Greece’s Environment Ministry suspends building licenses in the wider zone of the caldera on the islands of Santorini and Therasia to protect them from landslides. The Ministry included a relevant clause in draft legislation published for public consultation on Thursday. Reason for this initiative is the dramatic burden on the …
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Revenge Porn: Convicted for felony with suspended 5-year sentence
The Three-Member Misdemeanor Appeals Court of Thessaloniki in northern Greece has sentenced a well-known TV show co-host to five years in prison for posting explicit videos of his former partner online without her consent, the so-called Revenge Porn. Upon the prosecutor’s recommendation, the court elevated the offense from a misdemeanor …
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Priest in Athens suspended for placing Girls as “Altar Servers”
A Greek Orthodox priest in Athens was suspended and banned from practicing sacraments because he had two girls to serve in the altar in his church. A move that caused outrage in conservative circles. It was the very first time that a priest of the Archdiocese of Athens placed two …
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Court operations, foreclosure auctions suspended ahead of elections (exceptions)
Court operations and auctions of foreclosed homes are suspended from May 17 to May 24, ahead of national elections on May 21, according to a circular issued by the Justice Ministry on Tuesday. Specifically, the circular outlined the following: – Civil and criminal court operations in Athens and Thessaloniki will …
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Workers at Athens Metro suspend work stoppage
A planned strike action on Metro Line 1 in Athens has been suspended due to the deadly train collision at Tempi, northern Greece, the STASY workers’ union announced on Wednesday morning. Trains resumed their normal operation after 10.30 a.m. “With deep sorrow in our hearts for today’s tragic accident, perhaps …
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Ferry Thessaloniki-Izmir temporary suspended, two months after launch
The ferry route Thessaloniki-Izmir linking the city in northern Greece with the Turkish coast will be temporarily suspended after its last winter run on Wednesday, in order to resume its operation in the summer of 2023, Levante Ferries Group said in an announcement n November 30. The suspension became known …
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Anti-vaxxer Police Officer suspended over videos on social media
An anti-vaxxer Greek police officer has been suspended on Thursday following an internal investigation regarding several videos he uploaded on YouTube in which he spread propaganda against Covid-19 vaccines and was instructing citizens how to avoid relevant police controls. In his videos, the man who posted under the nickname Telemachos …
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7,000 unvaccinated health workers suspended, says Greek Health Minister
Almost 6,500 health care workers and 500 ambulance service members have been suspended from their jobs over their failure to meet a deadline to vaccinate themselves against Covid-19, the health minister said on Friday. Thanos Plevris told MPs that of the 6,412 healthcare workers who are suspended for not getting …
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Police officer who beat citizen suspended while investigation continues
The police officer who beat a citizen during routine lockdown checks on Sunday has been suspended, media report on Wednesday. Citing Greek Police sources, state-run news agency amna notes that the administrative internal investigation on the incident continues and is expanded also into the other policemen who were watching their …
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Greece suspends demolitions on beaches, lake-sides citing “Covid-19 complications”
In a setback to a program that began last year, an amendment tabled in Parliament this week provides for the suspension of demolitions of illegal constructions in coastal zones, on lakesides and river banks until October 31, citing “complications created by Covid-19.” The demolition program, bankrolled by the Green Fund, …
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Education Ministry suspends free-meals for 185,000 pupils due to “bureaucratic problem”
Τhousands of elementary school pupils are left without free meal, due to “a bureaucratic problem” as the Greek Education Ministry claimed. Τhe meals for 185,000 pupils are suspended “until further notice.” The principals of the school units included in the free-meal program were informed only on Friday, February 26, that …
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Lesvos: Border guards, policeman suspended for beating refugees (video)
Three border guards and one policeman have been suspended from service after a video showed them beating two refugees outside a supermarket of the island of Lesvos, the Chief of the Greek Police announced on Saturday morning. An internal investigation has been launched against the four, the statement added. Police …
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Greece’s Air traffic controllers call off strike on Nov 26-27
Αir traffic controllers, air safety mechanics and telecommunication workers of the Greek Civil Aviation Αuthority have called off their strike mobilizations scheduled for Thursday, Friday, November 26-27, 2020. Domestic and international flights at Greece’s airports will operate as scheduled on Thursday and Friday, reported state-run news agency amna, late on …
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Greek Police suspends 5 officers for involvement in criminal organizations
Five police officers have been suspended from service after investigation found evidence that they were involved in criminal organizations. Among them is one senior police officer. A total of 9 police officers have been involved in the organizations that had a core of 17 people, state-run broadcaster ERT TV reports …
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Over 200k enterprises in Greece in suspended operation, million workers affected
205,984 enterprises, with a workforce of at least 1,063,098 workers are currently in suspension of operation status by state order, as part of the government measures contain the coronavirus pandemic in Greece, the country’s Statistics authority said on Thursday. These enterprises make a 14.6% out of total and the workforce …
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“This is COVID19!” Torch Relay stopped after Sparta fiesta with Butler
The coronavirus has “extinguished” the Olympic Flame: the Greek Olympic Committee decided on Friday to suspend the famous Torch Relay “in the interest of public health.” The decision was taken just hours after thousands of Greeks defied the preventive measures and flocked to watch Hollywood star Gerard Butler lighting his …
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Greece confirms two new cases of coronavirus, cancels Carnival festivities
Two new cases have been tested positive on coronavirus, Greek health authorities announced on Thursday. One refers to the child of “patient zero” and the other to a woman who has recently visited Italy, Sotiris Tsiodras, Professor of Infection Diseases from the National Health Organization said. He added that the …
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Turkey suspends Migrants Readmission Agreement with EU
“Migrants readmission agreement with the European Union has been suspended,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced on Wednesday, following the sanctions of the EU due to the illegal drilling in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus. In an interview with Turkish private TGRT TV, Cavusoglu stated “we will not wait …
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Head of EP information office in Athens suspended amid anti-fraud probe
The head of European Parliament information office in Athens has been suspended from duty amid an anti-fraud probe by the EU Anti-Fraud office OLAF. Together with Leonidas Andrikopoulos, suspended were reportedly also two other employees whose names and nationalities were not made public. The case was confirmed by Marjory van …
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One more European airlines suspends flights to Tehran as of Oct 11/2018
Greek airlines Aegean has announced the suspension of flight to and from Tehran effective as of October 11th 2018. The suspension is temporary, the airlines said and added “The company is forced to temporarily discontinue this route due to foreign exchange bank restrictions that affect its viability.” In the statement …
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