April 17, 2019
Archeology, FEATURED
Britons who built the famous Stonehenge were product of ancient wave of migrant farmers, that is of Greeks from Asia Minor, DNA tests have revealed. Ancient skeletons have revealed that the arrival of population from the eastern Mediterranean Sea replaced the local hunter-gatherer population of British Isles. The ancestors of …
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March 30, 2019
Lifestyle
Irini Tzortzoglou from Greece was crowned UK’s MasterChef on Friday night. In an dramatic all-female finale, the retired banker impressed the judge with a menu inspired from her childhood on the island of Crete and the Greek heritage. Irini’s 3-course menu included red mullet with a squid risotto,lamb chops with …
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February 26, 2019
Tourism
The Greek Foreign Ministry has launched a website dedicated to the rights of UK citizens in case of a Brexit with or without a deal. The side Brexit Greece Gets Prepared Q & A addresses several crucial issues, like the need for a visa for short-term and long-term visitors,, residence …
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February 19, 2019
Greece
The Greek Government has confirmed that in the event of no deal the rights of UK nationals already living in Greece will be fully recognized and guaranteed, in line with the reciprocity offered by the UK to EU citizens. Greece is preparing fast-track bills regarding rights of UK nationals living …
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February 14, 2019
Greece, Politics
Greeks in the United Kingdom who wish to vote in the European elections will have to travel to neighboring European Union countries in order to vote, the Greek Embassy in London announced on Wednesday. The UK will not be holding a vote due to the country’s imminent departure from the …
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January 31, 2019
Greece, Politics
Greece is looking for options to allow British tourists and expats to continue visit and stay in the country visa-free even if there is Brexit without deal. The Greek government aims to allow Britons to enter the country without visa after the UK exits the European Union. “A no-deal Brexit …
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January 21, 2019
Refugees
A Greek army sergeant and a UK national, member of an NGO, have been arrested in a restricted military area in North-Eastern Greece on Sunday. They were arrested by an army patrol and Greek police. According to Greek state agency amna, the two men were taking photographs in a restricted …
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November 15, 2018
Archeology
Brexit deal has been approved by the British cabinet, and as the European Union prepares to negotiate a whole new relationship with the UK post-Brexit, Greece might be able to make the United Kingdom an offer it can’t refuse. “What we have now is the only opportunity in 200 years …
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November 3, 2018
Very Mix
Greek authorities have arrested two foreigners wanted with a European arrest warrant for the abduction of a child in United Kingdom. A 37-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman were arrested at the Border Control point Kipoi at Evros river as they were trying to enter Turkey from Greece. When authorities …
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October 23, 2018
Lifestyle
Greece ranks second in Europe after the United Kingdom for rates of internet addiction among its population. This is the result of a study conducted by nine European universities in collaboration with the Hellenic Association for the Study of Internet Addiction Disorders (EEMDED). The study’s findings were recently presented at …
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September 12, 2018
Tourism, Travel
Greece has been awarded the Star Family Holidays Destination award for 2018 from the British magazine Travel Bulletin. In a ceremony held in London on Monday night, Greece took the award after a vote by some 7,500 reader-professionals of the magazine. Wnners were thrilled and finalists deeply honoured for the …
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August 21, 2018
Archeology, Culture
The Greek government has launched a new bid to engage Britain in talks over the return to Athens of ancient sculptures originally ornamenting the Parthenon Temple on the Acropolis, scultpures that are formally known as Parthenon Marbles and Sculptures or Elgin Marbles. Greece’s culture minister has written her British counterpart …
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August 8, 2018
Society, Very Mix
A 7-year-old British girl drowned in the swimming pool of a hotel located in the south of the Greek island of Rhodes. The girl was playing with the water in the swimming pool. She was found unconscious around 13:30 Wednesday noon. The child was wearing a mask and her head …
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August 7, 2018
Tourism
Claims by young British tourists that they were massively poisoned by methanol-laced alcohol and were hospitalized are “fake news” authorities on the island of Zakynthos (Zante) told Greek media on Monday. Although aware of some problems with tourism on the island, locals speak of defamation attempts. “This is a lie, …
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August 1, 2018
Very Mix
Τhe son of murdered British expat, Derek Arber, was arrested the moment he returned to Greece on Tuesday night. The man had reportedly fled to Spain, after the murder of his father, a hotelier on the island of Antiparos, last month. The body of 65-year-old Derek Arber was found in …
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July 23, 2018
World
The European Commission has allowed a group to launch a petition calling for permanent EU citizenship after Brexit. The proposed petition on “Permanent European Union Citizenship” is to be registered on July 23 as a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), the Commission announced. “The main objective of the proposed initiative is …
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July 6, 2018
Greece, Politics
With the Brexit negotiations ongoing, UK’s expats have thousands of questions concerning their future in the countries they have chosen to live. Whether it is visas, studies, pensions, health care or travel and passports, British expats in Greece have hardly a chance to get first hand information. Bobby Gee from …
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June 27, 2018
Very Mix
Left-wing terrorism is still active in Greece, the Europol says in its “EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 2018” after evaluating incidents in 2017. In the same report, the Europol notes that left-wing terrorism is also active in Italy and Spain, even though to a lesser extend. Greece, Italy …
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June 26, 2018
Greece, Politics
Prime Minister Theresa May welcomed her Greek counter, Alexis Tsipras, at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday afternoon. The two leaders discussed about issues like the Brexit, migration and bilateral cooperation. The Greek Prime Minister brought up also an issue that for Greece has never given up the fight: the Return …
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June 23, 2018
Tourism
The European Commission is making plans that could mean British citizens need a visa to enter the EU after Brexit. Some UK media write that the cost for a visa would be at £52. According to a document presented to MEPs and seen by politicoeurope: The proposal is among a …
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