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Greece is preparing a new visa scheme for entrepreneurs and citizens from non-EU countries: the Business Visa that will be possible following an invitation by a Greek citizen. The relevant amendment was submitted to the Parliament by deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis on Tuesday. The amendment will facilitate the entrance …
Read More »Bakari Henderson, retrail adjourned for the second time.
According to reports the Greek court in Patra decided to adjourn the retrial of Bakari Henderson. The date for the retrial has not been set as apparently a request from the defendants’ lawyers who were trying to separate cases on the same day was given. The original date for the …
Read More »Winter Sales 2020 kick off in Greece on Jan 13
Greece’s annual Winter Sales kicked off on Monday, January 13, and will run until Wednesday, February 29, 2020. Stores will be open also on the first Sunday of the winter sales on January 19, with opening hours to have been scheduled between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. The Greek Association …
Read More »Anti-abortion campaign in Athens metro triggers public outcry
Anti-abortion posters appeared at several metro stations in Athens on Monday morning and triggered a public outcry.By early afternoon, the posters were removed following an order of the Transportation Minister. Many metro commuters were shocked on Monday morning to see huge ads about an issue that has been settled in …
Read More »Greece weather warning: Heavy rain & thunderstorms, stormy winds
Greece’s National Meteorological Service has issued a weather warning about a new barometric low that will hit mostly southern Greece and the islands with powerful rainfalls and heavy storms, locally accompanied by hail and stormy winds of up to 9 Beaufort. Affected by the bad weather front will be mainly …
Read More »Iran warns Greece over use of military bases by the US against Tehran
Iran has warned Greece that it it allows the use of military bases by the US against the country this will be considered as a “hostile act.” to which Tehran will respond “in a clear and decisive manner.” The warning follows an Iranian demarche to Athens over a statement by …
Read More »Silver Alert: UK expat Diane Davison missing from Faliraki on Rhodes
A Silver Alert has been issued for a 60-year-old foreign national Diane Davison who went missing on the island of Rhodes last month. According to the brief announcement, the woman went missing from the area of Faliraki on Rhodes in December 2019. The exact date is apparently unknown, however, local …
Read More »State Dept: No official US initiative to ease tension between Greece & Turkey
The US State Department clarified over the weekend that there is “no official US initiative to ease tension between Greece and Turkey” as Greek media had reported. Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, confirmed stating that there is “continued contact” instead in an interview with Skai TV on Sunday. The United …
Read More »At least 12 dead when migrants boat sinks off Paxos island in Ionian Sea
The bodies of 12 people have been recovered from the sea after a boat carrying migrants sank 13 nautical miles south-west of the island of Paxos in the Ionian Sea short after 9 o’ clock on Saturday morning. Twenty-one migrants have been rescued, so far. It is not known how …
Read More »At least three dead when migrants boat sinks off Paxos island
The bodies of three people have been recovered from the sea when a boat carrying migrants sank 13 nautical miles south-west of the island of Paxos in the Ionian Sea on Saturday morning. Twenty-one migrants have been rescued, while it is not known so far whether there are still people …
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