Greece has ranked third within the European Union for the highest prevalence of home heating challenges. According to the latest statistics released by Eurostat, 18.7 percent of the population reported difficulties in keeping their homes adequately warm during the winter season in 2022. Among the EU countries, Greece stands alongside Bulgaria (22.5 percent) and Cyprus […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
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Monday, September 18, 2023
Stefanos Kasselakis: The Rising Star of the Greek Left
Stefanos Kasselakis is the rising star of the Greek Left after winning the first round of the SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance election for party leadership Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Greece’s IPTO enters EV charging market with GRID Charge
… EV charging market illustrates the Greek TSO’s aim to accelerate … chargers, at specific locations across Greece. “With the creation of Grid … Operator.” Have you read: Greek TSO acquires 25% share in … is ready to bring to Greece a reliable electric vehicle …
Libya accident claims lives of Greek humanitarian members: Army
… three officials of the Greek army and two translators from … be repatriated to Athens on Monday,” the Greek chiefs of staff … one have been repatriated to Greece for treatment. One person … transfer back to Greece, the army said. Greece had sent humanitarian …
Greece's Jan-Aug. primary budget surplus beats target
Greece recorded a central government primary budget surplus of 5.59 billion euros ($5.95 billion) in the January-to-August period on the back of ...
Cyprus France Greece Italy Military Exercise
... , soldiers stand by a French military transport aircraft during a military exercise between Cyprus, France, Italy and Greece, in.
Storms in Greece Flood Olive Groves, Damage Trees
Heavy rain and hailstorms swept across Greece, damaging olive trees ahead of the upcoming harvest and raising concerns over the spread of disease.
Birmingham Greek Food Festival coming in October
The 50th annual Greek Festival is coming to Birmingham in October. The three-day experience features an authentic Greek band, dance performances and food. The
Minois Hotel, Paros, Greece, Hotel Review
Paros, Greece, is having a moment, and the new Minois Hotel gives travelers one more compelling reason to go.
Inmates on hunger strike in several prisons across Greece
Prisons across Greece are ‘boiling’ and inmates have started a hunger strike in several facilities on Monday. Prisoners protest the inhuman conditions of detention and “illegal” extension of their sentence. According to daily efimerida ton syntakton, prisoners in Domokos prison announced the start of hunger strike and are followed by inmates of other prisons such … The post Inmates on hunger strike in several prisons across Greece appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Moody's upgrades Greece to cusp of IG
Moody's upgrades Greece to cusp of IG. 18 Sep 08:41. 4 min read. EMEA. Luke Acton. You need to be a subscriber to view this content. Sign in Request a ...
Greece continues upgrade streak with Moody's
Moody’s decision came a week after the Greek sovereign was upgraded to BB from BBB by DBRS Morningstar and a little over a month after Scope became the first ratings agency to restore it to investment ...
Dimitris Itoudis parts ways with Greek national team
Dimitris Itoudis is no longer the head coach of Greece's senior national team. Itoudis, 53, was released from his contract, the Hellenic Basketball ...
Greece Welcomes Moody's Credit Rating Upgrade
Commenting on the news, Greece's Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said the upgrade was “not just another reward for the government's ...
Damage by flooding estimated to be in the billions in Greece
As apples were almost ripe for harvesting, the worst storms in more than a century struck Greece's breadbasket in Thessaly. Now, farmers face ...
Dimitris Itoudis sacked from Greek national team
After two summers with the Greek national team, Dimitris Itoudis will no longer serve his duties as the head coach. The Greek Basketball ...
Greek PM confirms deaths of its 5 rescue in Libya
Five members of a Greek rescue team were killed and 10 others were injured in a traffic accident in flood-ravaged eastern Libya, the Greek prime ...
DNA Study Shows When Ancient Greeks Colonized Italy
A recent DNA study by an international team of scientists showed when Ancient Greeks colonized Magna Graecia in Italy. Magna Graecia is the name of the coastal areas of southern Italy and Sicily that were extensively populated by Greek settlers. The settlers brought with them their Hellenic civilization, which was to leave a lasting imprint […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Toll-free passage on certain parts of Greece’s highways
Vehicles will use the E65 Aegean Motorway without paying tolls on the section between the Nikaia junction and Maliakos Bay until 6:00 on September 20, 2023, the Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras has announced. Also extended until September 20 is toll-free access for trucks (over 3.5 tonnes) on the Rio-Antirrio Bridge, on the Egnatia … The post Toll-free passage on certain parts of Greece’s highways appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
Two Turkish Citizens Arrested in Greece for Spying
… transferred to Athens where they will be interviewed by the Greek intelligence … era in its relations with Greece. His Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis spoke … border and transferred it to Greek intelligence. Greece had denied that the …
4 Members of Greek Rescue Team Killed in Road Accident in Libya
… government said. Fifteen of the Greek rescue team were injured, … critical, he said. The Greek Armed Forces said a bus … in a statement. The Greek foreign ministry was not immediately … of four Greeks. According to a diplomatic source, the Greek rescue team …
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral wraps up Greek Festival
This year marked the 36th annual Greek Festival which was packed despite the heavy showers. There was live music, dancing, special foods and dozens of ...
