Friday , March 29 2024

Greece

“There is only one minority, the Muslim minority,” Greece tells BBC

A BBC story published online on Sunday, “Greece’s Invisible Minority – the Macedonian Slavs,” contains “significant historical inaccuracies and distorts facts at the expense of Greece,” Greek Ambassador to London Dimitris Caramitsos-Tziras said in a letter to the broadcaster on Monday. The BBC claim that the Prespes Agreement may have …

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Horror for passengers in Sky Express flight Athens-Limnos

A horror flight for passengers of Sky Express from Athens to the island of Limnos on Monday night. Fe 25, 2019.  Fifteen minutes after the takeoff, a deafening noise was heard, and the aircraft began to tremble very loudly. Immediately panic broke out in the cabin, passenger wore life-jackets and …

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Authorities order evacuations in Rethymno due to river overflowing (videos)

Authorities have ordered the evacuation of homes in Platanes in Rethymnon Municipality following serious indications that the Platanias River is overflowing. Especially residents whose homes are near the river or at risk of been flooded have been ordered to evacuate. Several basements have been already flooded as of Monday evening, …

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“Greece seeks to be catalyst and bridge for EU-Arab dialogue,” says Tsipras

“Greece is constantly seeking to be a catalyst and bridge for Euro-Arab dialogue,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said late on Sunday during a speech at the first European Union-Arab League summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The prime minister explained that Greece is “a country with strong historical, cultural, economic and …

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One missing, bridge collapse as torrential rains flood Chania and Rethymno (videos)

One person is missing, a historical bridge collapsed and landslides occurred on the national road after torrential rainfalls have been striking the island of Crete since Sunday afternoon. A breeder is missing after his car was swept away and two women were trapped in their home when rocks fell on …

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New Heraklio Airport on Crete to cost €1.5bn, create 1,500 jobs

Indian infrastructure company GMR Airports Limited, along with its Greek partner Terna Group, will develop the new international airport of Heraklion in Kastelli, Crete, after Greek Transportation & Infrastructure Minister Christsos Spirtzis signed the concession agreement. On Friday, the minister and the consortium signed a concession agreement for design, construction, …

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Lanthimos’ tears as Olivia Colman holds her Oscar acceptance speech

Actress Olivia Colman won Best Actress Oscar 2019 Award for her performance as Queen Anne in Yorgos Lanthimos film “The Favourite.” Despite the ten nominations, The Favourite won only one Award – but it seems that in the 91. Academy every film went home with only one Oscar. Upon hearing …

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Streets turn into rivers as torrential rains strike Chania (videos)

For one more time in February, the city of Chania on the island of Crete was hit but torrential rains on Sunday afternoon. Within minutes, the narrow streets of Koum Kapi area were flooded as the guts were not able to cope with the volume of water. Ten houses on …

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Flock of 200 sheep on e-auction due to breeder’s €3,900 debt to state

A flock of 200 sheep has been seized by Greek tax authorities and is to change hands in an electronic auction. The single-member First Instance Court in Grevena, West Macedonia, gave the green light for the forceful auctioning of the animals. The sheep owner owes €3,848.59 to Social Security Fund …

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BBC article on “repressed Macedonian Slav minority” angers Greece

The article of BBC “Greece’s invisible minority – The Macedonian Slavs” triggered angry reactions in Athens with the government to speak of “inaccurate and distorted Information.” The point that angered the Greek government is the BBC claim that with the Prespes Agreement with the Republic of North Macedonia, “Greece has …

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