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Schools remain closed on Friday on Kefalonia and Ithaki after a heavy storm stroke the two islands in the Ionian Sea. Streets were flooded with tons of mud, power outages occurred as trees swept by the strong winds fell on the power supply network. Picture via Dennis Kakoniktis FB Many …
Read More »Parliament: Varoufakis asks the PM to close Moria, Mitsotakis’ response
Secretary General of MeRA25 and former finance minister, Yanis Vourfakis, supports the closure of the reception and identification center of Moria on the island of Lesvos in the aftermath of the tragedy on Sunday. In a relevant question submitted to Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and the Parliament, Varoufakis requested the …
Read More »Greece’s gloomy birth rates statistics
Greece has the third-lowest birth rate in Europe (9/1,000) after Germany (8.4/1,000) and Portugal (8.5/1,000), the Hellenic Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology (HAGG) said on Tuesday on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons on October 1. According to a HAGG study, by 2050 teenagers will make up …
Read More »Shelf Cloud: Spectacular phenomenon before the storm in Athens
A spectacular phenomenon appeared in the sky over Greek capital Athens, short before the storm on Thursday afternoon. A so-called “Shelf Cloud” swallowed the Greek capital a few moments before the storm broke out. According to the meteo service of the National Observatory in Athens, a shelf cloud is at …
Read More »Helliniko Casino Resort: Joint Ministerial Decision opens way for bid
The Ministry of Development proceeded with the issuance of the fourth and the last Joint Ministerial Decisions concerning the planning of the property in Helliniko Project. The last of a series of JMD opens the way for the bid for the integrated Casino Resort. Today’s Joint Ministerial decision allows investors …
Read More »Storms over Greece: Flooded roads, power outages, waterspouts (videos)
Homes and businesses were flooded, waterspouts were formed and power outages have taken place as a bad weather front stroke West Greece on Thursday. The island of Corfu, the regions of Messologhi and Agrinio in western mainland as well as Ilia in West Peloponnese were badly hit. Here comes the …
Read More »Parliament lifts immunity of MP Loverdos over Novartis
The Plenary of the Greek Parliament lifted the immunity of MP Andreas Loverdos over the Novartis case. Out of 225 lawmakers present, 224 voted in favor and one against. The MP from KINAL/PASOK had himself requested the lifting of his immunity. Convinced that he is victim of a plot against …
Read More »Greece desperately seeking to halt refugees and migrants flows
Greece is desperately seeking to halt the refugees and migrants flows and intensifies its contacts with Turkey and the European Union. Migration Policy Minister, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, is meeting with the Turkish Interior Minister and high ranking officials of the Foreign Ministry in Ankara on Thursday. A delegation of the EU …
Read More »Earthquake rattles the island of Rhodes with 5.1R on Oct3
An earthquake with magnitude 5.1 on Richter scale rattled the island of Rhodes on Thursday morning. The earthquake occurred at 07:45 a.m. Its epicenter was in the sea area 37km South-East off the island. The focal point was 16,8 km. It was of long duration, local media report. Two-three aftershocks …
Read More »Archbishop of Crete, Irinaios, “blesses” a medical cannabis shop
The Archbishop of Crete, Irinaios, broke a taboo. He blessed the opening of a medical cannabis shop on the island of Crete. Even if medical cannabis has nothing do with the drug the Greek orthodox Church normally does not even want to hear the word. Archbishop Irinaios has reached the …
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