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“I know you became prime minister only a few weeks ago, but that the relationship of our countries is very important to you,” French President Emmanuel Macron said in statements welcoming Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the Elysee Palace in Paris on Thursday. “When Greece was in crisis, France’s …
Read More »Civil Protection warns of “Very High Risk” for forest fires on Aug 23
Greece’s Civil Protections has issued a warning over a “very high risk” of forest fires and wildfires for Friday, August 23rd 2019. According to the warning the following areas are affected: Attica and Viotia, the islands of Evia, Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Ikaria, Kythera as well as Lakonia, Arkadia, Argolida, Corinth, …
Read More »Hero Army Sergeant rescues man hanging from home balcony (video)
A dramatic rescue in Xanthi: an elderly man is hanging over the balcony of his home in the center of Xanthi in Northern Greece. His wife is screaming for help. Passersby are watching not knowing what to do. Until a sergeant of the Greek Army takes action. Sergent Christos Giaourakis …
Read More »Greece has most motorcycle deaths per million in EU
Greece has the highest rate of motorcyclist deaths among the European Union’s 28 member-states, according to the most recent data from the European Statistics Authority, Eurostat. Specifically, according to figures from 2017, Greece had 20.1 deaths per million inhabitants in that year, just above Malta with 20 deaths per million. …
Read More »Turkish NGO slams Greece for closing 5 minority schools
A Turkish NGO has slammed Greece for closing five minority schools due to low enrollment. The NGO claims Greece restricts right of education of Turks in Western Thrace, home to “Muslim Turkish minority of some 150,000.” The NGO has complained for the closure of the five minority schools in Thrace, …
Read More »Mitsotakis: Business tax down to 24% for 2019 incomes, at 20% as of 2021
One day before visiting Paris to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke to French daily Figaro and invited investors to Greece. A thorough bill for taxation reduction for businesses will be presented in September, Mitsotakis told Figaro said adding that “income tax for businesses will …
Read More »EU Commission hails one year Greece without bailout agreement
The European Commission has hailed the one year anniversary of Greece successfully concluding stability support programme. In a statement issue don Wednesday, the Commission said: Today marks one year since Greece successfully concluded its European Stability Mechanism (ESM) stability support programme. The 3-year stability support programme took a coordinated approach …
Read More »Poros: Video shows the last minutes of helicopter flight before crash
A video shows the last minutes of the helicopter that crashed in the sea off the port of the island of Poros on Tuesday. The Augusta A 109C takes off from a make-shift helipad and gains some height. An explosion has occurred and white smoke is seen. It crashes into …
Read More »US warns Greece of sanctions should it harbor the Iranian tanker
“There is no official request from the Iranian tanker for mooring,” Greek Shipping Minister Giannis Plakiotakis said on Tuesday implying that Athens will not officially express its position on the issue, not before tanker Adrian Darya 1 declares its intentions. The ministires of Merchant Shipping and Foreign Affairs are monitoring …
Read More »Helicopter with 3 onboard crashes into the sea off Poros; Black Out (UPD2))
A private helicopter crashed into the sea near the port of the island of Poros short before 4 o’ clock on Tuesday afternoon. Search and Rescue operation for pilot and passengers. Black out on the island. The private helicopter with the pilot and two passengers onboard crashed into the sea …
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