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Omicron variant could heavily impact Greece’s and Cyprus’s tourism recovery

As Omicron variant case numbers increase around the world, Greece and Cyprus brace over a new threat that could potentially harm their recovering tourism industry. Compared to other countries in …

Athens derby headlines Greek Super League’s Round 12 weekend

The 12th Round of the Super League is highlighted by the traditional Athenian derby with AEK trying to overcome Panathinaikos to keep up with league leaders, Olympiacos, who are already …

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Greek PM not backing down on his decisions

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on 1 December a series of new measures that see to extend the e-prescription system to include antiretroviral medication. The announcement came in an …

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Pope Francis releases message ahead of Greece pilgrim

Pope Francis will be visiting Cyprus and Greece between 2 and 6 December as part of an effort to strengthen the connection between the Vatican and the Orthodox Church as …

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Dimitra Liani’s accusations against George Papandreou

Dimitra Liani, the widow of late statesman Andreas Papandreou, attacked the successors of her late husband’s legacy. In a Facebook post on St Andrew’s feast day on 30 November, she …

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1 December 1913: The day Crete was unified with Greece

It was Sunday 1 December 1913 when the Greek flag was raised on top of the fortress of Firka, on the western side of the harbour of Chania in front …

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Larissa’s military base to receive $35m from the US

Following the renewal of the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) between Greece and the US, the latter is set on allocating a total of US$33.5 million on the construction of …

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Piraeus container workers go on two day strike

As of today the the container workers at Greece’s largest and busiest port, Piraeus, will go on a 48-hour strike. Following several safety concerns and complaints on inhumane working conditions …

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Greece’s vaccination bookings triple following mandate for over 60s

Following Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mistotakis’ announcement yesterday, the number of citizens over the age of 60 booking their COVID-19 vaccination appears to have tripled. In a decision to make …

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Twelve correction officials in Greece handed suspended sentences for torture of prisoner

The case of Albanian detainee Ilia Kareli who died in custody back in March 2014 while in Nigrita Prison has been trialed. Twelve prison officials were handed prison sentences spanning …

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