Pharmaceutical cannabis companies to invest €255 mln in Greece
Naftemporiki — The head of an industrial hemp and pharmaceutical cannabis manufacturer in northern Greece assessed recently that new investments in the sector will reach […]
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Former Turkish lawmaker seeks political asylum in Greece
ABC news — A pro-Kurdish former MP convicted of insulting Turkey’s president has requested asylum in Greece after crossing the border on Wednesday, Greek authorities said. Leyla Birlik, […]
Intact late Minoan tomb found in Ierapetra
eKathimerini — Archaeologists in Crete have discovered an intact Minoan-era tomb containing a well-preserved adult skeleton as well as funerary vessels. An initial inspection of […]
AHI hails US investment at Souda Bay naval base
eKathimerini — The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) has welcomed the announcement of a 47.85 million dollar investment for improvements to the facilities at the US […]
Tsipras marks end to ‘modern-day Odyssey’ after Greece leaves bailout
Reuters — Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras headed to the Greek island of Ithaca on Tuesday in a gesture laden with classical symbolism as the country […]
Varoufakis:”They have put Greece into a permanent coma and they call it stability”
The Express — Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis suggested the European Union “foisted the so-called bailout” on Greece to save German and French banks at risk of collapse […]
A timeline of Greece’s long road to recovery
DW — On Monday, Greece exited the third and final bailout program of a nine-year debt crisis that has chopped around a quarter off the […]
45 arrests last week at Crete airports for forged travel docs
Naftemporiki — Forty-five third country nationals were arrested at three commercial airports on Crete between the Aug. 13 to 19 on charges of attempting to […]
Man, 25, dies after fall during attempted mugging in Athens
Naftemporiki — A 25-year-old man died last Wednesday evening after falling off a 20-meter rock formation across from the Acropolis in central Athens during what […]
Germany reaches deal with Greece to return asylum seekers
Al-Jazeera — Germany has reached a deal with Greece to send back asylum seekers if they have already applied for asylum there. The announcement by the German interior […]
Mouzouras – Marathi link road open to the public
U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete — A US-funded project to connect the 115th Hellenic Air Force base in Mouzouras Village with the Hellenic Navy […]
Irishman on honeymoon among the dead in Greece wildfires
Independent.ie –The body of an Irishman honeymooning in Greece has been found after he was caught up in wildfires that swept through a resort. After […]
EU mobilises support following devastating fires in Greece, Sweden and Latvia
EU press release — The Commission’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre is working 24/7 and is in constant contact with the authorities of Greece, Sweden and Latvia which […]
Senior cleric claims wild fires are God’s punishment for atheist PM
eKathimerini — A senior cleric has said that Greece’s “atheist prime minister” was to blame for the devastating wildfires that have claimed at least 80 […]
Athens area wildfires – number of deaths may exceed 50
BBC — At least 50 people are feared dead in wildfires burning near Athens, as Greece faces its worst fire crisis in more than a […]