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Government plans to change the Penal Code have triggered an outrage for a series of proposed penalties set to be lowered.penalties proposed. The storm of protests came not only from conservative New Democracy and communist party KKE but but also from the youth branch of ruling party SYRIZA as well …
Read More »Crete: Mother, 2 children pulled out car plunged in 80-meter deep cliff
A mother and her two children aged 9 and 10, were pulled out of a car that fell off a cliff in the region of Rethymon Prefecture, Crete, on Tuesday. A woman was reportedly driving between Sisses and Aloides, when she lost control of the car that plunged into an …
Read More »Ferry services resume after winds in open seas weaken
Ferry services around Greece resumed normal operation after strong winds started to abate on Wednesday. Ships were banned from sailing on Wednesday morning due to powerful winds reaching up to 9 and even 10 Beaufort. The Aghia Marina-Nea Styra and Kavala-Prinos ferry links were not running still at 2 p.m. …
Read More »Greece suspends flights of Boeing 737 Max following EASA decision
All flights of Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 are suspended in Greek airports after the decision of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). EASA decided to suspend all flights of the two above models in the European airspace, following the crash of the Ethiopian Airlines aircraft short after its …
Read More »Ferry boat line closed due to high winds.
This morning’s first Ferry boat schedule was cancelled this morning due to high winds, however after communications with Levante Ferries the next schedule is due to operate as normal but are still waiting for confirmation from the Port Authorities, we advise travellers to get in contact with their agent before …
Read More »Spectacular temperature drop of up to 19°C in Northern Greece
A spectacular temperature drop from up to 19 degrees Celsius has been recorded in northern Greece, and specifically in West Macedonia in the last 24 hours. While temperature reached 20.6°C on Monday noon, the thermometer showed 1.9°C at 13:30 Tuesday noon. Three hours later, strong winds started to blow and …
Read More »Special Olympics
On 8th March, the 91-member Special Olympics Hellas delegation departed from Athens International Airport, El Venizelos, to take part in the Special Olympics World Games “Abu Dhabi 2019”. In the delegation, taking part as coach of weightlifting – powerlifting, is Andreas Kolettis, “member of the Board of Directors of Lampsis”, …
Read More »EU Court denies Varoufakis access to ECB decision that led to capital controls
The European Union’s top General Court denied access to a European Central Bank (ECB) document which underpinned its decision to freeze vital funding to Greek banks in 2015, that resulted in forcing Athens to impose capital controls. Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and German left-wing parliamentarian Fabio De Masi(Die …
Read More »Environment Minister signs decision for cremation facility in Athens
Almost 13 years after cremations were legalized in Greece, Environment and Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis signed a decision to allow the construction of the much anticipated cremation facilicity in Athens. The Minister’s decision determines the place and the conditions under which the facility will operate and as designed and proposed …
Read More »German woman arrested as prime suspect for death of Greek partner
For ten days, she was sleeping next to her dead partner, she was talking to him and she would even cook for him, the German national, the number one suspect for the death of real estate agent in Halandri, reportedly told police. The 56-year-old German national even admitted to have …
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