Greek museums to host concerts, tours on Friday, full moon night
Greek museums to host concerts, tours on Friday, full moon night The Acropolis Museum, the National Archaeological Museum, and the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki are only some of the Greek museums celebrating the August full moon on Friday (August 12). Some of the events are as follows: – Acropolis Museum courtyard, 21:00, the […]
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Sale of Henry Dunant Hospital gets go-ahead
Sale of Henry Dunant Hospital gets go-ahead The Competition Commission approved Friday the acquisition of a 100% stake in Imithea, the company that operates Athens’ Henry Dunant Hospital, by Blantyre Capital. The transfer, by Piraeus Bank, will also result in the merger of Imithea with another clinic operator, Euromedica. Blantyre is an investment firm specializing […]
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ASE tumbles, spooked by politics
ASE tumbles, spooked by politics The Athens Stock Exchange was rocked by political developments Friday, with both the prime minister’s secretary (and nephew) and the director of the National Intelligence Agency resigning over a case of spyware used to snoop on a journalist and, likely, on socialist leader Nikos Androulakis. Both deny any direct involvement. […]
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Gov’t positive about inquiry committee
Gov’t positive about inquiry committee The government on Friday evening said it accepts the establishment of a committee of inquiry, as well as the reconvening of the Parliament’s Institutions and Transparency Committee on the surveillance issue in the wake of the resignations of the intelligence service chief and a close aide to the prime minister over […]
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Baerbock: Greek sovereignty indisputable
Baerbock: Greek sovereignty indisputable The foreign minister of Germany chastised Turkey on Friday for questioning the sovereignty of Greek islands close to Turkey’s shore and asked Greece to ensure that it stopped any unauthorized pushbacks of migrants and refugees at the border. “Yes, many questions of international law are complicated, but some are also very […]
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Police officer arrested for seducing minor
Police officer arrested for seducing minor A 53-year-old police officer was arrested Friday for committing sexual acts against a 14-year-old girl and attempting to attracting other minors for sexual reasons. According to the police, a criminal complaint was filed by a teen and her parents, according to which the officer, taking advantage of his side […]
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Rail watchdog to investigate service stoppages
Rail watchdog to investigate service stoppages The country’s train watchdog announced on Friday an immediate investigation into the stoppage of two Hellenic Train services on Thursday, which resulted in considerable delays and discomfort for passengers. The investigation will look at possible safety violations by the railway operator and the owner of the rail infrastructure, the […]
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Dendias to meet new French counterpart in Paris on Friday
Dendias to meet new French counterpart in Paris on Friday Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will travel to Paris on Friday afternoon to meet with his new French counterpart Catherine Colonna. The two ministers are expected to discuss the strategic relationship between the two countries, developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Russian invasion of Ukraine […]
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German FM to meet Greek counterpart on Friday
German FM to meet Greek counterpart on Friday Athens is preparing for what is expected to be a useful but also difficult visit on Friday by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, whose staff has already informed Greek authorities that she will raise the issue of alleged pushbacks and mistreatment of migrants by Greek authorities. The […]
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Parliament Committee closed-door meeting Friday, on Androulakis phone-tapping case
Parliament Committee closed-door meeting Friday, on Androulakis phone-tapping case The Hellenic Parliament’s Committee on Institutions and Transparency is to have a closed-door session on Friday at 14:00 to discuss a complaint filed by opposition PASOK-Movement for Change leader Nikos Androulakis with the Supreme Court Prosecutor, alleging an attempt to tap his mobile phone using illegal […]
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Education Ministry to announce universities admission threshold by next Friday, Kerameus says
Education Ministry to announce universities admission threshold by next Friday, Kerameus says The minimum entrance threshold for each university will have been announced by next Friday, Education Minister Niki Kerameus announced on Wednesday. “The final results will be issued at the end of July for the first time after 59 years, instead of the end […]
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Grade thresholds for uni admission to be announced Friday
Grade thresholds for uni admission to be announced Friday Minimum entry grades for Greek universities will be announced by Friday, Education Minister Niki Kerameus said Wednesday. Speaking on Skai TV, Kerameus said the date was brought forward in a bid to optimize planning and to reduce the anxiety of candidates. University hopefuls will be able […]
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Prosecutor wants tougher sentence for Lignadis
Prosecutor wants tougher sentence for Lignadis A prosecutor on Friday appealed the verdict against prominent director and actor Dimitris Lignadis, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison earlier this month. Lignadis, 57, was found guilty by an Athens court on two out of four counts of rape against teenage boys in 2010 and 2015. […]
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Dadia forest fire burning out of control
Dadia forest fire burning out of control Emergency crews were for a second day on Friday battling to contain a wildfire raging in the Dadia National Park, the country’s largest Natura 2000 site and home to the only blackbird colony in the Balkans, in the northeastern border region of Evros. Steep and rugged terrain combined […]
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Fire breaks out in Moria
Fire breaks out in Moria A fire broke out on Friday afternoon among low vegetation near Moria, on the island of Lesvos. The Fire Service sent 22 firemen with eight trucks, a team on foot, and two PZL aircraft who managed to partly contain the blaze. Source : Newsroom Σύνδεσμος
