New Fire Protection Regulations with heavy fines have set around one million of plot owners “on fire.” Not only because they will be burden with several extra cost but also because the government is late in The regulations affect plots within the urban fabric that have not been cleaned of …
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Farmers rally: Traffic restrictions in Athens, Feb 20
Greek police announced on Monday the traffic restrictions to be implemented when farmers will arrive by tractors and buses in Athens on Tuesday, to demand more measures for the high cost of production. Police representatives said the main concern was to ensure there was no excessive interruption of traffic in …
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One Metro station closed, traffic regulations in downtown Athens, Dec 6
Metro station <Panepistimio> in downtown Athens will remain closed from 9:00 a.m. and until further notice on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, by order of the police, due to the events on the anniversary of the assassination of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos in 2008. Metro trains will pass through the station without …
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Tank truck overturns on Athens-Thessaloniki highway; traffic stopped
A tank truck transporting flammable material overturned in Gyrtoni by Larissa, Central Greece, on Wednesday. The heavy traffic accident forced authorities to close both directions of the Athens-Thessaloniki national highway in the area due to possible explosion risk. The accident took place at the 367. km Athens-Thessaloniki highway at the …
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Greece updates Covid-regulations to travel to islands per ferry/airplane
With a new ministerial decision, regulations for traveling to/from the Greek islands and between islands by ferry, ship or airplane have been updated. The new regulations come into force on Monday, July 5, 2021, with the aim to contain the spread of Covid-19. For traveling from mainland to islands Ferry/Ship …
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Greece releases new regulations for online gambling
Greece has been having a state monopoly on gambling for decades but now this is going to change. Several months ago, Greek authorities announced that they were working on new regulations for casino licenses and they have been eagerly anticipated ever since. Now details of these regulations have been released …
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Traffic regulations on Poseidonos Ave due to construction Aug 26-Oct 9
Traffic regulations will be in force at a large part of Poseidonos Avenue along the Athens Riviera due to the construction of a pedestrian bridge. The traffic regulations start today, Sunday August 26th, and are scheduled to last until October 9th 2018. Traffic regulations be in force on 24 hour …
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UPD Hundreds stranded on Athens-Lamia Highway due to snow
Professional truck drivers and private motorists, families with children on their way to Christmas holidays, stranded for several hours on Athens-Lamia Highway due to the snow fall. Media report of a 14-km long queues from the 118th to the 132th km on the lanes to Lamia, at the height of …
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Greek Police arrests two men for illegal harvesting of herbs on the mountains
Greek police say they have arrested two Albanian men in a border region for allegedly illegally harvesting herbs growing wild on the mountainside. A police statement Tuesday said the men aged 20 and 22 had gathered 16 kilos of ironwort, (Sideritis or mountain tea), a herb used for a traditional …
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Troika and OECD put their finger in Greek yogurt & want to change production regulations
The end of yogurt made from fresh milk is near. Yogurt is the next victim of OECD’s and Troika’s targets. It should not be made from fresh milk but also”from other forms of milk, like powder milk” it seems. According to Greek Federation of Rural Cooperatives (PASEGES), the Development Ministry …
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