First major snowfall of the season grips greater Athens area
First major snowfall of the season grips greater Athens area The greater Athens area over the weekend is experiencing the first major cold front of this winter season, with many northern suburbs of the Greek capital and surrounding mountains receiving moderate to heavy snowfall. Although sleet and snow fell in much of the central Athens-Piraeus […]
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The First African-American Poet and Her Love of Ancient Greece
The First African-American Poet and Her Love of Ancient Greece Phillis Wheatley in the Boston Women’s Memorial. Credit: ckilger, CC-BY-NA-2.0 / Flickr In 1761, Phillis Wheatley, a young West African girl, was captured and brought to America on a slave ship. There Susanna Wheatley, wife of prominent Boston businessman John Wheatley, bought her at an […]
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Asteras knocks Panathinaikos off the top
Asteras knocks Panathinaikos off the top AEK has gone top of the Super League table for the first time this season, as hitherto leader Panathinaikos lost 1-0 at Asteras Tripolis on Monday. The Greens, that had had 12 wins and one draw in the first half of the regular season, have since recorded only two […]
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Athens in the thrall of the Great Idea
Athens in the thrall of the Great Idea The year 1896, following the first modern Olympic Games, was defined by a widespread sense of optimism in Athens, a rather insignificant city of just 130,000. It was a time when “little Greece” began cultivating aspirations of victory, reaching out to realize the Great Idea by reclaiming […]
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SYRIZA-PA will come first in the first round of elections, Svigou says
SYRIZA-PA will come first in the first round of elections, Svigou says Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance Central Committee Secretary Rania Svigou said she was confident that SYRIZA will get the largest share of the vote from the first round of the general elections, in an interview with Real News published on Sunday. Regarding the motion […]
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American Movie Becomes First Ever Filmed At The Acropolis Of Rhodes
American Movie Becomes First Ever Filmed At The Acropolis Of Rhodes Credit: The Hallmark Channel The 6th telemovie of Hallmark Channel’s The Wedding Veil saga becomes the first production to have ever been allowed to film at the majestic Acropolis of Lindos, on the Greek island of Rhodes. The Wedding Veil Journey, directed by Ronald Oliver […]
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The last Greek Jewish Holocaust survivor
The last Greek Jewish Holocaust survivor Eighty years after the first trains departed Greece on their way to the Nazi death camps in Germany and Poland, the last Holocaust survivor of Trikala’s Jewish community recounts the horrors of World War II. Esther (Naki) Matathia Bega, 96, talks to Kathimerini about the 14-month fight for survival […]
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First medical cannabis plant inaugurated in Greece
First medical cannabis plant inaugurated in Greece Greece’s first-ever pharmaceutical cannabis production plant was inaugurated at Examilia, in Corinth, on Thursday. The investment by Tikun Europe, subsidiary of Israel-based Tikun Olam, exceeded 40 million euros in a privately owned area of 6 hectares (60 stremmas), which includes an area of 21,000 sq.m. with state-of-the-art hybrid […]
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First-ever Medicinal Cannabis Production Plant Opens in Greece
First-ever Medicinal Cannabis Production Plant Opens in Greece The first medicinal cannabis plant opens near Corinth in Greece. Credit: Tikun Olam Greece’s first-ever medicinal cannabis production plant was inaugurated at Examilia, in Corinth, on Thursday. The investment by Tikun Europe, a subsidiary of Israel-based Tikun Olam, was welcomed by Greek Development & Investments Minister Adonis […]
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Greece at forefront of state-of-the-art photovoltaics
Greece at forefront of state-of-the-art photovoltaics The world’s first factory to produce the new third-generation photovoltaics, which can deliver electricity from almost anywhere the sun shines, will be created in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, as part of a major European project. At the same time a second flagship project is being developed in parallel, to upgrade […]
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Editorial To Vima: The devil is in the details
Editorial To Vima: The devil is in the details The first opinion polls of 2023 are almost identical to the last polls of 2022, which were similar to those at the start of 2022. Does this noteworthy stability mean that the result of the election is foreordained? No, because we do not hold elections due […]
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First credits on market pass cards by March 3
First credits on market pass cards by March 3 Successful applicants to the government’s platform to support households in buying groceries will see the first credits arrive on their so-called “market pass” cards by March 3, government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou has said. The subsidy equals 10% of the amount of goods purchased at supermarkets and […]
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PM unveils economic plan for new term
PM unveils economic plan for new term In his first thematic press conference on “the economy, growth and employment” on Monday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made three main announcements, provided that he is re-elected. Firstly, he revealed that in 2024, he will introduce the new single wage scale for civil servants. Secondly, and in response […]
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For First Time, Cyprus Issues Fines for Poisoning Wild Bird Scavengers
For First Time, Cyprus Issues Fines for Poisoning Wild Bird Scavengers January 23, 2023 Songbird, Eastern yellow robin (Eopsaltria australis) (Photo Wikipedia). NICOSIA – On an island where eating songbirds as a delicacy – despite prohibitions being widely ignored – Cyprus authorities for the first time have fined people for poisoning wild birds to protect […]
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Scientists Find First Known Organisms That Eat Only Viruses
Scientists Find First Known Organisms That Eat Only Viruses Scientists Found First Known Microbes That Eat Only Viruses. Credit: Don Loarie / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0 Every species of organism has evolved to eat at least one form of organic material, and different animals eat a variety of substances, such as vegetation, meat, […]