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Prosecutor appeals sentence, one acquittal in Lignadis case
Prosecutor appeals sentence, one acquittal in Lignadis case An Athens prosecutor on Friday appealed against elements of a court verdict which found a prominent stage actor and director guilty of raping two men when they were minors and handed him a suspended 12-year jail sentence. Dimitris Lignadis, 57, was found guilty in two out of […]
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Russia includes Greece to non-friendly countries list
Russia includes Greece to non-friendly countries list The Russian government announced on Friday that it is adding Greece to the list of countries that it considers ‘unfriendly’, along with Denmark, Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia. According to an announcement on Friday by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin, the ‘Unfriendly Countries List’ contains […]
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Man arrested on suspicion of arson
Man arrested on suspicion of arson Police arrested a man on Friday on suspicion of arson in connection with a wildfire that broke out in Agnada, in the western Peloponnese, the day before. Reports say the man is a local resident. He is expected to be brought before the prosecutor. Source : Newsroom Σύνδεσμος
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Reinforcements sent to battle Evros blaze
Reinforcements sent to battle Evros blaze Reinforcements arrived on Friday morning to assist in battling a major fire that broke out Thursday in a forest in the Lyra Dam area, in the northeastern municipality of Soufli, in Evros, which continued to rage during the night. Firefighters battled the flames through the night but the flammability […]
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PM Mitsotakis to visit regions of Etoloakarnania, Preveza & Thesprotia on Friday
PM Mitsotakis to visit regions of Etoloakarnania, Preveza & Thesprotia on Friday Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit the regions of Etoloakarnania, Preveza and Thesprotia on Friday. At 11:15 in the morning, he will speak at an event that marks the handover of the newly constructed Amfilochia road diversion on the Aktio-Amvrakia motorway. The premier […]
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Link between Piraeus, Kasos begins Friday
Link between Piraeus, Kasos begins Friday The southeastern Aegean island of Kasos, which, contrary to other islands in the region, has been left almost empty of visitors due to recent ship route disruptions, will be linked by ferry to the port of Piraeus as of Friday, according to sources from the Shipping Ministry. The news […]
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Greece sends two Canadair planes to help with wildfires in France
Greece sends two Canadair planes to help with wildfires in France Greece on Friday sent two Canadair aircraft to assist France in the battle against the wildfires that are ravaging the country, in response to a request made by French authorities via the European Civil Protection Mechanism and rescEU. The wildfires are mostly located in […]
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Very high risk of fire in five regions on Friday
Very high risk of fire in five regions on Friday Northerly winds of between force 4 and 8 will greatly increase the risk of fire in five regions of Greece on Friday, the General Secretariat of Civil Protection has warned in a weather bulletin. The areas most at risk are Attica, Central Greece (Viotia, Evia), […]
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Power Pass payment begins on Friday
Power Pass payment begins on Friday The payment of an extraordinary stipend from the state budget to cover part of the increase in the cost of electricity for domestic consumers in the period from December 1, 2021 until May 31, 2022, will start on Friday, the Finance Ministry announced. The scheme is being carried out […]
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Digital vehicle registry ‘myAuto’ on gov.gr to be unveiled on Friday
Digital vehicle registry ‘myAuto’ on gov.gr to be unveiled on Friday Tomorrow morning at the “Car Museum”, relevant ministers will present the new “digital car transfer” and “myAuto” services, as well as the other “Digital Services for driving”, the new e-applications, which will be hosted on gov.gr. “myAuto” As OT had written, through the myAuto digital […]
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Power Pass: The payment of financial aid for power bills starts on Friday
Power Pass: The payment of financial aid for power bills starts on Friday The payment of the extraordinary financial aid from the state budget to cover part of the increase in the cost of electricity consumption for domestic consumers in the period from December 1, 2021 until May 31, 2022, will start on Friday, July […]
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New pipeline from Greece to Bulgaria offsets Russian gas cut
New pipeline from Greece to Bulgaria offsets Russian gas cut The leaders of Greece and Bulgaria on Friday inaugurated a new pipeline that will supply natural gas from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria, whose vital supply of Russian gas was cut off in April amid the fallout over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis […]
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Fitch maintains Greece’s rating at BB, and its outlook as Positive
Fitch maintains Greece’s rating at BB, and its outlook as Positive Fitch Ratings announced on Friday it has affirmed Greece’s credit rating at BB, which stands two notches below investment grade. The US agency has also maintained its Positive outlook about the country’s rating it had adopted at the previous rating action, on January 14. […]
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ATHEX: Benchmark minimizes weekly drop
ATHEX: Benchmark minimizes weekly drop The Greek stock market benchmark on Friday remained on the recovery path it had convincingly embarked on on Thursday, climbing back above the 800-point mark thanks mainly to banks and construction companies. However, that was not enough to offset all of the week’s losses. The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index […]
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Severe weather forecast issued for Friday and Saturday in parts of Greece
Severe weather forecast issued for Friday and Saturday in parts of Greece The civil protection agency is on high alert following a severe weather warning issued by the National Meteorological Service for Friday and Saturday, especially for central and northern Greece, ANA reports.According to the forecast, this will include heavy rain and thunderstorms with very […]
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