August 7, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“Greeks should have summer vacations in the village, not on the islands,” deputy Migration Minister Sofia Vultepsi said on Wednesday, clearly implying that the islands are no longer for Greeks who can’t afford the high transport prices but for the tourists. “There is a problem on the islands, people can …
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July 22, 2024
FEATURED, weather
Temperatures are forecast to decrease as of Tuesday, July 23, and for a few days, before they rise again. At the same time, summer storms are underway in many parts of Greece. According to director of National Meteorology Service EMY, Thodoris Kolydas, locally heavy rainstorms are forecast for central and …
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May 22, 2024
FEATURED, weather
Summer of 2024 in Europe is expected to be one of the hottest on record in recent years, according to a forecast by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) The extreme temperature forecast for summer is calculated to be nearly +2.5 degrees Celsius higher than the climate value …
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August 13, 2023
FEATURED, weather
Four people were injured when a sudden windstorm hit Nea Playia in Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece on Sunday morning. The squall lasted only a few minutes, however, it was powerful enough to sweep the area including the beach, bringing “everything upside down” as eyewitnesses said, injuring four people and …
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July 30, 2023
Culture, Eat-Drink, FEATURED
Have you ever heard of Soumada? The very traditional, ultra refreshing and aromatic summer drink made of sweet and bitter almonds? Soumada is made from syrup of milk from mainly sweet almonds and a few bitter ones. You mix it with cold water (in proportion 1 part soumada, 3-4 parts …
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July 3, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
Summer sales in Greece will begin on Monday, July 10, 2023, and will last until Wednesday, August 31, the Hellenic Retail Business Association said on Monday. On Sunday, July 16, stores will be open throughout the country from 11 am to 8 pm. “During both the sales and the opening …
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June 19, 2023
Economy
One in two Greeks will go nowhere this summer, and even those who will do travel for vacations will be forced to cut back on spending and days spent. The reason is the obvious: mass arrivals of foreign tourists have skyrocketed the prices for the locals. Greece may appear in …
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May 31, 2023
environment
Greece’s Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection welcomed the European Commission’s doubling of the rescEU’s aerial firefighting fleet for this year’s fire season, pointing out that this decision was an official Greek proposal and an important step for protecting the country against fires. The ministry underlined, Greece welcomes the …
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May 2, 2023
FEATURED, weather
Weather events and patterns in the Mediterranean indicate that the region, including Greece, will experience a summer as hot if not hotter than the last, which brought successive heatwaves and raised the climate change alarm. “We are watching the evolution of [weather] events in Spain and other countries in the …
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August 7, 2022
Politics, World
The first 117 of 600 Ukrainian children aged 6-15 that will be hosted in Greek summer camps arrived in Athens and Thessaloniki on Friday. Greece’s union of privately held camps (Panhellenic Union of Private Initiative Camp Operators) offered to host the children, all of which left Bucha and arrived in …
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June 30, 2022
Social, Society
More than 50% of Greeks do not plant to go on vaccination this year, a recent poll has found out. This is a relative high percentage in a country where summer vacation is considered “a must”, especially for the residents of urban centers like capital Athens or Thessaloniki, who seek …
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August 26, 2021
Very Mix, weather
Α 27-year-old man has been missing since early Thursday afternoon in the Gulf of Amvrakikos, western Greece. The man was reportedly on a boat together with a friend when a storm stroke and he fell off board. His friend informed the Coast Guard that launched a search and rescue operation …
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July 12, 2021
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
Over 4,000 bottles of wines and spirits, many of them with labels of exceptional historic and artistic value, have been discovered in the wine cellars in Tatoi summer palace of the former Greek royal family. Among the rare wines and spirits found in the royal cellars is also a special …
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July 12, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
A recent survey has shown that the majority of respondents are reluctant to spend on summer holidays and traveling this year. According to a survey conducted by GlobalWebIndex (GWI), spending on holidays and traveling is now second to health and safety due to the pandemic. The survey was conducted in …
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September 27, 2019
weather
Greek “summer” is back with temperatures that will reach up to 32 degrees Celsius over the weekend, the last days of September. However, meteorologists forecast also clouds, rainfalls and some strong storms and some local rainfalls on Friday and Saturday, September 27-28, 2019. Weather Forecast Sept 27-30, maximum temperatures at …
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August 2, 2019
Economy
Greece may be one of the most popular destinations for tourists but many of the country’s own citizens cannot afford a week away from home to enjoy summer vacations. Eurostat data show that the economic situation does not allow one in two Greeks to leave their home for even a …
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July 31, 2019
Social
A racist incident against children with multiple disabilities took place in North Greece, when a priest refused to give them the communion. The man claimed that these children “do not understand” and therefore “may spit the communion out.” The incident took place at a summer military camp in Leptokarya, West …
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June 24, 2019
environment
Global warming on the surface of the Earth, both on land and in the sea, is responsible for the violent summer storms that are often accompanied by hail and strong winds, Patras University physics professor Athanassios Argyriou told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) in an interview published on Saturday. Argyriou, …
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May 16, 2019
weather
The weather warning issued by Greece’s National Meteorological Service is still valid with rainfalls, storms and strong winds. However, summer seems to be out of our doors as soaring temperatures up to 32 degrees Celsius are forecast over the weekend. Thursday and Friday, May 16th and 17th 2019, rainfalls and …
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January 14, 2019
Tourism
Prices for admission tickets to the Museum of Acropolis will double during the summer period, Greek Culture Ministry announced on Monday. The ticket price will increase from 5 to 10 euros from 1. April to 31. October when the Museum will operate with extended visiting hours. During the same period, …
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