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October 28th, 1940 “Oxi Day”. What is it all about and why is it so important?

October 28th, 1940, Oxi Day, a Greek National Holiday, is celebrated on October 28th by military and student parades across the country. What is it all about and why is it so important? Every year on October 28, public buildings and private…

28 October, 2024

Corona Virus·GREECE

Athens stock exchange tumbles as world markets get infected by Coronavirus panic

The Athens Stock Exchange plunged 13.39 percent on Monday, as investors worldwide react to the coronavirus and the oil price war launched by Saudi Arabia overnight. OPEC and Russia added to the worst one-day crash in crude prices in nearly 30 years, fuelling…

10 March, 2020

Corona Virus·GREECE

Coronavirus cases reach 84, Greece cancels events with over 1000 people

The number of corona-virus infections in Greece reached 84, after 11 new cases were tested positive, Health authorities announced on Monday. The constantly rising number has forced Greece to take additional measures, like banning events with the participation of more than 1,000…

10 March, 2020

GREECE

Greece’s Migrant Crisis: “A powder keg ready to explode”

“People have seen their properties destroyed, their sheep and goats have been slaughtered, their homes broken into. A few years back, when there were 5,000 migrants on the island, things seemed bad enough. Now there’s a sense that the situation has really…

4 March, 2020

GREECE

Lesvos: Locals mob against migrants boat, attack reporters

Things got out of control in the port of Thermi in the island of Lesvos on Sunday, with locals to block migrants and refugees to disembark from dinghy with a broken engine. Not only did the locals used vulgar expressions and threats…

4 March, 2020

GREECE

Greece upgrades border security to maximum, suspends Asylum, calls Turkey “a trafficker”

Greece has decided to suspend asylum for a month and to activate a series of EU and Frontext mechanisms to protect her land and sea borders, while thousands of migrants are pushing their way to the country in Evros and the Aegean…

4 March, 2020

GREECE

Evros: Greek Army conducted exercise with live ammunition on March 2

Real ammunition were used on Monday, March 2, 2020, across the Evros river, an announcement by the Greek Army said. The 4th Army Corps announced military exercises with live ammunition at all border outposts at Kipoi and Kastanies where thousands of migrants…

4 March, 2020

GREECE

Personal responsibility

The state appears to be making every effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the first cases of which were detected in Greece over the last few days. State services are mobilising, the country’s infrastructure appears prepared to manage the situation,…

4 March, 2020

Corona Virus·GREECE

Coronavirus: Greece on High Alert at Gates from Italy

Greek authorities have put portals from Italy on high alert. More than 100 people are confirmed to have coronavirus in Italy and in the past two days SIX people have died. Greece is taking emergency mea-sures at the ports of Patras and Igoumenitsa, where…

26 February, 2020

GREECE

Staramaki: Straws made of wheat, innovation made in Greece

One hundred thousands unique straws made of wheat. The first large quantity of eco-friendly straws, “staramaki” has been produced in the last few days by a Social Cooperative Enterprise (Koinsep) in Kilkis, northern Greece. Producers have exploited the by-product of the wheat…

26 February, 2020

GREECE

Carnival in Naoussa: The unique tradition with ancient Greek roots

Greece is a country where the annual Carnival season is closely linked to its rich and very ancient folklore tradition. Dozens of beloved local festivities take place each late Winter across the entire country. However, very few have as deep links with…

26 February, 2020

CYPRUS·GREECE

Cypriot student aims at breaking Guinness World Record for solving Rubik’s cube

Michael Eleftheriades is a 17-year old student from Cyprus who aims to break a Guinness World Record for solving the Rubik’s cube while being upside down in the fastest time. Eleftheriades has managed to win 40 national records so far in his…

19 February, 2020

GREECE·WORLD

UN to post EEZ maps of Libya, Turkey deal

Athens is bracing for the United Nations’ Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea to post the geographical coordinates outlined in the maritime border agreement signed by Turkey and the Tripoli-based government in Libya on November 29, 2019. The…

19 February, 2020

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GREECE- Page 12

October 28th, 1940 “Oxi Day”. What is it all about and why is it so important?

Athens stock exchange tumbles as world markets get infected by Coronavirus panic

Coronavirus cases reach 84, Greece cancels events with over 1000 people

Greece’s Migrant Crisis: “A powder keg ready to explode”

Lesvos: Locals mob against migrants boat, attack reporters

Greece upgrades border security to maximum, suspends Asylum, calls Turkey “a trafficker”

Evros: Greek Army conducted exercise with live ammunition on March 2

Personal responsibility

Coronavirus: Greece on High Alert at Gates from Italy

Staramaki: Straws made of wheat, innovation made in Greece

Carnival in Naoussa: The unique tradition with ancient Greek roots

Cypriot student aims at breaking Guinness World Record for solving Rubik’s cube

UN to post EEZ maps of Libya, Turkey deal

TA NEA – 11 September 2024

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