Civil Protection measures due to snow in Attica, other regions
Civil Protection measures due to snow in Attica, other regions Greece’s Civil Protection issued a series of measures for Wednesday, February 8, due to snowfalls in large parts of Attica and other regions. The measures refer to civil servants, couriers & delivery as well as retail stores and traffic in national highways. These measures are: […]
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Greek Startups: The performance of regions in the startup ecosystem
Greek Startups: The performance of regions in the startup ecosystem The life sciences (Med Tech, Health Tech, Bio Tech), the environment (Environment, Energy-Green Tech, Clean Tech) and the tourism industry (Travel, Hospitality, Leisure) are the leading sectors in the list of registered startups at Elevate Greece. At the same time, while Greece is performing poorly […]
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Golden Visa investment limit doubles in some regions
Golden Visa investment limit doubles in some regions A two-zone system is being promoted by the government regarding real estate investments to obtain a “Golden Visa“, doubling the limits in certain areas and maintaining the current limits of €250,000 in others. After a “silence” of more than three months, since Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the […]
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President of the COR condemns Tzitzikostas Turkish entry ban
President of the COR condemns Tzitzikostas Turkish entry ban The President of the European Committee of the Regions (COR), Vasco Alves Cordeiro, said on Sunday that the Turkish authorities’ decision to deny the entrance of regional governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas to the country is simply unacceptable. “This situation is simply unacceptable. I asked the ARLEM Bureau […]
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Olympia Forum: Empowering Cities & Regions
Olympia Forum: Empowering Cities & Regions The Delphi Economic Forum is holding its Olympia Forum in Athens and Ancient Olympia, titled “Empowering Cities & Regions.” The first day of the event will be at Zappeion Hall in central Athens on Thursday, with the other two days at the International Olympic Academy in Ancient Olympia, in […]
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Two Greek regions among 100 best world geological heritage monuments
Two Greek regions among 100 best world geological heritage monuments The petrified forest of Lesvos and the volcanic caldera of Santorini are included in the list of the top 100 world geological heritage monuments. This was determined by the competent international committee, as it became known on Thursday, October 6th, according to greekreporter.com. The International […]
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Two Greek Regions Among Top 100 World Geological Heritage Monuments
Two Greek Regions Among Top 100 World Geological Heritage Monuments Two Greek Regions Among Top 100 World Geological Heritage Monuments. . Credit: Bongo Vongo / CC-BY-SA-2.0 / Wikimedia Commons (Santorini caldera at sundown) The petrified forest of Lesvos and the volcanic caldera of Santorini are included in the list of the top 100 world geological […]
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UNESCO: Two Greek regions among top 100 world geological heritage monuments
UNESCO: Two Greek regions among top 100 world geological heritage monuments The petrified forest of Lesvos and the volcanic caldera of Santorini are included in the top 100 monuments of the world’s Geological Heritage. This was decided by the competent international committee, as it became known today, October 6, World Biodiversity Day. The International Union […]
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PASOK condemns Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian regions
PASOK condemns Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian regions Greece’s Socialists, the PASOK-Movement for Change party, condemned on Saturday the annexation of four regions in Ukraine occupied by Russia, saying it constitutes “a flagrant violation of international law and the sovereignty” of the country. In its press release, the party also said that it is “firmly against […]
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The History of Donbas’ Donetsk and Luhansk Regions Annexed by Russia
The History of Donbas’ Donetsk and Luhansk Regions Annexed by Russia The Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, or OSCE, monitors the movement of heavy artillery through the Donbas region in 2015. Credit: OSCE/ CC BY 2.0 Russian President Vladimir Putin officially annexed the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, known together as the Donbas, […]
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Putin Declares Four Regions of Ukraine Russian
Putin Declares Four Regions of Ukraine Russian President Putin is joined by the Russia-appointed leaders of the Ukrainian regions he annexed on Friday. Credit: Video screenshot/YouTube/Sky News Vladimir Putin declared four regions of eastern Ukraine as Russian in a major policy speech at the Kremlin on Friday. He claimed that the people of the four […]
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Plan to build broader ‘alliances’
Plan to build broader ‘alliances’ The goal of expanding relations with states and regions outside of Greece’s usual surroundings (NATO, EU, Balkans, Mediterranean) was among the central objectives of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias’ contacts this week in New York during the UN General Assembly. To this end, Dendias met on Friday with his Indian counterpart […]
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Temperatures to reach 36 Celsius in Greece over the weekend
Temperatures to reach 36 Celsius in Greece over the weekend Regions of Greece will experience rising temperatures, according to the National Observatory of Athens, protothema.gr reports. The temperatures are expected to range in Western Macedonia from 12 to 33 degrees Celsius, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from 14 to 34, in Thessaly from […]
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Very high risk of fire in five Greek regions including Attica on Wednesday
Very high risk of fire in five Greek regions including Attica on Wednesday There is a very high (category 4) fire risk for the regions of Attica, Sterea Ellada (mostly Viotia and Evia), the Peloponnese (mostly Argolida and Corinth), Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (mostly Evros) and northern Aegean (mostly the island of Chios) on Wednesday, […]
