Greece has been confirmed as the nation stepping away from NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project when it enters its second phase in around 2026. Managed by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the NGRC effort is currently in the concept study phase. Designed to replace potentially thousands …
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Greece scraps fines to elderly who didn’t get Covid-vaccine
The fines imposed to elderly who were not vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2022 will be written off, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said at a press conference on Wednesday. “We have recommended the withdrawal of the fines imposed on the elderly who were not vaccinated during the pandemic period,” the minister …
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U.S. State Department withdraws support of EastMed natural gas pipeline
With a non-paper the US State Department has ‘ended” the EastMed project, Greek media have been reporting in the last two days. With a length of 1,900 km and a cost of some 6 billion euros, the Eastern Mediterranean pipeline (Eastmed) was planned to transfer natural gas from the Levantine …
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Greece pulls artistic swimming team after four COVID-19 cases
Greece have withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics artistic swimming competitions after four of their athletes tested positive for COVID-19, the Greek Olympic Committee (HOC) said on Tuesday. One athlete tested positive on Monday while another three returned positive tests on Tuesday, ruling the team out and forcing the athletes into …
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Greek banks withdraw part of the extra charges for customer services
One after the other, the four Greek systemic banks announced the withdrawal of part of the extra charges for customer services that used to be free of charge. The National Bank, the Piraeus Bank, the Alpha Bank and the Eurobank declared that they will not charge a fee for the …
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Businessman Kalogritsas withdraws from TV license procedure; most probably he bowed to competitors’ pressure
The expected end of a long media campaign: Ioannis Vladimiros Kalogritsas, one of the winners of the four TV licenses bid, announced his withdrawal from the procedure at Monday noon. All four winners had to pay the first installment for the TV licenses by Monday afternoon. Monday morning, Kalogritsas requested …
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German military considers withdrawal of jets from Turkey’s Incirlik air base to Cyprus or Jordan
The German military is preparing for a possible withdrawal of six Tornado reconnaissance jets from Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base given Ankara’s continued refusal to allow German lawmakers to visit the facility, Der Spiegel magazine reported Thursday. The magazine said the German Bundeswehr was evaluating whether it could move the warplanes …
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Greeks rush to ATMs to withdraw cash as PM announces Referendum
It started with a false claim and soon spread like wild fire. The claim on Friday evening was that a certain Greek bank had limited cash withdrawals from ATMs. The claim ‘coincided” with the fact that it was a pension payday and people had gone to the ATMs to withdraw …
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Some Greeks woke up very early to withdraw their money from Cypriot banks in Greece
One of my friends woke up very early this Wednesday morning. In fact, she was not able to enjoy a deep refreshing sleep all night. In reality she hasn’t slept well since more than a week. When the Cypriot banks closed their doors to customers due to the crisis. My …
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Greek supermarket chain withdraws frozen meals on suspicion of horsemeat
Supermarket chain Carrefour/Marinopoulos removed two products from its deep fridges on suspicion they contain horse meat. The products “Lasagna Bolognese” Carefour, 1kilo and “Cannelloni Bolognese” Carrefour, 600 gr have been manufacturing internationally on behalf of Carrefour by French Comigel. ” French food firm Comigel manufactures the Findus lasagnes found to contain …
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Greeks worry about their savings – 9 billion euros withdrawn in 1Q 2011
More and more Greeks turn to local banks and withdraw their deposits out of fear of a possible bankruptcy leads people to withdraw their deposits from banks. News portal news247 has a very good report on the issue, a report that coincides with the fears of my friends and relatives. The …
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