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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

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Autonomy

The government intends to allow universities and not the education ministry to set the number of students they will admit each year. That addresses a basic need, the need (for many and varied reasons) for universities to become autonomous. Who can doubt…

16 July, 2019

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Alarm bell

To avoid the errors of the past the current government must move swiftly to address the deficiencies left behind by previous ones. The extent of the natural disasters by which Greece was struck over the last two years leaves no doubt about…

16 July, 2019

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Theofilus

About 150 years ago, the influential folk artist Theophilus (Theophilus Kefalas – Hatzimichail) was born in the village of Vareia, on the south-eastern tip of the island of Lesvos, overlooking the shores of Asia Minor. While the year of his birth is…

16 July, 2019

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Greek elections: Landslide victory for centre-right New Democracy party

Incumbent prime minister Alexis Tsipras, of Syriza, calls rival Kyriakos Mitsotakis to concede defeat Voters in Greece have given Kyria-kos Mitsotakis’ centre-right New Democracy party a resounding mandate to form a new government after it won by a landslide over the incumbent…

10 July, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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

Autonomy

Alarm bell

Theofilus

Greek elections: Landslide victory for centre-right New Democracy party

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

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

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

Austerity, unemployment behind ND lanslide

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

The importance of the Greek Exclusive Economic Zone

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

Greece sees its future as the Florida of Europe

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