April 16, 2024
Society, Strikes
Journalists in Greece are on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, April 16, to protest employers’ refusal to sign collective labor agreements in privately owned media, low wages and a threat to plurality. The strike started at 5 a.m. on Tuesday and will last until 5 a.m. on Wednesday. It affects …
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January 18, 2024
Greece, Politics
The European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution on “Liberties, equality and dignity threatened in Greece.”The EP expressed concern over media freedom, corruption and individual liberties. “Freedoms, equality and dignity are threatened,” the European Parliament emphasizes on Thursday, January 18, 2024. In its resolution on fundamental rights, put at …
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April 20, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA)on Thursday announced the launch of an investigation into a possible breach of the privacy rights of a woman who has accused a Greek member of the European Parliament of beating and raping her. The HDPA decision follows the publication of the victim’s name, pictures …
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November 14, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Monday that he is “fully satisfied” by the Prime Minister’s pledge to shed light on the wiretapping scandal, after two newspapers alleged he was among those targeted via phone malware. “I would also like to say that my cooperation with the Prime Minister is …
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September 14, 2022
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarakis dismissed reports by Turkish media claiming that a caravan of thousands of Syrian refugees is moving towards Greece and Europe. “A caravan of refugees has not yet been formed, and it has yet to be demonstrated that the efforts of those on social …
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July 13, 2022
FEATURED
A big fire caused by homemade explosive devices broke out in the headquarters of Real Media Group in Maroussi suburb of north Athens in the early morning hours of Wednesday. Several workers were in the building at 3 a.m. Wednesday. They managed to leave the building in safety, however, one …
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June 8, 2022
Social, Society
The second toxicological examination carried out at the laboratories of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki do not connect the deaths of the two girls, Iris and Malena, with drugs. Further examinations were considered as necessary after the drug ketamine was found in the body of 9-year-old Georgina who died while …
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April 4, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
The 33-year-old mother charged with the premeditated murder of one of her three daughters was remanded custody and was taken back to prison after she testified for over nine hours before the investigating magistrate and the prosecutor on Monday. Investigation continues at multiple levels including the deaths of the two …
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October 11, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greece’s main opposition left-wing SYRIZA demands the establishment of a Parliamentary commission that will investigate the funding of media by the conservative government and thus with taxpayers money. The Committee should investigate “repeated acts of manipulation of public opinion by the Mitsotakis government with money of taxpayers, who on their …
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October 10, 2021
Greece, Politics
The resignation of Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz amid a corruption probe has sparked a political row in Greece as main opposition SYRIZA accused the government of blocking scrutiny efforts in public opinion polls published in Greek media. On Sunday, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras unleashed an attack on the government claiming …
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June 30, 2021
Social, Society
The family of slain Caroline Crouch is in outrage after they took their grandughter Lydia on their home on the island of Alonisos on Tuesday afternoon. They are surrounded by photo-reporters and television channels with the effect that grandmother Susanna cannot even bring the baby to the veranda. The family’s …
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June 21, 2021
Editor, FEATURED, Opinion
An interesting phenomenon even if despicable has been observed in the heinous crime where a 32-year-old pilot killed his 20-year-old wife Caroline Crouch and was trying to cover up the murder for 37 days, misleading the police, the media and the shocked Greek society. The “interesting” phenomenon is that some …
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October 29, 2020
Greece
Right after the health authorities announced the record breaking jump of daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the Greek Govrnment rushed to take the first and urgent measure to contain the spread of the virus: 2 million euros for the media. I’m kind of kidding here. Fact is that with a …
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October 28, 2020
Greece
European border agency Frontex has launched an internal investigation into press reports of alleged illegal pushbacks of migrants and refugees in the Aegean Sea. A relevant TV report broadcasted on Tuesday at German public broadcaster ARD not only displayed footage but also featured among others eye-witness accounts by Greek islanders …
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October 1, 2020
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The report Rule of Law 2020 by the European Commission identifies serious problems in Greece regarding the administration of justice, the pluralism in the media, the fight against corruption, the activities of lobbies as well as the protection of whistle-blowers. According to the report, Greece has adopted a significant number …
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July 31, 2020
Economy
One of Greece’s historical newspapers Ethnos Sunday Edition shuts down following the suspension of the daily newspaper a year ago. The last issue of the newspaper will be published on August 2. Ethnos Sunday edition was selling 14,000-15,000 newspapers from 22,000 in the last years. Even with lower sales, it …
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July 6, 2020
Greece
The Greek government finally published on Monday a detailed a detailed account on the expenditures of its “We Stay Home” campaign during the coronavirus lockdown. The list has been published following immense pressure by opposition parties and persistent demand on social media, especially after some media complained that they received …
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June 23, 2020
Greece
An scandalous issue that has recently shaken government, opposition parties and media in Greece may soon come to an end. State Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Tuesday said that all the amounts concerning the allocation of 20 million euros in funds to the media will be probably made public this …
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September 5, 2018
Arts
After 28 years in operation, Greece’s once biggest private television channel MEGA TV will be removed from the signal network. This was announced by Minister for Digital Policy and Media Nikos Pappas on Wednesday, after the new TV license holders were anno0unced. Asked by reported on if Mega TV will …
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March 13, 2018
Very Mix
Greece’s National Radio And Television Council (ESR) uplugged private MEGA Channel TV, once the biggest private channel in the country. Abandoned by its own owners, the television channel has been broadcasting a program full of repetitions and had no information content as its employees had not been paid for 16 …
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