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Friday, June 30, 2023

Unemployment in Greece Falls to 10.8%

In May, the unemployment rate in Greece fell to 10.8% according to data released by the  Hellenic Statistical Authority on Friday.


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Greece: Far right makes seeming resurgence

Three far-right parties have made it into parliament in Athens, presenting a challenge for Greek democracy. The Spartans, the successor party to the banned Golden Dawn, have caused a particular stir.


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Migrants say Greek coast guard towing boat caused it to capsize

… 50 miles south of the Greek coast when it capsized in …


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Longtime pals Barack Obama and Tom Hanks dine at waterfront restaurant together with their families during Greece vacation

… a lavish vacation together in Greece alongside their families. In exclusive … Wilson, 66. The couple became Greek citizens in 2020, and are … the ex-leader headed to Athens to speak at the Stavros …


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Did King Midas Mentioned in Greek Mythology Really Exist?

One of the most famous characters from Greek mythology is King Midas. He was the king who, according to legend, turned anything he touched into gold. While many things in Greek mythology are obviously ...


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Photos: Greek Night event celebrates Juneteenth

The Center for African American Heritage, Arts and Culture hosted Greek Night on June 22, as part of Juneteenth celebrations.


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Trawler Tragedy Survivors Blame Greek Coastguard

Survivors of the fishing trawler that went down off Greece carrying hundreds of migrants claimed it was no accident.


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Green shoots after Greece's devastating 2021 fires

Greece is a prime candidate. Fires there are an annual hazard and in 2021 they burnt parts of Attica and devastated the woodlands of northern Euboea.


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The Beauty Secrets of Bronze Age Greece

The innate desire to look good has been a part of the human experience since before recorded history. The people of Bronze Age Greece (c. 3200 – c. 1100 BC) were no exception, with the men and women of the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations being very conscious of their beauty. Even a cursory glance at […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Refugee Sinking Survivors Say Greek Coast Guard Wouldn’t Save Them

… sank off the Peloponnese near Greek waters said the Coast Guard … of Athens said angrily: “I had no impression that the Greek coast … /survivors-of-shipwreck-in-greece-they-didn-t-want-to … not an accident!” and the Greek Refugee Council (GCR) said several …


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Vestas bags 45MW Greek turbine order

Vestas bags 45MW Greek turbine order. Manufacturer will supply 10 V136-4.5MW for two EDF Renewables Hellas wind parks.


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Simon Crean's enduring bond with Melbourne's Greek community

Simon Crean's first office was in the heart of Oakleigh - Greek Melbourne - he was our representative Simon's lifelong bond with and affection for ...


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Greek boutique opens in downtown Homewood

Valeaka Freeman recently opened Creations by Pure Inspirations at 2015 Ridge Road to bring a unique cultural and inspirational gift store to ...


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Inside Greece's New All-Vegan Hotel

Let's take a look inside Rhodes, Greece's new all-vegan hotel, GOJI, and inspire your next international vacation.


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Turkish Reaction Swiftly Follows Provocative Act by Greece!

… provocative act involving the Greek flag.  The incident drew … one day return to Greek ownership, eliciting strong reactions … already faced significant opposition from Greece and other nations. The … , Kondylas proudly waved the Greek flag while asserting, …


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Greek, Egyptian FMs reaffirm excellent strategic ties

Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis … , with the latter congratulating the Greek minister on his assumption of … office. In its tweet, the Greek foreign ministry added that they …


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Salt and Stone: Greek Feta Dip goes great with kickball

We’ve been playing a lot of kickball recently. Remember kickball? Up until this spring, the schoolyard game had mostly faded from my memory, but it's made a comeback.


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Funeral details for young man who drowned on holidays in Greece

The funeral details for the young man who drowned in Greece have been released. Rory Deegan, 22, was found unresponsive by friends in a swimming pool in the early hours of Sunday morning on the island of Zakynthos.


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Ancient Greek altar unearthed at archeological site in Sicily

An ancient Greek altar for family worship dating back more than 2,000 years has been found in the archeological site of Segesta on the Italian island of Sicily, local authorities said on Friday. Sicily’s regional government said the altar was probably in ...


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Ancient Greek altar unearthed at archaeological site in Sicily

ROME, June 30 (Reuters) - An ancient Greek altar for family worship dating back more than 2,000 years has been found in the archaeological site of Segesta on the Italian island of Sicily, local authorities said on Friday. Sicily's regional government said ...


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Greece Jobless Rate Falls To 10.8%

Greece's unemployment rate decreased in May, after rising marginally in the previous month, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said


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‘Very worrying’: Three far-right parties enter Greek parliament

Greece becomes the only European country with three far-right parties in its legislature after this week's elections.


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New Virtual Reality App Lets You Travel Back to Ancient Greece

A new virtual reality (VR) app which takes users on a journey back in time to Ancient Greece where they are able to experience first-hand what it was like to consult with the Greek god Zeus at the Oracle of Dodona has been developed by a team of academics led by the University of Bristol. […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Bank of Greece Sees 2.2% Growth in 2023, 3% in 2024

The Bank of Greece (BoG) sees an acceleration of recovery in Greece after 2023 with growth projected at 2.2% in 2023, 3% in 2024, and 2.7% in 2025. According to its projections, included in its annual Monetary Policy Report 2022-2023 released on Friday, BoG says the inflation rate will ease to 4.3% in 2023 from […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Why Greeks Break Plates: The History Behind the Custom

The sound of a plate smashing, shattering loudly as it meets the floor, is distinctive and tends to turn heads in a restaurant. Most of us, startled, think, Oh No! an unfortunate accident has occurred. But when plates shatter on the floor at a gathering of Greeks — whether it is at a taverna, a […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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The Law on Olive Oil in Greek Restaurants Under Scrutiny

With the tourist season underway in Greece, experts have been assessing the law on olive oil in restaurants which allows standardized non-refillable bottles holding up to 500 ml of olive oil to be placed on tables. By Lisa Radinovsky Recently, a roundtable discussion on the ideal packaging of olive oil on restaurant tables took place […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Final weekend schedule at Germany/Greece 2023 released

Final weekend schedule at Germany/Greece 2023 released. Only eight games are now left at the 2023 IHF Men's Junior World Championship and four ...


