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Thessaloniki holds march to commemorate 50,000 Jews sent to the concentration camps

It was 75 years ago this week when the Nazi forces occupying Greece perpetrated a horrible crime: the deportation of 46,000 Jews from Thessaloniki. The Macedonian capital, Greece’s second largest …

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Trikala becomes first 5G city in Greece

For a small town, Trikala certainly is a city that thinks big. Located in the central Greek area of Thessaly Trikala has been consistently pursuing the status of a ‘smart …

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Dutch supermarket giant makes comeback in Greece

For Greek consumers, the brand Spar has always been associated with the name Veropoulos. The Dutch retail giant has been associated with the iconic grocery stores since 1969, up until …

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Greece launches newly established Space Agency

Almost a year and a half since the first announcement of its creation, the Hellenic Space Agency was officially launched on Monday, by Minister for Digital Policy Nikos Pappas and General Secretary …

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Prince Charles and Camilla to make first official visit to Greece

The British royals have been known to frequent Greece on holidays, but this year Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall Camila Parker will make their first official visit. The …

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Racist hate crimes in Greece almost tripled in 2017

There have been a number of reports over the past 12 months about hate crimes being carried out against minorities in Greece, and now the numbers speak for themselves. According …

Greece approves the use of controversial Monsanto weedkiller

The Greek ministry of agriculture has officially approved the re-authorisation for five years, of the world’s most commonly used weedkiller, Monsanto’s Roundup, which contains glyphosate, a chemical substance accused of …

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Mega channel gets last lifeline

The saga of MEGA Channel continues, as the TV station was offered lifeline by the president of the Council of State,  Nikolaos Sakellariou, suspending the National Broadcasting Council’s decision to order …

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80 per cent of Greece’s seafood restaurants found to serve protected species

A new study has revealed the damage that is being done to the underwater ecosystems of Greece due to illegal fishing. Conducted by the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, at …

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Turkish town in Eastern Thrace suffers from Greek embargo

Greek-Turkish relations have reached a low point as of late, but nowhere has this been more evident than in the border region separating Northern Greece and Eastern Thrace. Ever since …

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