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Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday evening that the deal for the purchase of 18 French-made Rafale fighter jets will be signed in the coming days. Speaking at the Parliament during the budget debated, Mitsotakis said that the delivery of the Rafale jets will be 20201. A few …
Read More »Thousands of complaints in regards to courier services, announcements from ACS, ELTA Courier and General Post
The absolute chaos prevails in the transport companies as the lockdown that will last during the holidays has brought the absolute “heart attack”! See what rights you have as consumers and what happens from now on. General Post was the first courier that announced the suspension of …
Read More »Tsipras, Zaev awarded the Hessian Peace Prize 2020 for the Prespes Agreement
The Hessian Peace Prize 2020 has been awarded to the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, and the former prime minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, for solving the name dispute, SYRIZA said in a press release on Tuesday. The decision was announced by Boris Rhein, President of the Landtag …
Read More »Christmas: Up to 25/50 believers in churches, up to 9 people in family gatherings
The conservative Greek government could not resist to the pressure of the Greek Orthodox Church and made concessions allowing one more service over the Christmas holidays and the increase of number of the participating faithful. The concessions to the Church leadership and a part of the voters’ body came after …
Read More »Princess Diana’s godson Prince Philippos of Greece marries his long-term girlfriend
Princess Diana’s hedge fund analyst godson Prince Philippos of Greece has married his long term girlfriend Nina Nastassja Flohr in a tiny private ceremony in St Moritz.
Read More »Greece welcomes U.S. sanctions against Turkey
Greece has welcomed the US sanctions against two ministries and three officials of Turkey announced by the State Department on Monday. Greece welcomed the announced US sanctions against the top Turkish defense development body, its president and three employees. In a statement, the Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry said, “Greece, a …
Read More »Greece’s public sector bias suggested in LGBT poll
One in three LGBT people in Greece say they have been insulted due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity at least once by public sector employees. A 6% say they are often or always subjected to outright verbal abuse, according to an online survey tracking the experience of members …
Read More »“Countdown to end the pandemic has begun,” says Greek Health Minister
“The countdown to end the pandemic has begun,” Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Tuesday, while the country remains in lockdown and the EU health authorities have not approved the vaccines against SARS-COVID-2 yet. Speaking to ANT1 TV, Kikilias said that while the five weeks of lockdown and restrictions …
Read More »United States sanctions Turkey over Russian missiles S-400
The US State Department announced on Monday that it imposes sanction to Turkey for the purchase and testing of Russian S-400 missiles. The sanctions are imposed under CAATSA 231. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a tweet that Turkey’s S-400 system risks U.S. military technology and personnel and …
Read More »ICOMOS calls for Protection of antiquities at Thessaloniki metro station
The International Council on Monuments and Sites, a technical advisor to UNESCO is calling for the Protection of the Antiquities in situ at the Venizelos Metro station in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. The resolution comes following the decision of local authorities and the Greek Central Archeological Council to remove the antiquities …
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