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Travel back to ancient Greece in virtual reality

A new virtual reality (VR) app which takes users on a journey back in time to ancient Greece where they are able to experience first-hand what it was like to consult with the Greek god Zeus at the Oracle of Dodona has been developed by a team of academics led by the University of Bristol.


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New fine dining Greek restaurant coming to Chela space

Top Chef finalist George Pagonis and his brother Nicholas will open a Greek restaurant focusing on seafood on Franklin and West Broadway.


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'Shining light': Tributes paid to 22-year-old who died in Greece

Tributes are being paid to Rory Deegan from Cullohill in Co Laois who died in Greece last Sunday. Mr Deegan had travelled to Greece with around 30 friends for a month. It is believed the 22-year-old was found unresponsive in a swimming pool by friends on the island of Zakynthos.


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Turkish-Greek rapprochement benefited Mitsotakis

… round of general elections in Greece, held 35 days apart. … worse, Mitsotakis, like many Greek politicians, resorted to stoking … get-well messages to Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and … meeting came from the Greek side, indicating that Mitsotakis …


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Greek-Chinese business relations set to expand

… of cooperation networks between Greek and Chinese companies, according … Chinese delegation to the Athens Chamber of Commerce and … expansion of business relations between Greece and China. In the … strengthening the presence of Greek products and services in …


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Dozens of companies interested in Greek gas grid capacity

Greece has received interest from 27 … operator DESFA said on Thursday. Greece has become a key transit … a liquefied gas facility off Athens, which saw increased traffic from … number of requests. Companies from Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Austria, Hungary, …


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Bank of Greece Sees 2.2% Growth in 2023, 2.7%-3% in 2024

ATHENS – Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yannis Stournaras is … improve the competitiveness of the Greek economy. The report also makes …


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The SYRIZA shakeup and the future of the left in Greece

HALC’s Erini Kosmas interviews Harris Mylonas about SYRIZA’s defeat in the last election, the resignation of Alexis Tsipras from SYRIZA’s leadership, and the future of the left in Greece in the wake of New Democracy’s massive victory 


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Greece hosts and competes in deaf basketball championships

The event saw 16 men teams and eight women teams compete for gold, silver and bronze. Argentina, Australia, China, Dominican Republic, Greece, Hong ...


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Greece posts EU's second-highest unemployment rate in May

Greece posted the second-highest seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in the EU in May, at 10.8%, preceded only by Spain with 12.7%, Eurostat said on ...


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Vestas wins 45 MW order in Greece

EDF Renewables has placed a 45 MW order for the Karamoutzi and Karfoula wind parks, to be located in Viotia, Greece. The contract includes the ...


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Unemployment in Greece down to 10.8% in May

There is a significant drop among young people


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The Greek Monkey Mystery, an Important Clue to Bronze Age World

Ancient frescoes like that of the Greek monkeys on Santorini suggest Europe and south Asia had trade links as long as 3,600 years ago.  By Tracie McKinney & Marie Nicole Pareja Cummings The blue monkeys painted on the walls of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini are among many animals found in the frescoes of […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.


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Bahrain juniors outclass Greece

… -21 national handball team defeated Greece 38-29 last night in … 2023, currently being hosted by Greece and Germany. The Bahrainis can … of the first half. The Greeks did well to narrow the … a single goal. For the Greeks, Nikolaos Tzortzinis had six goals …


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Molly-Mae Hague showcases her toned legs in shorts as she arrives home from Greek getaway with beau Tommy Fury and baby daughter Bambi

… lavish holiday in sun-soaked Athens, Greece. And Molly-Mae Hague was …


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Vodafone Greece adds new Samsung, TCL smart TVs to offer

(Telecompaper) Vodafone Greece said it is bringing new …


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Greece Producer Prices

… latest reported value for - Greece Producer Prices - plus … calendar, survey consensus and news. Greece Producer Prices - values, historical … 2023. Producer Prices in Greece is expected to be 134 … In the long-term, the Greece Producer Prices is projected to …


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Messi as a Greek, Turk, Italian etc (photos)

From traditional hairstyles and hairstyles to traditional clothing of each country, the portraits created by the AI offer a unique perspective of what Messi would look like in different parts of the world


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Greek unemployment drops to 10.8% in May

Greece's jobless rate stood at 10.8% in May, down from an upwardly revised 11.3% in April, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Friday. Seasonally adjusted data showed 506,184 people were ...


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Greek opposition leader steps down

Greece's firebrand opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, announced his decision Thursday to step down as leader of the left-wing Syriza party, days after a crushing general election defeat.


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4.2 Earthquake Hits Greece’s Cyclades

A 4.2 earthquake hit the Cyclades islands in Greece on Friday. The quake struck in the sea area between the islands of Amorgos and Santorini.


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Construction of microsatellites and telescope begins in Greece

The new technologies developed in Greece are certified for the first time such as: IoT/5G communications, inter-satellite links, in-orbit image data processing using hardware accelerators for hyperspectral image compression algorithms and optical channel coding according to CCSDS space standards,


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Greece's 6 secret beaches you will fall in love with

… , Kythira Kythira is a Greek island lying opposite the south … located in close distance from Greece';s capital city, … Maria Petropoulou is a Greek journalist currently working in a … . She was born in Athens, studied there and continued with …


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