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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Athens on Friday night for a 2-day official visit. IN his first visit to Greece on October 4-6, Pompeo will meet Prime Minister Mitsotakis and members of his cabinet, Foreign Minister Dendias and Defense Minister Panagiotopoulos, ahead of the 2019 U.S.-Greece Strategic …
Read More »Greek dairy, agricultural exports hit by new US tariffs
The World Trade Organization decision to allow US President Donald Trump to impose additional tariffs on European exports worth € 7.5 billion directly damage the Greek exports to the United States. The new tariffs are to take effect on October 18, 2019, and affect a wide range of Greek products …
Read More »Hail storm in Athens: Short but intense (videos) – POLL
It was short after 2:30 Friday afternoon when a weird, continuous sound coming from nowhere was heard. initially it was a “Toc!” here and a “Toc!” there and within minutes the feeling of being “bombarded” from all sides. A hail storm in Athens and the sound of hail balls knocking …
Read More »Council of State: Pensions and contributions of 2016 Law “unconstitutional”
The Council of State has ruled that basic provisions of the 2016 social security legislation – Katrougalos Law – were against the Constitution. The CoS ruling refers to provisions of main and supplementary pensions as well as social security contributions of self-employed. The Council of State has ruled as “unconstitutional” …
Read More »Frigate “ELLI” runs aground in final stage of PARMENION military exercise
An unexpected incident occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, when the Greek Navy frigate “ELLI” ran aground in the sandy sea bottom off the island of Samothraki in the North-West Aegean Sea. The incident occurred with the multinational military exercise PARMENION 2019 to be in its final stage. …
Read More »Kefalonia & Ithaca hit by storm, schools closed (videos)
Schools remain closed on Friday on Kefalonia and Ithaki after a heavy storm stroke the two islands in the Ionian Sea. Streets were flooded with tons of mud, power outages occurred as trees swept by the strong winds fell on the power supply network. Picture via Dennis Kakoniktis FB Many …
Read More »Parliament: Varoufakis asks the PM to close Moria, Mitsotakis’ response
Secretary General of MeRA25 and former finance minister, Yanis Vourfakis, supports the closure of the reception and identification center of Moria on the island of Lesvos in the aftermath of the tragedy on Sunday. In a relevant question submitted to Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and the Parliament, Varoufakis requested the …
Read More »Greece’s gloomy birth rates statistics
Greece has the third-lowest birth rate in Europe (9/1,000) after Germany (8.4/1,000) and Portugal (8.5/1,000), the Hellenic Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology (HAGG) said on Tuesday on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons on October 1. According to a HAGG study, by 2050 teenagers will make up …
Read More »Shelf Cloud: Spectacular phenomenon before the storm in Athens
A spectacular phenomenon appeared in the sky over Greek capital Athens, short before the storm on Thursday afternoon. A so-called “Shelf Cloud” swallowed the Greek capital a few moments before the storm broke out. According to the meteo service of the National Observatory in Athens, a shelf cloud is at …
Read More »Helliniko Casino Resort: Joint Ministerial Decision opens way for bid
The Ministry of Development proceeded with the issuance of the fourth and the last Joint Ministerial Decisions concerning the planning of the property in Helliniko Project. The last of a series of JMD opens the way for the bid for the integrated Casino Resort. Today’s Joint Ministerial decision allows investors …
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