
environment, FEATURED, Mixed Grill
Three Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, that is Sifnos, Serifos and Folegandros, are included in the short list of the 11 most endangered monuments and cultural heritage sites in Europe for 2024, the pan-European NGO Europa Nostra and the Institute of the European Investment Bank announced on Tuesday. The …
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January 22, 2024
Tourism, Travel, weather
The ban on ferries sailing from the port of Piraeus will be gradually lifted on Monday afternoon as according to the National Meteorological Service’s forecast the strong northern winds will gradually fade from the north, media report. However, ferries will remain docked at the ports of Rafina and Lavrio in …
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August 8, 2023
Society, Very Mix
Sweeping control checks are in progress by Greek Police identify violators who have illegally occupied beaches with sunbeds and umbrellas thus hindering free sea access to beach-goers. The controls have already led to several arrests on seven Greek islands. During the three-day period, from 4 to 6 August 2023, in …
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August 1, 2023
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Greece’s Supreme Court prosecutor has ordered judicial inquiries into reported violations of the public’s right of access to the beaches on Greek islands.The first probeσ ordered by newly appointed prosecutor Georgia Adeilini regard reports of blatant violations on Paros and Serifos in the island group of the Cyclades. On Paros …
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July 14, 2023
Politics, Turkey-GR
Omer Celik, the spokesperson for Turkey’s ruling AK Party, has reiterated Ankara’s demand for Greece to demilitarize its eastern Aegean islands. He issued a bellicose warning, stating that there would be consequences if Greece fails to comply. In an interview with Turkish broadcaster Haberturk following the meeting between the leaders …
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July 5, 2023
Society, Very Mix
A legislative act to deploy members of the Fire Service and the Armed Forces to assist the ambulance Service (EKAV) has been published in the official gazette on Tuesday. The decision taken by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has triggered negative reactions not only by EKAV personnel but also by firefighters …
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July 3, 2023
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Over-tourism drives local and foreign tourists away from popular islands in summer months, while there is a significant increase in bookings… in September. Hundreds of tourists flock during the summer months to the top destinations of Greece, such as Mykonos and Santorini, with the result that – apart from injecting …
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June 12, 2023
Economy
Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) is preparing to step up the war on tax evasion this summer by enlisting the aid of a new digital “weapon” dubbed “ELEGXOSLive”, in hopes of boosting tax compliance on Greek islands and other tourist areas. The digital app will allow on-the-spot access …
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June 6, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
A 63-year-old woman died on the back of a farm pick up truck on the way to the Kos hospital as there was no ambulance to take her there. The woman was attending the birthday party of her granddaughter when she collapsed on Sunday, June 4. Her family called the …
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June 2, 2023
weather
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued an emergency bulletin warning of a weather deterioration with very strong rainfalls and thunderstorms. The bad weather front will mostly affect the Greek South islands Crete, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese and the eastern Aegean. The deterioration is temporary from the morning hours of Friday, …
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May 16, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greece’s ambassador in Paris has complained to the publishers of newspaper Le Monde after the daily republished a map of the Turkish election results that showed a number of Greek islands as Turkish territory. The map purports that the Greek islands of Chios, Samos, Ikaria, Kos, Ios, Amorgos and Rhodes …
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April 25, 2023
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey continues its aggressive rhetoric and occupation threats against Greece, with both the foreign minister and the president to reiterate their claims on the sovereignty of the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea and even go a step further claiming a part of the mainland. Erdogan’s party AKP uploaded a …
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