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One of the biggest Greek music composers, Giannis Spanos, passed away at the age of 85 on Thursday. The announcement of his sudden death shocked the Greek music scene, the many colleagues and singers with whom he cooperated in his long career. Spanos was preparing several performances together with composers …
Read More »People with Disabilities call on Minister to correct “abusive statements”
A war of words broke out between a MEP and a government Minister, both from New Democracy, due to a statement about disabilities. It was Minister for Rural Development, Makis Voridis, who insulted people with disabilities when he commented on the controversial silly walks event during the 28. October parade. …
Read More »Turkish violations of Greek air space reach record high in Jan-Oct 2019
Greek air space violations by Turkish aircraft have reached a record high number in the first ten months of 2019. According to Greek General Staff, a total of 3,950 violations in the Aegean Sea have occurred in the time from January 1 until October 29, 2019. It is the highest …
Read More »Power outages in Athens, Piraaeus, Kefalonia due to rainstorms
A heavy rainstorm poured down in Attica around 2 o’ clock Thursday noon, causing power outage in several areas of Athens and Piraeus. Traffic lights stopped in the area around the Hilton hotel in downtown Athens causing endless traffic jams. In less than an hour, the Firee Service received 12 …
Read More »ECHR: Greece violates schoolchildren rights to freedom of religion
The European Court of Human Rights has found that Greece violates the rights of schoolchildren to freedom of religion by forcing their parents to reveal their religious beliefs in order to exempt them from religious education classes. Applicants to the ECHR were five Greek nationals, parents and children, who live …
Read More »Bank of Greece report: Banks credit and Deposits September 2019
In September 2019, the annual growth rate of total credit extended to the domestic economy stood at -0.9% from -0.7% in the previous month, while the monthly net flow was positive at €182 million, compared with a negative net flow of €555 million in the previous month. The annual growth …
Read More »Appalling living conditions in the overcrowded hot spot of Kos
Appalling living conditions for the over 3,700 refugees and migrants in the hot spot of Kos. “We are living like mice. We are looking for cardboard boxes and reeds to make ourselves a place to sleep. At night, there is no electricity. You look for an empty space between others, …
Read More »10 trillion cubic feet of natural gas discovered South of Crete
Indications that a huge natural gas field with a volume 10 trillion cubic feet or 280 billion cubic meters, have been discovered in the sea area south of the island of Crete. It is reportedly the largest natural gas reserve in the wider region. According to daily ta nea, the …
Read More »Supreme Court rules against extradition of Iranian domestic violence victim
In an unanimous decision, the Greek Supreme Court ruled that Iranian Sharareh Khademi should not be extradited to Iran. Extradition of the 37-year old nurse would pose an “immediate risk to her life” and she could be abused, the prosecutor had proposed. The court annulled the decision of the Court …
Read More »Germany prepares new Asylum regulation focusing on EU’s “external borders”
German Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer (CSU) is promoting a new EU Asylum legislation plan aiming to scrap the Dublin Regulation and have future asylum-seekers stay out of Europe, Seehofer’s central idea is that asylum procedures start in the countries at the EU external borders and end in other EU states. …
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