Tag Archives: solidarity

Greece’s political leadership has conveyed condolences and messages of solidarity and support to the people of Spain who have been tested by deadly floods in the last few hours and where at least 70 people have died, while dozens remain missing. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his support with a …

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A group of Israeli tourists on vacation to the island of Rhodes allegedly carried out an unprovoked attack against a gathering of solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon, organized by unions and agencies of the island, media reported. Specifically, on Thursday afternoon, Following a call by the Rhodes …

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A massive mobilization on Greek social media caused an online platform and app for food delivery to suffer a huge customers’ backlash on Friday. Reason for the strong reactions was the decision of e-food platform to change the status of dozens of its delivery workers into freelancers. In a email …

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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen hailed Elias Giovanidis as an example of solidarity throughout the pandemic. The 24-year-old Greek Roma has been a volunteer at a food bank in Thessaloniki,  providing meals for families struggling due to the Covid-19 crisis. Recognizing the immense weight of the …

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Greece has expressed its full solidarity and revulsion over the heinous attacks in Nice and Avignon on Thursday. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a post on Twitter  that he was appalled by the terrorist attack in Nice and expressed his solidarity with the people in France. “I am profoundly …

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French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his solidarity with Greece and Cyprus in a message on social media written in Greek. “Europe needs to take a thorough look at security issues in the Mediterranean. I will soon convene a conference of the countries of the European Union’s South,” he wrote on …

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Good news for the family of the 9-year-old girl that fainted due to hunger in a bakery on the island of Rhodes two days ago. The mother, a jobless hotel worker, was offered a work at an energy company in Athens. She will work from home. She will earn the …

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In a symbolic move of solidarity with the Italian people hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the Greek Foreign Ministry raised the Italian flag at the central building in Athens. Present at the ceremony on Friday morning was Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, Italian Ambassador to Greece Efisio Luigi Marras and …

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An unprecedented expression of support to help 18-month old Panagiotis-Rafail suffering from a rare neuromuscular disorder. In just three weeks, Greeks donated so far approximately 2.3 million euros to help the toddler to receive a life-saving drug. The mobilization started after the Greek Supreme Health Council rejected the parents’ request …

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Spain and Italy sent fire fighting aircraft to the forest fire on Evia after Greece submitted a request at the European Civil Protection on Tuesday European Commissioner Christos Stylianides who is visitng Athens on Wednesday estimated that according to his experience as Commissioner and the wildfires he saw in many …

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker expressed regret that the European Union had not shown sufficient solidarity with Greece when the crisis erupted. Speaking at the event EUROAT20 in Strasbourg on Tuesday marking the 20th year since the launch of the euro currency, Juncker said that the austerity policies were not …

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Hundreds of Turkish citizens gathered outside the Greek consulate in the city of Izmir on Thursday to express their solidarity with the Greek people following the devastating wildfires and the heavy death toll. Simple people and members of trade unions held banners reading “Hold On, Neighbors!” Some were holding a …

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Food, water and basic needs items are being collected at the Municipality Shop of Nea Makri, Marathonos Leoforos/Avenue 104. Who ever wants to offer the above mentioned items, can do it the Municipality Shop. These items for the citizens hit by the fires, who can go to the shop and …

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The Three-Member Felonies Appeal Court in Athens sentenced the former chief of  the Church NGO “Allileggyi” – Solidarity – to 16 years imprisonment on suspension. Dimitris Fourlemadis was found guilty for embezzlement of 5.5 million euros of public money for charities in third countries.€ According to the court decision, Fourlemadis …

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Dozens of people cycled from Orestiada to the border crossing of Katsanies in solidarity with the two Greek soldiers in Turkish custody in the high security prison of Edirne. Members of cyclists’ association of Orestiada ‘Risos’ but also citizens participated in the protest on cycles on Sunday morning. Cyclists’ action …

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The trial of four former members of the Church of Greece’s charity Allilegii (Solidarity), charged with embezzlement, breach of faith and making false statements started at a Three-member Appeals Court in Athens on Thursday. The case concerns the alleged embezzlement by the NGO’s former head Dimitris Fourlemadis of 5.6 million …

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Riot police squads had rushed as early as possible outside a shop in the old city of Rethymnon, Crete, and blocked the street to prevent locals from approaching. A representative of a US Fund was to  install an alarm system at the shop the Fund had seized after buying the …

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“Europe must stand up to the challenge, to turn its gaze to the future by signing a new social contract that will guarantee the prosperity of its people,”  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras posted on his Facebook account. The message has been uploaded on the occasion of the anniversary of the …

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Panagiota Vasileiadou is an 82-year-old granny. Her home in in the village of Idomeni, the village very close to the camp that has been hosting at times more than 12,000 refugees and migrants. Granny Panagiota has witnessed hundreds of refugees begging for food to feed their children or clean water …

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Pasta, rice, biscuits, razor blades, tooth brushes, hygiene articles, drugs, sleeping bags, blankets, socks, raincoats, … estimated ten thousands Athenians passed by Syntagma Square on Sunday and brought bags full of goods for the refugees. “It was unprecedented, such a huge solidarity” the organizers of the action,  the Social Solidarity …

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