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Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias, announced the hiring of 500 new firefighters and outlined the priorities for strengthening the  Civil Protection over the next period. In an interview with Sunday edition of newspaper to vima.gr, Minister Kikilias said “our first priority is the recruitment of more …

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“What we did from the start, when I took over the government, was to impose a tough but – I think – fair migration policy,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview with journalists of the German newspaper “Bild”. He also recalled that six months after taking over, his …

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The majority of anti-vaxxers in Greece refuse to get the vaccines against Covid-19 because they are force to to do, a recent public opinion poll has found. According to a survey by Focus Bari for YouGov.gr conducted December 21-31, 2021 on a sample of 1,002 people aged 18-74 vaccine reluctance …

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The government needs to come up with a new plan to manage the coronavirus pandemic crisis, Andreas Xanthos, former Health Minister (SYRIZA) urged on Monday as the trend is upward, hospitalizations increase and most likely new restrictions are due. Speaking to Skai TV, Xanthos said Greece is “at a very …

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Τhe ceasefire agreement between Turkey and Russia not to change refugee policy, presidential sources in Ankara said on Friday morning. The agreement on a ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib province does not require Ankara to change its refugee policy, the sources stressed. “The Russia-Turkey agreement does not require the rollback of …

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Cheap airline Ryanair will no longer let passengers take a small suitcase on its planes for free. Reason for the new policy is to avoid delays at the airport gates, Ryanair claims. The planned charges of around 6 euros for a 10kg suitcase to be introduced in November. The airline …

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“The time when being chicken-hearted was considered diplomacy is over. This is diplomacy for the coop not for the foreign police,” Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said in an interview on Sunday. His message was clear and was defending the latest policy of eternal ally Russia and the expulsion of …

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So far, German Finance Minister, social-democrat Olaf Scholz had barely revealed his intentions regarding Greece and the euro zone reform. But now official papers disclose the first indications about the policy Berlin will follow. “Much sounds like his predecessor, Wolfgang Schaeuble,” writes German economic news daily Handelsblatt,that has obtained a …

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US President Donald Trump expressed his true sympathy for the plight in Greece and said that he will reveal his policy for the International Monetary Fund in the next days. Speaking to a group of conservative US journalists in the West Wing of the White House, Donald Trump reportedly said …

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Greece’s first virtual net-metering PV system is installed on the rooftop of a school in Thessaloniki, the country’s second biggest city. The system is funded by Greenpeace Greece but is not yet connected to the grid, as it is waiting for the ministry to pass a new law. Net-metering (or …

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Two Turkish soldiers fled to Greece and sought asylum, amid increased tension between the two neighboring countries, after the Supreme Court rejected the extradition of 8 Turkish soldiers. However, this case seems quite different as the two are allegedly members of the special forces unit that attempted to assassinate Turkish …

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For one more time the International Monetary Fund acknowledged that it made mistake sin dealing and handling with the Greek crisis. In its latest report “Crisis Program Review” published on December 16th 2015, the IMF notes with regards to “Restructuring fo the Greek debt” that: “It should have been restructured …

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IMF’s Managing Director Christine Lagarde finally found the needed strength to express her view on Greece’s Referendum. Speaking to BBC, Lagarde said that next Sunday (July 5th) referendum will not be valid as the creditors’ proposal and program end on June 30th. “I can’t speak for the IMF program, because …

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Good old Abba and the winner takes it all… In a lengthy interview with Britain’s Channel 4 leader of left-wing SYRIZA Alexis Tsipras said he wants it all: a debt relief, German World War II reparations and return of  the enforced loan plus the Acropolis Marbles. “We are going to …

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Greece’s lenders Troika is here to stay. It looks as if the representatives of International Monetary Fund, European Union and European Central Bank won’t leave Athens until they have tied down with nails and ropes Greece’s government officials on further economic measures and revenues increases. According to economic portal Capital.gr the Troika guys …

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