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A legacy of weakness, concessions, and economic disasters

Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who led the country into the European Union’s single currency in 2001, died on Sunday aged 88 at his summer house in the Peloponnese. While most mainstream media are reporting the death of Costas Simitis as…

7 January, 2025

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4.6 Magnitude Earthquake in Kozani, Northern Greece

According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, the epicenter of the quake was located 8 klm south of Kozani, in northern Greece. The earthquake struck at 13:50 on Sunday with a focal depth of 10 klm. A second…

16 July, 2019

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Greece’s Milos voted “Best Island in Europe” by Travel & Leisure Magazine

The readers of the famous “Travel + Leisure” magazine recently voted the Greek island of Milos as “the best island in Europe” for 2019. The list is comprised of 15 islands across Europe, with Greece being represented by four of them: Santorini,…

16 July, 2019

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Swordfish killed by swimmers on a beach in Chalkida, Greece

A swordfish which swam its way to the shallow waters of a beach in Chalkida on the island of Evia, was killed by beachgoers. The swordfish went to the shallow water to give birth and was stoned to death by bathers on…

16 July, 2019

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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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GREECE- Page 24

A legacy of weakness, concessions, and economic disasters

4.6 Magnitude Earthquake in Kozani, Northern Greece

Greece’s Milos voted “Best Island in Europe” by Travel & Leisure Magazine

Swordfish killed by swimmers on a beach in Chalkida, Greece

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’

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