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The European Commission has hailed the one year anniversary of Greece successfully concluding stability support programme. In a statement issue don Wednesday, the Commission said: Today marks one year since Greece successfully concluded its European Stability Mechanism (ESM) stability support programme. The 3-year stability support programme took a coordinated approach …
Read More »Poros: Video shows the last minutes of helicopter flight before crash
A video shows the last minutes of the helicopter that crashed in the sea off the port of the island of Poros on Tuesday. The Augusta A 109C takes off from a make-shift helipad and gains some height. An explosion has occurred and white smoke is seen. It crashes into …
Read More »US warns Greece of sanctions should it harbor the Iranian tanker
“There is no official request from the Iranian tanker for mooring,” Greek Shipping Minister Giannis Plakiotakis said on Tuesday implying that Athens will not officially express its position on the issue, not before tanker Adrian Darya 1 declares its intentions. The ministires of Merchant Shipping and Foreign Affairs are monitoring …
Read More »Zakynthos is number seven!
Greece is always a popular holiday destination in the summer. Figures recently released from the Greek Civil Aviation Authority, in conjunction with the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation (INSETE Intelligence), have reported the top ten most visited Greek destinations this year between January and June, as based on airport …
Read More »Helicopter with 3 onboard crashes into the sea off Poros; Black Out (UPD2))
A private helicopter crashed into the sea near the port of the island of Poros short before 4 o’ clock on Tuesday afternoon. Search and Rescue operation for pilot and passengers. Black out on the island. The private helicopter with the pilot and two passengers onboard crashed into the sea …
Read More »Helicopter with 3 onboard crashes into the sea off Poros; Black Out (UPD)
A private helicopter crashed into the sea near the port of the island of Poros short before 4 o’ clock on Tuesday afternoon. Search and Rescue operation for pilot and passengers. Black out on the island. The private helicopter with the pilot and two passengers onboard crashed into the sea …
Read More »Greece to scrap free health treatment for tourists from EU, third-countries
Foreign visitors to Greece will have to immediately pay for their hospitalization or treatment in the country’s health units, Health Minister, Vassilis Kikilias, ordered in a circular issued last week. The measure regards European and third country citizens who are insured. “Greek taxpayers will no longer pay for the treatment …
Read More »Halkidiki: Impressive waterspout in the Gulf of Mt Athos (video)
The unstable weather in Halkidiki peninsula fostered the best conditions for the creation of a waterspout. Locals and visitors saw the impressive phenomenon in the Gulf of Mount Athos, moving from Amouliani to Sithonia. The second waterspout on Saturday was formed over Agia Paraskeyvi in Kassandra and it was equally …
Read More »Controversial Metropolitan Bishop of Kalavryta, Amvrosios, resigns
Hardcore Metropolitan Bishop of Kalavryta and Aigialia, Amvrosios announced his resignation during the morning mess on Sunday. The resignation of the 81-year-old Amvrosios was planted for quite some time after he was sentenced for hate speech. In his speech to the parish on Sunday, he explained the reasons for his …
Read More »Greek gov’t to end flight delays with urgent measures
The Greek government has issued several urgent measures in an attempt to reduce a growing problem in Greece. On the surface, all is well as the country’s tourism sector continues to grow. According to the European Travel Commission, foreign arrivals in Greece are up 8% so far this year. But …
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