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“We cannot do more with less”, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told EU partners at the extraordinary meeting of the European Council on the European Union Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2021-2027. The Greek Prime Minister stressed that the current proposals of the European Council for Greece are far from …
Read More »From Prometheus to Tsiknopempti: Why Greeks grill meat like crazy
Tsiknopempti in Greece: BBQ grills are on fire and the smoke rises in the sky. Charcoals are set on fire as early as possible and pieces of meat are laid on the racks. The day calls for the glorification of port: chunks on skewer, chops, pancetta slices, sausages. But also …
Read More »Erdogan claims “Greece is accepting Turkey-Libya deal”
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that “Greece is slowly accepting the status quo in the Eastern Mediterranean following the Turkey-Libya deal on maritime boundaries. Ankara’s “resolute stance has led the rest of the countries in the region, but mainly Greece,” to accept the status quo that Turkey wants in the …
Read More »Clause in EU-UK trade deal is not linked to Return of Parthenon Marbles
Greece managed to add a clause for the return of Parthenon Marbles into the EU-UK deal? That was a premature joy and a big disappointment two days later. Not only the clause has nothing to do with the Greek antiquities stolen by Lord Elgin, Greece distanced itself from the issue …
Read More »Greece Weather: Rain, Snow, Thunderstorms, Wind up to 9 Beaufort
A temporary but significant weather change with rain- and snowfalls, thunderstorms and powerful winds is forecast for the next couple of days, starting on Thursday, February 20, 2020. The barometric low is forecast to affect Greece until Saturday, February 22. Rain and sporadic thunderstorms are expected in Western and Northern …
Read More »Minister of Environment and Energy Meets with MP of Zakynthos in regards to important issues.
Kostis Hatzidakis, on the waste of Zakynthos: “A consultation process is underway to finally close before the start of the tourist season. In a statement issued by our local Member of Parliament, Mr Dionysios Aktypis important talks in regards to issues concerning our Island made progress. Statement. I had …
Read More »Taxpayers’ incentives to increase card transactions are under consideration by the government’s financial staff
Tax incentives for taxpayers to increase their card transactions are being examined by the government’s financial staff. Indeed, soon the Treasury is about to launch a major advertising campaign to promote the benefits that citizens and the state have by using the electronic payment system for their transactions. Already, steps …
Read More »STEPHEN GLOVER: EU thinks they can bully us into giving back their marbles
STEPHEN GLOVER: Doubtless I am too soft-hearted, but if it were up to me I would return the Elgin Marbles to Greece at some stage, provided certain conditions were met.
Read More »Fallstreak Hole: The stunning colorful phenomenon in Athens sky (video)
Shades of shiny red, orange, yellow and blue flooded the sky in Athens and Attica at dusk on Tuesday, February 2020. I was speaking on the phone with a friend and we were both watching from our windows how the threads of the shiny colors intermingled with the layers of …
Read More »Bench warrants against “protected witnesses,” Gov’t eager to have their anonymity lifted
For a second consecutive day, the members of the Special Parliamentary Committee in charge to conduct preliminary examination on the Novartis bribery scandal were waiting for one of the protected witnesses to testify in Police Headquarters in Athens. They waited in vain. Protected witness under the code name “Ekaterini Kelesi” …
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