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The Greek government has drafted an ambitious plan in order to deal with the migration crisis and decongest the overcrowded hot spots on the islands of the East Aegean Sea.. The cabinet held a four-hour meeting on Mondayin the shadow of the tragic incidents in the camp of Moria. At …
Read More »Draghi: There was no Plan B for Greece, he didn’t want Grexit
Outgoing head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, has said that he was never part of the camp that wanted “to let Greece go” from the eurozone during the deadlock between lenders and the then recently elected SYRIZA party in 2015. In an interview with the Financial Times published …
Read More »Only one woman died died in Moria fire, says Greek Health Ministry
More than twelve hours after the fire in container in the hot spot of Moria and there was still confusion about the number of dead. Greek Health Ministry issued a statement on Monday morning speaking of only “one dead woman.” While media continued to reproduce the rumors about one dead …
Read More »Pole vaulter Katerina Stefanidi wins bronze at Doha World Championships
Greek pole vaulter Katerina Stefanidi took home the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. The 29-year-old Greek athlete was able to clear 4.85 meters on her second attempt, which was enough to secure her the bronze medal. This is a season-best for Stefanidi, who won her …
Read More »Moria: One Afghan woman and her child die in container fire
UPDATE A woman from Afghanistan and her child are the victims of the fire that broke out in a container in the refugee camp of Moria on the island of Lesvos on Sunday afternoon. State-run news agency amna reports that the body of the woman was transferred to the hospital …
Read More »“Daktylios” traffic restrictions return to Athens on Monday, Sept 30
Traffic restrictions known as “daktylios” – ring – return in downtown Athens as of Monday, September 30, 2019. The restrictions aim at reducing air pollution and traffic jams. From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays, cars with license plates …
Read More »Moria fire: At least one dead, reports about two more; ongoing tension
A fire broke out inside the refugee camp of Moria on Sunday afternoon. There are reports about two dead, however, the reports are not officially confirmed so far. Several people with respiratory problems due to the thick smoke. Moria residents clash with police and firefighters. There is an ongoing tension …
Read More »Turkey furious as Greece,Cyprus and Egypt “condemn its unlawful actions”
Turkey fumes over a joint Statement issued by Greece, Cyprus and Egypt. In an angry statement the Turkish Foreign Ministry described as “baseless claims” the trilateral statement that among others it condemned “Turkey’s unlawful actions in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean, in particular the escalating, provocative and illegal …
Read More »iPhone 11 sold out in Greece on a single day; Greeks paid €10million
Greeks snapped up the new iPhones that went on sale on Friday and spent more than 10 million euros in just a single day. Citing sources, kathimerini notes that the entire stock was sold out on Friday. The demand was focused on the expensive models, the iPhone 11 Pro and …
Read More »Greek gov’t measures for workers, businesses affected by Thomas Cook collapse
The Greek government announced on Saturday a series of measures for tourist businesses and workers affected by the collapse of British Thomas Cook. The measures were announced after a meeting of representatives from the Finance, the Labor and the Development ministries. Workers The number of required insurance stamps (IKA/EFKA) for …
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