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Athens university hails international conference as a success
“Exciting and fulfilling” is how Liza Tsaliki described the Emergent Femininities and Masculinities Conference (EFM) she organised at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, September 15 – 17. Professor …
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Property deed transfers in Athens can take years
In Greece it can take between 10 days and up to 2.5 years to transcribe a property purchase and sale contract, and that depends on the specific mortgage, or cadastral …
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Greece proposes 80-billion-euro energy fund to European Commission
Greece’s Environment & Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas has proposed that the European Commission set up an 80-billion-euro fund to deal with the fallout from high natural gas prices. The impact …
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Greece’s sovereignty over Aegean not in dispute, State Department says
The US State Department has issued a written statement saying that “Greece’s sovereignty over the Aegean islands is not disputed” following a demarche launched by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
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Aegean named Best Regional Airline in Europe and second best in the world
Aegean Airlines has received yet another important distinction, at the 2022 Skytrax World Airline Awards, winning the title of the “Best Regional Airline in Europe” for the 11th consecutive year …
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Greek consumers slash spending as prices soar
Most households in Greece have cut down spending on clothes and household items, as well as on food and electricity. The trend has accelerated seven months after the start of …
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New Democracy leads in polls but it may not be enough
Syriza is trailing conservative New Democracy (ND) by 8 percentage points in Greeks’ voting intentions, according to a new survey carried out by Pulse RC for Greek broadcaster Skai, with …
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Second large cocaine shipment bust in Piraeus in three days
Greek customs officers located and seized a large shipment of cocaine at the port of Piraeus worth approximately €1,938,000 (AU$ 2,885,947). The container was bound for Thessaloniki and had set …
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Tech park to position Thessaloniki as the ‘Silicon Valley’ of south-eastern Europe
Greece will soon be home to the largest state-of-the-art science and technology park (STP) and startup hub in Southeastern Europe, with the Thessaloniki Innovation & Technology Center (Thess INTEC). Thess …
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EU Commission legislates to protect press freedom
The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission has proposed a new piece of legislature designed to ensure among other things, freedom of the press across its member countries. Dubbed the …