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Greece must stand ready against Turkey’s revisionist ambitions

Greece must remain vigilant and fully prepared to counter any revisionist ambitions emanating from Turkey, particularly those that challenge sovereignty and stability in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean. Greece must stand ready against Turkey’s revisionist ambitions. In the face of rhetoric that…

24 April, 2026

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Ballot Box stolen from polling center in Exarchia and set on fire

At least one ballot box was stolen from a polling station in the anarchists’ district of Exarchia in Athens and were allegedly set on fire. The unprecedented incidents took place on early Sunday evening short before the polling stations in Koleti and…

10 July, 2019

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‘Evdokia’ the 1200 Year Old Olive Tree in Corfu, Greece

An imposing olive tree on Corfu, known as ‘Evdokia’ by the locals, has been estimated to be between 1086 and 1200 years old, according to stu-dies by German scientists from the Dresden University of Technology. The study was presented at an event…

10 July, 2019

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When calves seek shade at the beach you know it’s Heat Wave in Greece

Heat wave in Greece: It is currently so boiling hot in Greece that even calves seek the beach and shade under the sun umbrella. A swimmer was surprised to see a calf to have made it comfortable on his beach towels, enjoying…

10 July, 2019

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Austerity, unemployment behind ND lanslide

‘I am committed to fewer taxes, many investments, for good and new jobs, and growth which will bring better salaries and higher pensions in an efficient state’ Mitsotakis said. Greece’s opposition conservatives returned to power with a landslide victory in snap elections…

10 July, 2019

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Mitsotakis to CNBC: Talks with European partners will begin immediately; ND has presented a clear plan, ‘without surprises’

Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ first press statements after Sunday’s election victory by his center-right New Democracy (ND) came during an interview to CNBC, where he expressed gratitude over the election result – which will make him prime minister at the head of a majority…

10 July, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly·WORLD

The importance of the Greek Exclusive Economic Zone

In 1967, Malta’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Arvid Pardo, called for an international conference to devise a new law of the seas. In this call, he referred to the oceans as “the common heritage of mankind.” Fifteen years later, on December…

6 July, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Lamda Development warns against last-minute ministerial decisions regarding delay-plagued Helleniko project

A nascent “feud” between the international consortium that’s won a concession for the massive Helleniko property development in southeast Athens and the outgoing Tsipras government, given that the privatization remains mired in Greece’s ubiquitous “red tape”, surfaced anew this week – less…

4 July, 2019

GREECE·The News Weekly

Greece sees its future as the Florida of Europe

Tourists in hats, cameras slung around their necks, crane them for a view. In the heart of old Athens, it is a reminder that the holiday season has begun. Last week as parties from cruise ships were guided through the narrow streets…

3 July, 2019

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More than one in four young Greeks are not working or studying

More than one in four young Greeks aged 20-34 do not work or study, according to the latest Eurostat figures for 2018. Greece is in the second-worst position among the members of the European Union, as 26.8 percent of young people aged…

2 July, 2019

GREECE·WEATHER

Heat wave with temperatures up to 41°C to strike Greece July 1-5

A heat wave with temperatures reaching up to 41 degrees Celsius is forecast to strike Greece in the upcoming weak. Temperature have risen as of this Monday, July 1st, and will remain high until at least Friday, July 5th 2019. The hottest…

2 July, 2019

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Greek Trump: Mayor wants to build a wall to segregate Roma settlement

An elected mayor in Northern Greece wants to build a wall around a Roma settlement even if it is illegal and against the Constitution and no public servant, no matter how racist one is, could ever isolate a group of the country’s…

2 July, 2019

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The path to recovery

The qualititative data of a poll conducted by MRB for Ta Nea are of interest in many ways. Overall, they confirm recent polling trends which suggest that New Democracy is on its way to single-party rule. That path, however, is not guaranteed.…

2 July, 2019

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