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Spinalonga could make it in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites list
Nowadays Crete’s most popular tourist attraction after the Minoan Palace of Knossos, Spinalonga has a long and not always bright history. The islet, which is located in the Elounda Gulf in the Lasithi …
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Turkey to build smart drone bombs – Tsipras points to international law
Speaking at the fifth Southern EU Countries Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras recalled international law as Turkey’s provocation game goes strong. During a speech at the …
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Athens-Thessaloniki high-speed train line now open
Greeks have waiting for this project to become operational for years, as it will connect its two main cities, Athens and Thessaloniki cutting down travel time to three hours and …
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Israeli officials call out Greek church on antisemitism
Antisemitism is rampant in Greece with acts of vandalism noted 16 times over the last year. More recently, the Jewish monument at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki was smashed just …
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Greek tourism figures reach record highs for 2018
Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura announced the tourism figures for Greece showing a new historical record for the year 2018. There were 33 million international arrivals, bringing with them revenues that …
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Greece damned in Transparency International Corruption Perception Index
Greece dropped eight places in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, falling eight positions to 67th from 59th in 2017. The annual report, made public on Tuesday, draws on surveys and …
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Greece and ‘North Macedonia’: what’s next?
Days after the ratification of the Prespes Agreement by the Hellenic Parliament, both Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have been the recepients of international praise for putting …
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Impressive ancient fabric from the Greek ‘Dark Ages’ exhibited in Athens
One of the most important archaeological discoveries that has helped historians get a better understanding of the quality of life during the era otherwise know as the ‘Greek Dark Ages’ …
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Greece raises minimum wage to €650 per month
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced yesterday that Greece will raise its minimum wage to €650 (AU$1037) per month, an 11 per cent increase estimated to affect 600,000 employees, effective 1 February. The …
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Three ancient marble quarries discovered in Karystos
During the installation of wind parks in the greater area of the Karystos Municipality, Anatoli and Trikorfo in Marmari employees of ENEL and Silsio renewable energy companies discovered three ancient …