A fire broke out in the area of Saint Nicholaos earlier today at 12. 20p.m. At the moment the fire department has the fire partially undercontrol. Within the area, which was above the area of the port six fire vehicles with 12 fire fights spread to the area. Damage to …
Read More »Protesters “bury” the Pensions Bill as Greece paralyzes with a 24h strike
In a symbolic act, strikers in Herakleio, Crete, buried the pension and social security reform bill on Tuesday, the day Greece paralyzed due to the 24-hour strike. Some of the bill protesters in Heraklio wore Death costumes and held pruning shears in order to point out to the negative effects …
Read More »Turkey joins Confidence Building Measures with Greece with air space violations, provocations
Turkey “welcomed” the launch of Confidence Building Measures talks with Greece with air space violations and a provocative statement by the Foreign Minister who calls the “Muslim minority of Greece” as “Turkish.” The armed forces of Greece and Turkey began meeting in Athens on Monday in the framework of military …
Read More »PPC asks consumers to measure electricity consumption by themselves
The Greek Public Power Company (PPC/DEH) has reportedly asked consumers to conduct measurements on their home electricity consumption and declare it to the company officers. Consumers have denounced this to media. According to news website in.gr, PPC subscribers who have not received their bills for several months have turned to …
Read More »Greek olive oil, wines, other products exempted from US tariffs imposed on EU
Greek olive oil, olive products, cheese, wines and related export products remain exempted from the US tariffs on European Union products. Apart from these products, plum juice was excluded from the list of duties. On February 15, the US Department of Commerce renewed Greece’s exemption from US tariffs on the …
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La Liga rethinks stance over apparent racist gesture by Real Mallorca coach
La Liga has clarified its stance on an alleged racist incident in a Spanish top tier football match following a public backlash.
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Fine Greek mess: Trains, Proastiakos on strike without informing the public
The absolute fine Greek mess: the union of workers at trains and suburban train Proastiakos declared a strike without previous informing all workers and the public. And this on a day, where all other public transport means, metro, tram, buses, trolleys buses, are locked in depots and workers on strike. …
Read More »Greek locals accuse migrants of trying to ‘Islamize the western world’
The coastal area of Makrygialos is one of many areas in mainland Greece where the government is locked in a tug of war with local communities over the housing of migrants.
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