'Chaos': the inside story of the Greek second division
Greek player association PSAPP releases its three-episode documentary about professional footballers in the country's second division, ...
Mitsotakis stresses importance of resuming Greek-Turkish dialogue
Reopening communication channels and promoting a positive agenda with Türkiye is really important, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said ...
Greece says five aid team members killed in Libya accident
Five members of a Greek humanitarian aid team, sent to Libya after the devastating floods that hit Derna, have been killed in a road accident, Greek officials said on Monday, raising a previous toll.
Six of the Most Important Greek Sites in Turkey
There is an almost uncountable number of ancient Greek and Byzantine archaeological and historical sites in Turkey. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Kyriakos Grizzly and the Greek Strongman Tradition
Kyriakos Kapakoulak Grizzly, a strongman from the northern Greek city of Kavala, has been making waves online for his feats of incredible strength. The Greek strongman has amassed a significantly large following on YouTube and social media in recent years, spawning a myriad of memes, reactions, and compilation videos within the fitness niche of the […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Two Turks arrested for spying in Greece
The two men were allegedly monitoring the Navy's facilities with drones
4 Great Greek Getaways for Early Autumn
Discover destinations that are perfect rain or shine, offering a plethora of activities, lush natural landscapes and cultural sights
5 Members of Greek Rescue Team Killed in Libya
Five members of a Greek rescue team en route to the flood-ravaged city of Derna, Libya were killed in a road accident on Sunday, authorities in Athens confirmed on Monday. A bus carrying 19 Greek rescue workers collided with a vehicle carrying five Libyan nationals on the road between the cities of Benghazi and Derna. […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
On this day in 1834, Athens became the capital city of Greece
… archaeologist and lover of ancient Greece. The residents, who at that … , while Thessaloniki (still under Ottoman rule) was 60,000. Athens extended around … services or other social goods. Greek architect Cleanthes and the Bavarians …
Five members of aid mission from Greece killed in Libya road accident
Five Greek rescue workers dispatched to Libya … Armed Forces of Greece. A bus carrying 19 Greek rescue workers collided … presumed dead. Rescue workers from Greece, Turkey, Egypt and other countries …
Stefanos Tsitsipas suffers an absolute disaster in Davis Cup as Greece dumped out
Stefanos Tsitsipas endured a tough weekend of Davis Cup action as Greece crashed out ahead of the finals in 2024. With a demanding schedule of back-to-back matches against Slovakia on Sunday, the ...
Libya accident kills 4 Greek aid team members: ministry
Four members of a Greek humanitarian aid team, sent to Libya after the devastating floods that hit Derna, were killed in a road accident on Sunday, a Libyan minister said.
Libya accident kills 5 Greek aid team members: army
ATHENS - Five members of a Greek humanitarian aid team, sent to Libya after the devastating floods that hit Derna, have been killed in a road accident, the Greek army said on Monday, raising a previous toll. "Five bodies, including three officials of the ...
Greece To Strengthen Public Healthcare, Says Mitsotakis
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has outlined the government's policy priorities for the coming months at a trade fair in Thessalon ...
Family fun, couples classic or grown-up retreat? Three ways to do Greece with Mar-Bella Collection
Corfu is one of those iconic Greek islands – the type you associate with Shirley Valentine and proper, old-school Greece; the Greece where feta and calamari taste better than anywhere else in the ...
This is the Oldest Known Cycladic Sculpture of Ancient Greece
The Fat Lady of Saliagos (also known as The Naked Lady of Saliagos) is the oldest known Cycladic sculpture. It is a marble figure from the Aegean Neolithic period discovered on the tiny islet of Saliagos between the Greek islands of Paros and Antiparos. The figure dates from about 5000 to 4000 BC and is […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
September 18, 1834: Athens Becomes the Capital of Greece
When Athens was officially declared the capital of the newly established Greek State on September 18, 1834, it was a small village of 7,000 residents living around Acropolis Hill. Following the assassination of Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias in the Peloponnesian city in 1831, Greece’s first politicians had to decide where the new government and first parliament […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
‘Newcomer’ wins first round of Greece’s left elections
Yet, his liberal profile has not been left unnoticed by the government, considering that currently, only Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has captured the “liberal” space of Greece’s political ...
Greek food festival wraps up 72nd year in San Francisco
San Francisco's 72nd Greek food festival wrapped up Sunday, after three days of offering festival-goers a taste of the Southern European nation's ...
Christos Stylianidis appointed Greek Shipping Minister
Christos Stylianidis took over as Greek Shipping and Island Policy Minister on 12 September amid fallout from the death of a 36-year-old ferry ...
Members of Greek rescue team killed in Libya
Later Sunday, Greece's General National Defense Staff (GEETHA) released the following statement: “We announce that three members of the Greek ...
Four Greek aid team members killed in Libya car accident
The Greek army is to collect the 15 remaining personnel in Benghazi, who were injured, and take them home.
Photo Gallery: 36th annual festival brings Greece to Columbia
A chance to be Greek for a week, fantastic food, drinks and entertainment and a tremendous amount of support for local charities.
Death toll rises to 17 from floods in Greece
The death toll from Storm Daniel has tragically reached 17 in Thessaly, Greece. Police sources have confirmed through DNA laboratory tests that ...