Greece
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Fire response on Evia effective following village evacuation
Local authorities on the island of Evia were optimistic on Sunday morning over progress in containing a wildfire that broke out the day before. “We are in a good position …
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Greek politicians present at Athens Pride, LGBT police told to participate without uniform
Saturday night in Athens saw the central square of Syntagma fill with rainbow colours, banners calling for equality and inclusion and tens of thousands of participants at the Athens Pride …
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Hailing from a small Greek island? Check if it’s among those allocated €500 million for development
Almost half a billion euros in funding sourced from the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) – best known with the Greek acronym ESPA – and national programs for municipalities will …
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Archdiocese of Ohrid recognised by Ecumenical Patriarch
Enlightenment Europeans would call complex political manoeuvrings, ”Byzantine”, it was a jibe meant for eastern Hellenism which they saw as backwardness. In sharp contrast to that criticism, the Ecumenical Patriarch …
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Greece’s enhanced economic surveillance comes to an end
The European Commission announced on Thursday (local time) its decision to abandon the enhanced surveillance on Greece after its expiration on 20 August 2022. Given the successful delivery of the …
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The Panathenaic amphorae from Toronto, return to their birthplace
The Acropolis Museum is celebrating its birthday with a callout to visitors to see its exhibition program ‘Των Αθήνηθεν άθλων’ from 20 June 2022 until 8 January 2023. As part …
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Former Greek prime minister George Papandreou discharged from hospital
George Papandreou, the 69-year-old former prime minister of Greece, was discharged from hospital on Friday June 10, where he had been admitted for a pacemaker implant. Mr Papandreou was in …
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Athens to host the European LGBT Police Association Conference
Athens will host to the European LGBT+ Police Association Conference – EGPA 2022, from June 16 to June 17, 2022. The European LGBT Police Association aims to bring together police …
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Erdogan’s threatening ‘tweet’ in Greek rebuked by Tsipras with a ‘tweet’ in Turkish
The President of the Turkish republic, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, sent a threat in Greek via Twitter, and Alexis Tsipras the leader of Greece’s socialist opposition party Syriza – and former …
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Athens Pride week to culminate with all day concert and parade
Athens Pride week kicks off this Saturday, June 10, and culminates with an all-day concert and a parade next Saturday, June 18, in Athens’ city centre. The mantra for Athens …