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Thousands of refugees back out in the cold
Thousands of refugees back out in the cold It wasn’t too cold the first night Marie spent on the streets of downtown Athens even though it was already early December. She had a small school bag with some milk, biscuits, diapers and baby wipes. She had been planning to spend the night in the courtyard […]
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Billion in grants for medium-sized, small businesses
Billion in grants for medium-sized, small businesses The first initiatives for small and medium-sized enterprises is expected to be announced through the Competitiveness program of the National Strategic Reference Framework, known in Greece as ESPA, which will finance their digital transformation. According to Deputy Minister of Development and Investment Yannis Tsakiris, this will be the […]
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Support for young freelancers
Support for young freelancers The government is attempting to support young freelancers in their first professional steps through a favorable tax framework. In this context, new self-employed people will be taxed on their 2022 income at a rate of 4.5% – i.e. at a rate that is 50% lower than that which applies to the […]
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Family Ties: Ancient Greeks Encouraged First Cousins to Marry
Family Ties: Ancient Greeks Encouraged First Cousins to Marry January 18, 2023 The well-known Minoan goddess figure, artistically adapted, is depicted holding DNA chains instead of snakes. The population is born from her “ancient” body. The orange and red genealogy refers to the research finding of inbreeding between first cousins. Photo: © Eva Skourtanioti. ATHENS […]
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Dentist-Pass for children free of charge to be launched
For the first time, Greece’s Health Ministry is taking care of the dental care and is proceeding with the implementation of a free preventive dental care program, through the so-called Dentist-Pass voucher for children aged 6-12. Goal of the Health Ministry is that starting from March 2023 parents will be able to book an appointment […]
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Electricity prices fall sharply in Greece
Wholesale electricity prices fell below 100 euros/MWh in Greece for the first time in 18 months. Electricity prices for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 18, were set at 86.77 euros/MWh in the Greek Energy Exchange, falling below the 100-euro barrier for the first time since August 2021, media report. Market analysts attributed this development to a series […]
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First poll in 2023: Difference ND-SYRIZA below 7%
In the first public opinion poll for 2023, the difference between ruling conservative New Democracy and main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA has fallen below 7 percent, as the price hikes keep bothering the Greek public. According to ALCO conducte don behalf of Alpha TV, the difference between ND and SYRIZA is 6.9 points. A rise […]
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Eleni Skoura: The First Woman Elected in Greek Parliament
Eleni Skoura: The First Woman Elected in Greek Parliament “We have a lot to do for Greek women”, Eleni Skoura said after her election as the first-ever female in the Greek Parliament. Public Domain On January 19, 1953, Eleni Skoura was the first woman elected to the Greek parliament, in a historic moment for the […]
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Population in China Declines for First Time in Decades
Population in China Declines for First Time in Decades Population in China Declines for First Time in Decades. Credit: Kyla Duhamel / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0 China has reported its first population decline in decades as the world’s most populous country ages and its birthrate falls, posing new difficulties to the slowing economy. On […]
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Cyprus had over 3.2 mln visitors in ’22
Cyprus had over 3.2 mln visitors in ’22 Cyprus tourism outperformed the first two years of the pandemic in 2022, but was off 19.5% from record year 2019. For the period of January-December 2022, arrivals of tourists totaled 3,201,080, compared to 1,936,931 in the corresponding period of 2021, 631,609 in 2020 and 3,976,777 in the […]
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Power rate below 100 euros/MWh for the first time since summer 2021
Power rate below 100 euros/MWh for the first time since summer 2021 Wholesale electricity prices have fallen below 100 euros per megawatt-hour in Greece for the first time in nearly 18 months. The electricity rate for Wednesday has been set at €86.77/MWh in the Greek Energy Exchange, falling below the €100 barrier for the first […]
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First Greek Cypriot to Settle in the Occupied North Passes Away
First Greek Cypriot to Settle in the Occupied North Passes Away The story of the brave Cypriot made international headlines in 2018. Public Domain Nicolas Skourides, the first Greek Cypriot to settle in the occupied north of Cyprus after the Turkish invasion of 1974, passed away according to an announcement on Tuesday in the Turkish-Cypriot […]
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Greece: 2022’s unlikely economic winner
Greece: 2022’s unlikely economic winner For the first time in a while, the economic party is happening in the Mediterranean, and Greece is leading the way ahead of Spain and Portugal. As The Economist looked into the best and worst economic performers of 2022, Greece found itself at the top of the list, with high […]
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Delta to launch direct flight season on March 11
Delta to launch direct flight season on March 11 The first direct flight from the US for the 2023 season will be by Delta Airlines and will arrive at Athens International Airport on March 11, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias told state broadcaster ERT on Saturday. Kikilias explained that Delta stopped its direct flights to Athens […]
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Tsitsipas through to AO second round
Tsitsipas through to AO second round Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece reacts during his first round match against Quentin Halys of France at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Monday. Tsitsipas won 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (6) to advance into the second round. [AP] Source : Newsroom Σύνδεσμος
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