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Top ten festivals of October – harvests and history

1. The Battle of Lepanto anniversary celebrations, Nafpaktos On 7 October, Nafpaktos (Lepanto) commemorates the famous eight-day naval battle fought in 1571 with a regatta followed by exhibitions, lectures and …

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Greece rejects proposed text on Turkey as basis of discussion

Turkish aggression, whether expressed through unilateral actions or extreme rhetoric, can no longer be tolerated, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday in doorstep statements before the Special European …

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Iconic Santorini Experience sports tourism event is postponed to 2021

The sixth edition of one of the most unique events on the Greek sports tourism calendar, the Santorini Experience, which was set to go ahead this year has been postponed …

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Postponed Glyfada Maritime Golf Event to be held next Saturday

The arrival of Cyclone Ianos last weekend forced the postponement of the first-ever Glyfada Maritime Golf Event to Saturday, October 10. The tournament for Greek and international senior shipping executive …

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Sotiris Tsiodras expresses outrage over aged care: Athens did not learn its lesson

Greece confirmed 354 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, and three deaths. At St Panteleimon aged care facility, central Athens, there were 32 new COVID-19 cases from a sample of …

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Tourist couple who tested positive ignore quarantine rules to see the sights in Chania

While the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Crete with Greek Prime Minister Kyiakos Mitsotakis and other dignitaries yesterday, Chania police went on high alert searching for a …

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Written test for Greek citizenship

Greece’s Interior Ministry has changed the Code of Greek citizenship for foreigners wishing to be naturalized Greeks. Foreigners wishing to obtain Greek citizenship will need to undergo written exams to …

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416 new COVID-19 cases in Greece, 240 in Attica

Greece confirmed 416 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, with 240 of these from the region of Attica, especially central Athens. The Greek National Public Health Organisation said 55 of the …

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US Secretary of State Pompeo’s visit to Greece highlights close US-Greek relations

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a joint press conference following their visit to the Souda military base. Greece is a pillar of …

Ten Greek musicians of world renown

1. Mikis Theodorakis Michail Theodorakis was born in Chios in 1925 and is the giant of Greek music with over 1,000 works to his name. He was a teen living …

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