Call for a single European policy on key investments

Call for a single European policy on key investments

[InTime News] Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos on Tuesday pointed out the need for all EU countries to have access to financial tools that will help them participate in the common effort for strategic autonomy and a common European strategy, at the EU Ministerial Meeting of Competitiveness and Trade in Warsaw. “We highlight the need for …

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Corfu Olive Oil Shows Promise In Colon Cancer Research

Corfu Olive Oil Shows Promise In Colon Cancer Research

A specific type of olive oil from Corfu, Greece, is being studied for its potential to fight colon cancer. Researchers at Louisiana State University extracted compounds, including pure oleocanthal, from the Lianolia Kerkyras olive oil variety grown in the Agios Matthaios region. Their study, published in Nutrients, investigated the effects of these extracts on colon …

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Accounting for nature | eKathimerini.com

It’s not the time yet, but once the natural phenomenon unfolding in and around Santorini in the southern Aegean subsides, we should take the opportunity to have a long, hard think about how much we’re building and the quality of construction.  We need to ask ourselves whether we’re allowing the motive of “growth” to override …

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Five Arrested For Brutal Beating Of Handcuffed Man

Five Arrested For Brutal Beating Of Handcuffed Man

Authorities in Patras have arrested four additional suspects in connection with the vicious attack on a 45-year-old man who was found severely beaten and handcuffed in Pavlokastro on Monday afternoon (February 3). The arrests, made on Tuesday (February 4) by the Security Sub-Division, bring the total number of detained individuals to five. According to initial …

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Council of State to review fines over expat voter data leak

Council of State to review fines over expat voter data leak

The plenary session of the Council of State will discuss next Friday the fines imposed by the Data Protection Authority due to the leak of personal data from the special electoral register of Greeks living abroad by former MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou. Last March the records of some 25,000 voters living abroad were leaked to Asimakopoulou, …

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Controversial alliance for EU parliament committee post sparks reactions

Controversial alliance for EU parliament committee post sparks reactions

A decision by conservative New Democracy party MEP Fredi Beleri, whose past has been controversial, to support independent Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou – a popular YouTube prankster – for Vice-Chairman of European Democracy Shield, a new European Parliament special committee, has sparked reactions both within and beyond the ND party. Beyond Beleri’s backing, Panayiotou, 24, …

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Greek Seamen’s Federation Declares 24-Hour Strike On February 28

Greek Seamen’s Federation Declares 24-Hour Strike On February 28

The Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) has announced a 24-hour strike on Friday, February 28, affecting all categories of ships. The strike will begin at 00:01 on Friday and conclude at midnight the same day. The seamen’s union plans to issue formal legal notices in the coming days, outlining its stance on the recent tragic train …

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