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Piraeus Bank, Berliner Sparkasse Join Forces to Support Greek Entrepreneurs
Piraeus Bank has entered into a credit agreement with Berliner Sparkasse to help Greek companies which have a business relationship with German enterprises in the greater Berlin area. Berliner...
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This Greek Village is an Oasis of Non-Smoking in a Nation of Smokers (video)
For the past forty years, no resident in the village of Skotino in the Hersonissos municipality of Heraklion, Crete, has taken a puff on a cigarette. The picturesque little town is a paradise for...
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Greece Braces for Storms, Big Drop in Temperatures
A turn for the worse in the weather is predicted for the next few days, bringing rain to most mainland areas of Greece as of Thursday and dumping a lot of rain on Crete over the weekend. According to...
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Two Migrants Missing at Sea Off Greek Island of Chios
The Greek Coast Guard launched a search and rescue operation on Thursday off the eastern Aegean island of Chios for two men reported missing after a migrant boat made it to shore from nearby Turkey....
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Greece’s Highest Court Bans Smoking in Casinos, Entertainment Venues
The Council of State, Greece’s highest court, ruled that smoking be prohibited in casinos and entertainment venues exceeding 300 square meters, annulling a previous law, in a decision made known on...
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91-Year-Old Greek Runner Wins Gold at World Masters Championships (video)
Konstantinos Chatziemmanouil, a veteran athlete from the Greek island of Kos, won gold in the 60-meter race on Wednesday at the World Masters Indoor Championships taking place in Poland....
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Greek Driver Andreas Laskaratos Eyes European Le Mans Series
Andreas Laskaratos is the first Greek driver to take part in the European Le Mans Series which runs on Formula 1 circuits with LMP3 race cars. His first race in the championship circuit will be at...
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Severe Storms and Flooding Hit the Island of Crete (video)
The island of Crete has suffered a great deal of damage from the weather front which has swept through southern Greece since Thursday. Intense rainfall and storms have caused floods in the Chania...
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Barca Offers Football Lessons to Lesvos’ Refugee Children
Barcelona FC has been sponsoring a football camp for the last two years for hundreds of refugee children on the island of Lesvos, recruiting adult refugees to serve as coaches. Hundreds of children...
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PM Tsipras Calls on Greek Businesses to Invest in North Macedonia
Greek entrepreneurship could play a key role in North Macedonia‘s economic growth, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stated on Thursday during his visit to Thessaloniki. “Greek entrepreneurship has the...
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Greek “Good Samaritan” Named Best Doctor in Europe for 2019
Dr. Anargiros Mariolis, from the town of Areopolis in the Peloponnese, was recently awarded the WONCA Award of Excellence in Health Care in recognition of his many contributions to the health of the...
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Prominent Greek Lawyer Antonis Vgontzas Dies at 73
Greek lawyer and politician Antonis Vgontzas died in Athens on Friday. He was 73 years old. Vgontzas served in public office for many years including as Director of Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou’s...
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Albania Retreats on Threat to Seize Albanian-Greek Properties
The Albanian government has removed a clause from its Government Gazette which allowed for the arbitrary confiscation and impoundment of land and properties of Greek expatriate residents in the Himara...
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Bank of Greece Revises Growth Downward for 2019
The Bank of Greece said in a report on Monday that the Greek economy is expected to grow by 1.9 percent this year, which marks a downward revision to its December estimate of 2.3 percent growth. The...
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Cyprus Marks Anniversary of Struggle Against British Colonial Rule
Source: Cyprus News Agency Cyprus celebrated the 64th anniversary of the beginning of the EOKA struggle against British colonial rule, with commemorative liturgies and events held island-wide on...
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PM Tsipras, Varoufakis To Make Cameo Appearances in New Costa-Gavras Film
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis are said to have agreed to make cameo appearances in an upcoming film by Greek director Costa-Gavras. The Greek film director, who...
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Wildfire Burns in National Park in Western Peloponnese (video)
Dozens of fire fighters are battling a forest fire which broke out in the Strofilia Forest in the north-west Peloponnese on Tuesday afternoon. Regional Governor Apostolos Katsifaras says that the fire...
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Greek Company to Build Europe’s Largest Casino Resort on Cyprus (video)
An artist’s impression of the future casino resort Integrated Casino Resort Cyprus (ICR) announced on Tuesday that it had awarded the contract for the construction of Limassol’s “City of Dreams”...
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Santorini Mulls Ways to Reduce Summer Congestion
Santorini officials met with Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) representatives to discuss managing the large number of tourists arriving on cruises to the island every summer. As the Greek...
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Greek Planes to Patrol Skies Over North Macedonia
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in Skopje on Tuesday that Greek military planes will begin to patrol the airspace above Northern Macedonia. At a joint press conference with Zoran Zaev, the...
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