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Thousands of Greeks gathered at the Athens Cathedral early Thursday afternoon to attend the funeral service for the great late composer Mikis Theodorakis and say for the last time Farewell to a man who charmed and roused the world with his immortal tunes and his songs. “We don’t forget you, …

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The Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry’s abolished translation services for the public have now moved online, the ministry announced on Wednesday. Individuals and businesses who need official translations can now apply online in a simplified system (https://metafraseis.services.gov.gr) and choose a translator. The available professionals will have registered on the same platform. …

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At the same time the funeral of Prince Philip was taking place in England, a ceremony was held on the island of Corfu. the birthplace of the Duke of Edinburgh. A memorial service was held in Agios Spyridon Church and performed by the Bishop of Corfu, Nektarios. The ceremony was …

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Thirty ambulance workers in Athens have been placed in quarantine after two of their colleagues were tested positive for COVID-10 on Wednesday. Οne of the infected workers had high fever for two days and the other was asymptomatic. The two had reportedly not transferred any OCVID-9 patients in the last …

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Hearts broke for one more time and tears rolled down when survivors of the deadly fire gathered in Mati to commemorate the 102 souls that found torturing death on 23 July 2018. A national tragedy that took place just 30 km away from the Greek capital Athens. During the memorial …

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Ferry services around Greece resumed normal operation after strong winds started to abate on Wednesday. Ships were banned from sailing on Wednesday morning due to powerful winds reaching up to 9 and even 10 Beaufort. The Aghia Marina-Nea Styra and Kavala-Prinos ferry links were not running still at 2 p.m. …

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Greece has launched an online platform where entrepreneurs can set up a new company in less than an hour. The new digital service, Electronic One Stop Shop, offers the possibility to every entrepreneur to avoid the notorious Greek bureaucracy and many coming and going to institutions and conclude the set …

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Members of  Greece’s tax authorities have uncovered an illegal transportation service on the island of Mykonos. The service was not registered as business in Greece, its luxury limousines and buses for tourists were operating on Swiss plates. The service was mainly targeting Swiss and German tourists who would book it …

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Uber drivers launched a protest outside the Trasnport Ministry in Athens on Thursday, after the ride-hailing service said it would suspend its licensed service in Greece after the approval of local legislation which imposes stricter regulation on the sector. Uber will suspends its uberX service as of 9. April 23:59.  …

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Hands-up, a Greek company specialising in the interpretation of sign language, has launched a new service that offers deaf and hearing-impaired people the chance to take guided tours of archaeological sites. Giorgos Stathakis, managing director of Hands-up, announced in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency that the first free …

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As if we, Greeks, wouldn’t pay the highest charges for mobile phone services among the member states of the organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Now, one service provider will increase charges for sending MMS. and trust me, other soon will follow this hikes policy. A recent OECD report, revealed …

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Two deaths occurred in a less than a week because it took ages for the ambulance to reach the people in urgent need of medical care. A man died of heart attack on Monday because there was no driver available for the ambulance of the health center in the area. …

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Efforts, compromise and total surrender to creditors brought fruits: The European Stability Mechanism approved the financial assistance for Greece on Wednesday,, the first disbursement of the first tranche arrived on Thursday and it was directly forwarded to the European Central Bank for the payment of 3.2 billion euro maturing today. …

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Expats, people settled away from home, often find themselves in a powerless situation when it comes to dealing with  paper-works like residence permissions, driving license etc in their new home. They feel helpless mostly because they don’t speak the local language. They feel trapped in the dark corridors of a kind …

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