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Civil Protection Minister: Residents of heavily flooded regions in Greece to receive urgent aid automatically
New Democracy’s executive state “has sunk in Thessaly’s plain,” PASOK-Movement for Change (KINAL) Nikos Androulakis said on Thursday, stressing that is inconceivable to find out that today is the first …
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People in flooded areas diagnosed with gastroenteritis, respiratory infections
A total of 48 people in the regions of Larissa, Magnissia, Trikala, and Karditsa that experienced severe flooding were diagnosed with gastroenteritis and 65 with respiratory infections on Wednesday, the …
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Ministry to table supplementary budget of 600m euros due to Daniel storm repercussions
The government will table a supplementary budget of nearly 600 million euros over the massive cost to the economy of the ‘Daniel’ storm, National Economy & Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis …
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Costs and wary consumers driving businesses to the wall
Consumers are tightening their belts and some businesses are starting to feel it. The average value for invoices, an indicator of business-to-business trade measured by CreditorWatch, has sunk to its lowest …
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Von der Leyen: Greece could mobilise up to 2.25 billion euros in aid for floods and fires
The European Commission is ready to stand by Greece as it struggles with the aftermath of the recent devastating fires and floods, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said …
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Thessaly farmers issue urgent appeal for animal feed: ‘Animals that survived floods will die of starvation’
Animal breeders in central Greece lost over 50,000 animals in the floods, while the surviving flocks face an urgent shortage of animal feed, farmers said in Thessaly. According to early …
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Greece to seek EU aid after deadly floods
The Greek government said Monday that it would seek emergency funding from the European Union to address the damage floods caused to one of the country’s main agricultural regions last …
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Greek minister resigns after ferry passenger death
Greece’s merchant marine minister said on Monday he had resigned over the death of a late ferry passenger who was forcefully pushed into the sea last week. Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis …
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Six killed in suspected gang shooting near Athens
Six people died near Athens on Monday in a shootout with suspected links to organised crime, police said, one of the deadliest seen recently in Greece. A police statement said …
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Greeks rally against biometric ID card plan
Thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens on Sunday against the impending introduction of biometric ID cards, denouncing what they see as a move towards a surveillance society. “No to electronic …