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Very high risk of fire in four regions, including Attica, Tuesday
Very high risk of fire in four regions, including Attica, Tuesday A very high risk of fire (risk category 4) exists in four regions of the country on Tuesday, the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry has warned. The areas most at risk are Attica, Central Greece (Viotia, Evia), Northern Aegean (Samos, Ikaria) and Southern […]
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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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Very high risk of fire again on Monday in five Greek regions including Attica
Very high risk of fire again on Monday in five Greek regions including Attica A very high risk of fire (risk category 4) is forecast for Monday 18 July in five Greek regions, according to the Fire Forecast Map issued by the Civil Protection secretariat of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry, ANA reports.Specifically, […]
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Very high risk of fire on Monday in five Greek regions including Attica
Very high risk of fire on Monday in five Greek regions including Attica A very high risk of fire (risk category 4) is forecast for Monday 18 July in five Greek regions, according to the Fire Forecast Map issued by the Civil Protection secretariat of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry. Specifically, a very […]
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Very high risk of fire in five Greek regions, including Attica
Very high risk of fire in five Greek regions, including Attica There was a very high risk of fire (risk category 4) in five Greek regions for Monday, according to the Fire Forecast Map issued by the Civil Protection secretariat of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry. The forecast is for the region of […]
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Fire risk remains very high in five regions on Saturday
Fire risk remains very high in five regions on Saturday The risk of fire remains very hight in five regions of Greece on Saturday, the General Secretariat of Civil Protection has warned. The areas most at risk are Attica, Central Greece (Viotia, Evia), Peloponnese (Corinthia and Argolida), Crete and Northern Aegean (Chios, Samos, Ikaria). The […]
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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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High risk of fire forecast in five Greek regions on Thursday A very high risk of fire (risk category 4) is forecast for Thursday 14 July in five Greek regions, according to the Fire Forecast Map issued by the Civil Protection secretariat of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry, ANA reports.Specifically, a very high […]
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Very high risk of fire in five regions on Sunday
Very high risk of fire in five regions on Sunday The continuing heatwave combined with the strong winds will greatly increase the risk of fire in five regions of Greece on Sunday, the General Secretariat of Civil Protection warned on Saturday in a weather bulletin. The areas more at risk are the North Aegean (Lesvos, […]
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The First Smoke-Free Beach in Attica
The First Smoke-Free Beach in Attica Marikes Beach in Attica, Greece will be the region’s first smoke-free beach. Credit: Schuppi/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 Marikes Beach, which is located outside of Athens in Attica, will be the region’s first smoke-free beach. In a country known for its large number of smokers, it is not surprising that […]
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Russia’s attacks on Ukraine health centers show a vicious pattern
Russia’s attacks on Ukraine health centers show a vicious pattern In some regions of Ukraine, there are virtually no hospitals left. [The New York Times] Source : Newsroom Σύνδεσμος
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The History of Donbass’ Donetsk and Luhansk Regions
The History of Donbass’ Donetsk and Luhansk Regions The Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, or OSCE, monitors the movement of heavy artillery through the Donbas region in 2015. Credit: OSCE/ CC BY 2.0 When Russian President Vladimir Putin officially recognized the independence of the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, known together as the […]
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‘Russia undermining international stability,’ says Greek PM
‘Russia undermining international stability,’ says Greek PM By unilaterally recognizing two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, Russia is “undermining international stability,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday. “Like with any revisionist initiative, it undermines international stability and progress,” he said in comments after a meeting with a delegation of Bulgarian […]
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EU envoys to discuss scope of sanctions after Russian move on Ukraine regions
EU envoys to discuss scope of sanctions after Russian move on Ukraine regions EU member states’ ambassadors will meet on Tuesday morning to discuss possible sanctions against Russia in response to its formal recognition of two breakaway regions of Ukraine, with limited sanctions a possible option, an EU official said. An EU diplomat said separately […]
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Greece says recognition of Ukraine breakaway regions violates international law
Greece says recognition of Ukraine breakaway regions violates international law Russia’s formal recognition of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine violates international law, the Minsk agreements and the country’s territorial integrity, Greece’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The United States and its European allies are poised to announce harsh new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday […]
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Opposition condemns recognition of breakaway regions as illegal
Opposition condemns recognition of breakaway regions as illegal The recognition of any breakaway regions in Ukraine is a violation of international law, opposition SYRIZA’s shadow minister for foreign affairs Giorgos Katrougalos has noted. In a post on Twitter following Vladimir Putin’s announced on Monday that Russia recognizes separatist regions in eastern Europe and ordered forces […]
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