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Homes and businesses were flooded, waterspouts were formed and power outages have taken place as a bad weather front stroke West Greece on Thursday. The island of Corfu, the regions of Messologhi and Agrinio in western mainland as well as Ilia in West Peloponnese were badly hit. Here comes the …
Read More »Parliament lifts immunity of MP Loverdos over Novartis
The Plenary of the Greek Parliament lifted the immunity of MP Andreas Loverdos over the Novartis case. Out of 225 lawmakers present, 224 voted in favor and one against. The MP from KINAL/PASOK had himself requested the lifting of his immunity. Convinced that he is victim of a plot against …
Read More »Greece desperately seeking to halt refugees and migrants flows
Greece is desperately seeking to halt the refugees and migrants flows and intensifies its contacts with Turkey and the European Union. Migration Policy Minister, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, is meeting with the Turkish Interior Minister and high ranking officials of the Foreign Ministry in Ankara on Thursday. A delegation of the EU …
Read More »Earthquake rattles the island of Rhodes with 5.1R on Oct3
An earthquake with magnitude 5.1 on Richter scale rattled the island of Rhodes on Thursday morning. The earthquake occurred at 07:45 a.m. Its epicenter was in the sea area 37km South-East off the island. The focal point was 16,8 km. It was of long duration, local media report. Two-three aftershocks …
Read More »Archbishop of Crete, Irinaios, “blesses” a medical cannabis shop
The Archbishop of Crete, Irinaios, broke a taboo. He blessed the opening of a medical cannabis shop on the island of Crete. Even if medical cannabis has nothing do with the drug the Greek orthodox Church normally does not even want to hear the word. Archbishop Irinaios has reached the …
Read More »Unprecedented move by a PM: Mitsotakis openly criticizes Wed’s strike
In an unprecedented move for a prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, openly criticized the country’s unions that have launched a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, the second within a couple of days. “Once again, a few strike and many are in trouble!” Mitsotakis wrote on his private Facebook account taking an open …
Read More »National Meteo warning: Strong rainfalls, storms, wind, hail Oct 3-7
What if we, in Athens, have 30 degrees Celsius and a bright sunshine on Wednesday? The weather is going to rapidly change for the worse with rainfalls, thunderstorms, powerful winds and possible hail falls. The Greek National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued a weather warning. The barometric low will start …
Read More »Academy of Athens honors outgoing ECB chief Mario Draghi
The Academy of Athens honored the outgoing President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi for his role in rescuing the European economic and monetary union and for his response and actions in dealing with the debt crisis in the Eurozone. “His contribution is significant and is universally recognized,” …
Read More »Goulandris Museum opens its gates to the public in Athens
A new museum opens its gates to the public in Athens on October 2, 2019: The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation The museum’s mission, as envisioned by its founders, is for everyone to have access to unique works of art created by some of …
Read More »Air-raid sirens of Greek Civil Defense sound across the country (video)
The penetrating sound of the air-raid sirens of the Greek Civil Defense sounded across the country on Wednesday morning. They sounded twice using two different sound patterns. It was a test in the context of the military exercise PARMENION 2019 The sirens sounded twice and thus: • At 11:00, the …
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