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A huge wildfire has been burning down the forest of Strofilia, an amazing natural reserve under protection of Natura 2000 and the Ramsar Convention. The fire broke out early Tuesday afternoon the area area by Kounoupeli, Ilia, in West Peloponnese. The Fire Service speaks of a “dangerous wildfire due to …

Greek judge Linos Alexandre-Sicilianos has been elected President of the European Court of Human Rights. “His term as president will begin on 5 May 2019,” the ECHR statement said. It is the first Greek to hold the court’s presidency. Sicilianos has been a judge of the ECHR since 18 May …

Greek Police will conduct tougher passport controls at Athens International Airport also for EU citizens coming from or departing for non-Schengen countries. Reason for this is the implementation of EU directive 458/2017, which Greece implements with a delay of two years. The EU directive does not refer to domestic flights …

Iconic star model Bella Hadid met Greek antiquities as fashion magazine VOGUE returned to Greece after seven years of absence on Sunday, March 31. The 22-year-old American beauty has posed for the magazine’s cover of its April 2019 comeback edition. Vogue Greece will be the luxury magazine’s 26th international edition. …

c   The Agricultural-Olive-Wine-Raisin Cooperative of Zakynthos with the decision no. 315 / 24.03.2019 are selling land in the Dimos of Zakynthos. Specifically, a plot of land on Αναπάυσεως / Anapavseos street with an area 1864.63 sq.m which has a ground-floor warehouse of 594 sq.m. therein and one of the …

Honoring the day and its customs, one of KTG’s articles posted today was an April Fool’s prank. Which one was it? The post Happy April Fool’s Day 2019! appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

The Municipality of Athens has launched an ambitious program to clean buildings of historical center from graffiti and illegal posters. An area of 20 acres will be cleansed and maintained by special teams in consultation with the local community of shopkeepers and entrepreneurs. “Combating visual vandalism was our first priority. …

The Bank of Greece on Monday lowered growth prospects for 2019 to 1.9 percent, from a previous forecast of 2.3%. It said that the country’s GDP grew by 1.9% in 2018, down from an initial 2.1 pct growth rate. The state budget envisages a growth rate of 2.5 pct this …

Pope Francis has suggested Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras should be awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize due to his contribution to solve the Migration crisis. “I once spoke to a politician, a man that I respect and I will say the name: Alexis Tsipras,” the Pope told journalists during …

For those that use their Greek debit / credit card, for purchases in Greece. The 26th public draw took place 3 days ago, Thursday 28/03, in regards to purchases / receipts made in February. The 1.000 winners each receive 1.000 euros. At the same time there are 1.000 runners-up, just …