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A heavy hail storm that swept over the island of Skopelos on Friday caused severe damages in infrastructure. The Municipality submitted a request to the Civil Protection asking that the “state of emergency.” Especially affected are the areas of Glossas, Klimatos and the settlement of Panormos. “There are problems on …
Read More »€200 fine for smokers violating new anti-smoking Law in Greece
A fine of 200 euros threatens smokers who violate the anti-smoking law, according to a bill submitted by the Greek Health Ministry to the Parliament. The fine is currently at 50 euros. The bill includes new provisions regarding smoking in public places. These are: The possibility of creating smoking areas …
Read More »Drilling contracts signed, the Political Parties who voted for and those against
The four conventions for research and exploitation of hydrocarbons voted on in Parliament. The Draft Law. The draft law “Ratification of the Lease Agreement between the Hellenic Republic and the company” Hellenic Petroleum Societe Anonyme “for the grant of the right to research and exploit hydrocarbons in the Maritime Area …
Read More »“Greece’s fiscal gap for 2020 to be reduced,” says Moscovici
Οutgoing European Commissioner for Financial Affairs, Pierre Moscovici, expressed his confidence that the fiscal gap for 2020 would be reduced and this will open the way for the disbursement of SMP-ANFAs form the European banks profits. The Greek government proposal to allocate these funds for investment is being considered, he …
Read More »Head of UNHCR-Greece appeal: Refrain from statements that would trigger hate against refugees
Over the last couple of days, ministers of the Greek government but also Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, have been promoting a new policy claiming the increase of arrivals on the islands of the Eastern Aegean Sea is a migration issue and not a refugee crisis. Furthermore, they claimed that the …
Read More »Us Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Athens
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Athens on Friday night for a 2-day official visit. IN his first visit to Greece on October 4-6, Pompeo will meet Prime Minister Mitsotakis and members of his cabinet, Foreign Minister Dendias and Defense Minister Panagiotopoulos, ahead of the 2019 U.S.-Greece Strategic …
Read More »Greek dairy, agricultural exports hit by new US tariffs
The World Trade Organization decision to allow US President Donald Trump to impose additional tariffs on European exports worth € 7.5 billion directly damage the Greek exports to the United States. The new tariffs are to take effect on October 18, 2019, and affect a wide range of Greek products …
Read More »Hail storm in Athens: Short but intense (videos) – POLL
It was short after 2:30 Friday afternoon when a weird, continuous sound coming from nowhere was heard. initially it was a “Toc!” here and a “Toc!” there and within minutes the feeling of being “bombarded” from all sides. A hail storm in Athens and the sound of hail balls knocking …
Read More »Council of State: Pensions and contributions of 2016 Law “unconstitutional”
The Council of State has ruled that basic provisions of the 2016 social security legislation – Katrougalos Law – were against the Constitution. The CoS ruling refers to provisions of main and supplementary pensions as well as social security contributions of self-employed. The Council of State has ruled as “unconstitutional” …
Read More »Frigate “ELLI” runs aground in final stage of PARMENION military exercise
An unexpected incident occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, when the Greek Navy frigate “ELLI” ran aground in the sandy sea bottom off the island of Samothraki in the North-West Aegean Sea. The incident occurred with the multinational military exercise PARMENION 2019 to be in its final stage. …
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