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A boat carrying migrants and refugees from the Turkish coast to Greece overturned on Friday morning North off the island of Oinousses by Chios in the East Aegean Sea. The Greek Coast Guard has retrieved two bodies form the sea. According to boat passengers, there are currently still four people …
Read More »61,000 Thomas Cook customers flown to UK in 4 days, says British CAA
The British Civil Aviation Authority said on Friday that the Operation Matterhorn has flown back to UK around 61,000 people. This over 40% of the total of 150,000 people who are due to complete their holiday by 6. October 2019,” the CAA said in a press release submitted to KTG. …
Read More »PM Mitsotakis: By 2023 Greeks living abroad will be able to vote per post
“By 2023 you will finally be able to vote from your permanent place of residence,” Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, told the Greek-American community of Astoria during his visit to New York. One of the key points of the Prime Minister’s speech in Agios Dimitrios Church was the reference to the …
Read More »Greek banks: Business and households deposits rise in August
Greek private sector bank deposits rose in August for the sixth successive month, the Bank of Greece said in a press release on Thursday. Businesses and household deposits increased to 139.72 billion euros from 138.64 billion in June. In August 2019, deposits placed by the general government decreased by €418 …
Read More »US Embassy in Athens closes its Citizenship and Immigration Office
The US Embassy in Athens will permanently close its Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) field office as of November 15, 2019, the embassy said in a press release. The last day the office will accept applications/petitions and be open to the public is September 30. The U.S. Embassy Greece in …
Read More »Second wave Moria decongration, 703 asylum seekers move to mainland
A total of 703 asylum seekers are to be relocated from the island of Lesvos to several accommodation facilities in the Greek mainland. It is the second wave of decongration of Lesvos, where the number of refugees and migrants has reached 13,000. In recent meetings, the Greek government has decided …
Read More »Cook tourists “kicked out” from Corfu hotel? Hoteliers statement
Corfu, September 24,2019: “Security personnel asked Thomas Cook clients to either check out immediately by 12 o’ clock noon or pay 50 euros per person, per room and per night.” The complaint was posted by British tourist Hayley Amie Hook on his Facebook page. The incident apparently took place, on …
Read More »US media remove crosses from churches on Santorini
One of the biggest service provider on the internet, US-based Yahoo has re-posted an article with pictures showing that the crosses of Greek Orthodox churches on iconic Santorini have been removed. In an article promoting vacations in Greece, crosses from churches were simply airbrushed or made almost invisible at first …
Read More »Moody’s: Thomas Cook liquidation is “credit negative” for Greek, Cypriot banks
The collapse of British tour operator Thomas Cook is “credit negative” for Greek and Cypriot banks because it reduces the cash flow of businesses in the tourism sectors of these countries, ratings agency Moody’s said in a report on Thursday. “The compulsory liquidation of Thomas Cook and the resultant decline …
Read More »Greek Police, Europol dismantle gang involved in illegal adoptions, human egg trafficking
Greek Police has dismantled an organized crime group involved in trafficking of human eggs and illegal adoptions. The gang had its headquarters in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece. Investigation led to the arrest of 12 people and the identification of 10 more members of the criminal organization. In total, the case involved …
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