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His songs marked a whole generation of Greeks. Rock musician, song-writer and composer Lavrentis Machairitsas passed away at the age of 63 on Monday morning, following a heart attack. His voice and songs marked an entire generation of Greeks, he left his stamp on the Greek music scene with songs …
Read More »Trending in Greece: PM’s wife Mareva rolls out dough, bakes pies
The wife of Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsorakis, Mareva made a top Public Relations appearance over the weekend. A rare appearance showing her with an apron, rolling out dough and baking pies. Accompanying her husband at the International Fair in Thessaloniki, Marave Grabowski-Mitsotakis visited a local agriculture women’s cooperative. What …
Read More »New Democracy leads with 16.1% in public opinion poll
New Democracy leads by 16.1 percentage points ahead of main opposition party SYRIZA, in the latest public opinion poll conducted by Marc on behalf of Sunday newspaper Proto Thema. The poll was conducted two months after the July elections. According to the poll, should there be elections next Sunday, respondents …
Read More »Greece to submit request for early IMF loan repayment on Sept 13
Greece’s finance minister will submit an official request to his eurozone peers this week for the early repayment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This was revealed by Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during a press conference on Sunday. “The relevant request will be submitted by the finance minister to the …
Read More »PM Mitsotakis reveals his policy program with tax reliefs
Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, presented his multi-faceted agenda of measures regarding tax reliefs, labor regulations, less bureaucracy through digitization and investment. during his speech at Thessaloniki International Fair, the Prime Minister stressed that his government “absolute priority is growth for all,” He listed a series of measures, however, nothing …
Read More »Erdogan to EU: “You either share burden or we open gates to refugees”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated on Saturday his threat to open the border to Europe for Syrian refugees, noting that Ankara alone cannot afford another potential migration flow from Syria. There is a “new migration threat” from the Syrian province of Idlib along the Turkish border, Erdogan said, urging …
Read More »Distomo massacre survivors can claim German compensation via the Italian Raiways
The Supreme Constitutional Court in Italy has ruled that a Greek survivor from Distomo massacre can claim German reparations from the Italian Railways Company to which Germany is the main shareholder. The unprecedented decision comes into effect after the court dismissed the appeal of the German Railway Company that the …
Read More »Scent of Greek Autumn: Rainfalls, Storms, Temperature drop
The weather in Greece is unstable over the weekend with a scent of autumn: rainfalls, thunderstorms and temperature drop. According to National Meteorological Service EMY, rainfalls and local thunderstorms are expected on Saturday, September 7, 2019, mainly in Macedonia, North Greece but also in the mountainous and semi-mountainous parts of …
Read More »Draconian security measures as PM visits Thessaloniki International Fair
3,500 policemen, drones and even snipers have been deployed to Greece’s second biggest city of Thessaloniki as Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is visiting the International Fair (TIF) over the weekend. The measures are justified as several workers unions are planning large march protests and authorities fear attacks by anti-authoritarians due …
Read More »EU Commission extends No-Deal Brexit Air Travel to Oct 2020
UK airlines will continue flights into the EU through to 24 October 2020 the European Commission decided o extending its previous March 2020 deadline to facilitate travel in the case of a no-deal Brexit. “With eight weeks to go until the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union on 31 …
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