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Heavy rainfalls and strong winds have been striking the island of Crete since early Friday morning, confirming the meteorologists forecast. The biggest island of Greece is isolated by air and sea as winds blowing with intensity of up to 10 Beaufort have brought ferries traffic to halt, while airplanes have …
Read More »Tax returns
The finance ministry and AADE are planning a triple intervention to combat tax evasion. Based on the success of the extension of electronic payments to fight against money laundering / illegal monetary gains, they are preparing numerous interventions which will make cross-checking easier, so as to be able to discover undeclared income. …
Read More »Greece Sotheby’s real estate records significant growth in 2018
Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC announced the highest annual return in history in 2018, with its partners reaching a total sales volume exceeding over 112 billion dollars. Greece Sotheby’s experienced one of the highest growth rates worldwide, greatly consolidating its leading position in the local market. Record number of transactions …
Read More »Air Canada
Air Canada is extending its presence in Athens this summer, with the addition of 2 weekly flights to Toronto and 2 weekly flights to Montreal. Additional flights will be operated by Air Canada Rouge from 24th June to 24th September, in addition to existing daily services that take place from …
Read More »She came with nothing. Now Iranian woman feeds homeless in Athens
When Mahbooubeh Tavakoli arrived in Athens three years ago, she had nothing and nowhere to sleep. Now the woman from Iran feeds those still living on the streets. Tavakoli and her husband were forced to flee Iran, leaving behind everyone and everything. Greece was their first and only stop. When …
Read More »Turkish researchers: No Sultan’s edict allowing Lord Elgin to loot the Acropolis
Two Turkish researchers have debunked the British claim that the Parthenon Marbles were a gift by the Ottoman Sultan Selim III to Lord Elgin. The Sultan did not issue an edict (ferman) allowing Elgin to loot the Acropolis, the researches have found. The Parthenon Marbles have been at the center …
Read More »2 missing after migrants boat capsizes off Chios, baby among the rescued
Two men are missing and 36 people were rescued when a boat carrying migrants from Turkey to the island of Chios crashed into the rocks and the passengers fell into the sea in the early morning hours of Thursday. The inflatable boat left the Turkish coast and reached the rocky …
Read More »Greek gov’t bypasses court ruling on smoking ban with ministerial decision
The Council of State ruled on Wednesday that smoking is in casinos and in entertainment venues is against the constitution on Wednesday. Greece’s top court annulled the ministerial decision of 2011 that was allowing smoking towards a fee. However, the court ruling came too late as the government had already …
Read More »The Greek village where nobody smokes or can buy cigarettes (video)
In the land of smokers there is a village where nobody smokes, no shop sells cigarettes and ashtrays have disappeared long ago. Residents of village Skotino decided to cut this bad habit some forty years ago. Nobody in the picturesque village of Hersonissos Municipality by Heraklio can really remember how …
Read More »Lara, the first guide dog in Greece, passes away at the age of 16
Lara, the first guide dog in Greece, passed away at the age of 16. The black Labrador Retriever was a symbol for people with vision problems in the country. Inspired by Lara, her owner, psychologist and blind by birth Ioanna-Maria Gertsou had established a Guide Dog School and named it …
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