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Parliament and the Athens municipal authority celebrated Valentine’s Day in their own special ways, though in the former, the big sparks flew on Thursday and not on Friday. The clash between the Greek Communist Party (KKE), via its parliamentary representative, Thanasis Pafilis, and Course for Freedom, via its president, former parliamentary speaker Zoe Konstantopoulou, extended …
[Thomas Peter/Reuters] Greek authorities are investigating fraudulent claims for EU agricultural subsidies, with thousands of farmers and applicants suspected of falsely securing funds. While media reports allege tens of millions of euros in annual fraud, the country’s Payment and Control Agency for Community Aid Schemes (OPEKEPE) says only €400,000 is under review, with many flagged …
“These women suffer in silence, often becoming passive, struggling to recognize themselves as victims or to acknowledge the problem, let alone take action,” said Evi Minatsi, a sociologist and criminologist at the Women’s Counseling Center of the Municipality of Rhodes. “They frequently blame themselves in an effort to shield the perpetrator, particularly when that perpetrator …
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Mount Athos monastic community in northeastern Greece on Saturday afternoon. The earthquake’s epicenter was located 8 kilometers northwest of the Karyes settlement, at the heart of the Athos Peninsula. The focal depth was estimated at 5 kilometers, according to the Geodynamic Institute. Source link
[Yannis Kolesidis/EPA] The warmer weather of the past few days will be giving way to winter once more, as temperatures drop back down to and below February averages next week. According to the national weather service, EMY, the cold snap will start in northern Greece, where daytime highs will come to no more than 10 …
NATO’s large-scale military exercise, Steadfast Dart 25 (STDT25), reached a key milestone on Thursday, with a high-profile “Media Day” held in Greece. Media Day emphasized NATO’s ability to deploy forces rapidly and conduct joint amphibious operations. The NATO Allied Reaction Force (ARF) is conducting a multinational deployment, spanning Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. The exercise is …
Athens and Cairo have agreed that the status of the historic St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, which has operated uninterrupted since its founding in AD 546 by Byzantine Emperor Justinian, will be preserved. The Greek Orthodox monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002, holds cultural, religious and historical significance as the world’s oldest continually …
The Federation of Industries of Greece (SVE) is next week organizing its Thessaloniki Summit 2025, themed: “Navigating the Shift: Economic & industrial policy and Southeast Europe’s future,” in cooperation with the Delphi Economic Forum. The conference is held on Monday and Tuesday at Porto Palace in Thessaloniki, followed on Wednesday by a formal dinner in …
A government proposal to strip municipalities of urban planning authority has ignited heated debate between local government officials and engineers. The Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) advocates transferring these services to the Ministry of Environment or, at minimum, to regional governments, arguing that local councils foster micropolitics. Urban planning should fall under the Ministry of …
[Axel Schmidt/Reuters] Pole vaulter Emmanouil Karalis delighted fans on Friday by jumping 5.94 m on his second attempt, setting a new Greek indoor record, at the ISTAF Indoor meet in Berlin. With his performance, the leading Greek pole vaulter improved his own national indoor record by 2 cm, which he had set last Saturday in …