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Unprecedented chaos and many frustrated Thomas Cook customers at the airport of the island of Corfu after the company’s collapse that cancelled flights to and from UK. Many did not know about the collapse. They complained about the lack of information regarding their repatriation. Dozens of holidaymakers flocked to the …
Read More »Police removes 130 migrants from another squat in Exarchia (video)
In an operation that started at 6;30 Monday morning, Greek police removed dozens of refugees and migrants from another squat in Exarchia district of Athens. More than 130 foreign nationals, including many families with children, had to pack their things and leave the building that was occupied since 2015. Image …
Read More »Argolida Metropolis: “Yoga, pilates and meditations are dangerous trends”
The office against Heresy of the Metropolis of Argolida considers “yoga, pilates, meditation and alternative practices” as “dangerous modern trends.” In cooperation with Panhellenic Union of Parents for the Protection of Greek Orthodox Culture, the Metropolis is organizing a conference in order to warn the local community about this “dangerous …
Read More »Project Hercules: Gov’t to help Greek banks with €9billion
Greece plans to provide as much as 9 billion euros in state guarantees to help its banks reduce a mountain of soured debt weighing on their balance sheets, Bloomberg and Handelsblatt report. The money will be given from the “buffer” of nearly 40 billion euros from taxpayers money. Greek banks …
Read More »EMY weather warning: Rain, Storms, Hail and Strong Winds
A bad weather front coming from the North-West will sweep across Greece as of Monday night, September 23, 2019. The bad weather will bring rainfalls and thunderstorms accompanied by hailstorms and strong winds, the Greek National Meteorological Service EMY warns. Winds will be blowing with intensity 5-6 Beaufort in the …
Read More »Symi SOS: 400 migrants stranded on the island without facilities (video)
The remote island of Symi is sending S.O.S. The ongoing arrivals of migrants and refugees has created a state of emergency. Some 400 people, among them many children, have landed on the small island that has absolute no facilities to accommodate them. The people are sleeping on the streets, there …
Read More »Thomas Cook: 50,000 holidaymakers stranded in Greece. What To Do
Thomas Cook collapse: Repatriation of stranded tourist to start soon. Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis has estimated that some 50,000 holidaymakers are stranded in Greece. They are to be repatriated in the coming days, Theoharis told Skai TV on Monday morning. The first 22,000 are to be repatriated over the …
Read More »Fake “Volleyball team” of migrants arrested in Athens International Airport
Ten migrants posing as a volleyball team have been detained at Athens airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” after attempting to travel to Switzerland illegally. The group arrived at the airport wearing matching sports uniforms, carrying two volleyballs and two sports bags. At the passport control, the customs officer suspected fraud and the …
Read More »UK FM Raab: Thomas Cook holidaymakers will not end up stuck overseas
British foreign minister Dominic Raab said the government had contingency plans in case talks to rescue travel company Thomas Cook fail, and sought to reassure holidaymakers that they will not end up stuck overseas. “We would wait to see and hope that it (Thomas Cook) can continue but in any …
Read More »Amber Alert: Parental Abduction of 2.5-year-old girl in P. Faliro, Athens
Authories are on alert due to the parental abductions of a 2.5-year-old girl, Athina Hijazi, from Palaio Faliro suburb of south Athens. According to an Amber Alert issued on Sunday, September 22, 2019, Athina Jijazi was abducted by one of her parents in Palaio Faliro at 06:00 p.m. on Friday, …
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