Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City to ban diesel cars by 2025
Mayors of Paris, Madrid, Mexico City and Athens made the announcement at the C40 Summit in the Central American country in order to tackle air […]
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Disabled Greeks protest austerity policies
telesurtv.net — Hundreds of protesters poured into the streets of Athens, many of them in wheelchairs and chanting anti-government slogans. Disabled and chronically-ill people from around Greece […]
Cavusoglu claims Imia islets as Tsipras, Merkel discuss Turkish provocations
eKathimerini — Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras discussed the refugee crisis and EU-Turkish relations with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a scheduled phone conversation on Thursday. […]
Greece, Russia plan shipbuilding, repair projects
Sputnik — Greece and Russia are developing large-scale projects in shipbuilding and repairs, adviser to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Dimitris Velanis, said Monday. “We are preparing […]
Athens fears IMF, Berlin will reach deal for further austerity
With the government banking on securing a “political decision”, that is a sympathetic understanding of Greek people’s dire situation, at next Monday’s Eurogroup – as […]
Floods in Greece cause one death, travel chaos
euronews — Heavy rains in Greece Saturday and early Sunday have caused problems in Athens and Zakynthos closing streets and causing flash floods. A 32-year-old man […]
Volunteers collect 13 tons of marine litter across Greece
Xinhua– Thousands of volunteers took part in a coastal cleanup campaign this autumn, collecting 13 tons of litter across Greece, the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection […]
Heavy rain forecast for some parts of Greece
eKathimerini — Strong downpours and plummeting temperatures, especially in northern Greece, are forecast by the national weather service (HNMS) for the next few days. The […]
Aktor denies fraud charge in connection with tenders
Reuters — Greece’s biggest construction firm, Aktor, a subsidiary of Ellaktor, on Thursday denied any wrongdoing after a Greek prosecutor charged it with fraud in […]
Dawn queues, traffic jams as Black Friday makes Greece debut
The China Post — Long lines snaked outside department stores and roads were blocked near malls thousands of Greeks bucked falling wages and joblessness to join […]
Greece lags in education, Commission report finds
eKathimerini — A European Commission report shows Greece to be seriously lagging in the area of education, with particular reference made to the need for […]
Greek public hospital infection rate twice the EU average
Xinhua — Patients admitted to Greek public hospitals face twice the risk of contracting infections compared to the EU average, according to the union of […]
Seamen, civil servants strike on Thursday
eKathimerini — Ferries are to remain moored in ports across the country on Thursday as seamen stage a 24-hour strike in protest at the latest […]
Ntounias one of the five of the best places to eat and drink on the Greek islands
The Olive Magazine — Ntounias, in Chania was chosen by Olive magazine as one of the best five restaurants on the Greek islands. This is what Olive […]
Obama: Debt relief would fuel the Greek economic recovery, show that Europe can work for everyone
eKathimerini — Speaking to Kathimerini. ahead of his two-day visit starting on Tuesday, president Obama, the outgoing US president, said that Greece must continue on […]