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Residents of Skydra in West Macedonia has threatened to take “the guns” should refugees and migrants settle their area as the government plans in order to decongest the overcrowded islands. They will “take the law in their hands and defend themselves and their families with rifles,” they say, claiming that …
Read More »Mitsotakis urges ministers to “be careful with statements & social media posts”
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged his ministers to be careful with statements and posts on social media because they provoke the citizens’ reactions and trigger outrage by specific groups of the society. At the cabinet meting on Friday, the prime minister expressed his concern and asked the minister to …
Read More »Council of State freezes 9-storey hotel project at the foot of Acropolis
Greece’s top court, the Council of State has upheld an appeal by residents of Makriyanni against a 9-storey hotel that would block the view to the Acropolis of Athens. Constructors had obtained a legal license but the project froze in March 2019 when the residents appealed to justice and other …
Read More »Lesvos: One-member Censorship Committee to ban theater plays with gays
The deputy mayor of Lesvos plans to establish a one-member Censorship Committee in order to hinder gays on stage of local theaters. According to local media reports, the deputy mayor, who is in charge of Culture, wants to safeguard the “good morals” on the island. Deputy mayor, Panagiotis Tsakiris, revealed …
Read More »Greece to split gas distribution grind DEPA, sell 65% stake
Greece plans to spin off the distribution grid and commercial operations of majority-state owned natural gas company DEPA and to sell its 65% stake in the two new firms, its deputy energy minister said on Thursday. The conservative government, which came to power in July, wants to speed up privatizations …
Read More »Tax officers fine cobbler with €250 for accepting 1 euro tip
Tax officers fined a cobbler with heavy 250 euros for having received a tip of 1 euro. The incident took place in Livadia, Viotia, and the craftsman appealed the fine. He was vindicated. The Tax officers had targeted the cobbler in order to check whether he was committing tax evasion. …
Read More »Greece Waste Management: EU 2nd in buried waste, 24th in recycling
Greece ranks 24th in the European Union in recycling and is second in the burial of waste, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in the Parliament on Friday. According to the data listed by the Prime Minister on the waste management in Greece, there are 53 illegal landfills. Of them, 22 …
Read More »Autumn Sales kick off in Greece on Nov 1, followed by “Black Friday”
Autumn mid-term sales kick off on Friday, November 1, and will last until November 15, 2019. According to theAthens Chamber of Commerce, shop owners would be able to open their stores also on Sunday, November 3, and thus from 11:00 a.m. until 06:00 p.m. Discount products have to have tags …
Read More »Police dismantles drugs trafficking ring, seizes 105 kg of cocaine
The Drugs Squad of the Greek Police dismantled a major cocaine trafficking ring and seized 105 kilogram of the illegal drug. In cooperation with the US DEA and following a tip off police raided an apartment in Agios Dimitrios-Brahami suburb of south Athens on Thursday. Police confiscated also 828,000 euros …
Read More »Rain weather: Adventure in flooded public bus in Attica (video)
Thursday afternoon in West Attica: Public Bus 805 Apropyrgos-Neoktista. The heavy rainfall turns the bus into a flooded boat in the asphalt ocean. Passengers try to keep their legs dry in a bus that has been flooded. They seek “refuge” on the seats or they attempt a kind of “pole …
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