Posts Tagged ‘Greece’

S&P upgrades outlook on Greece credit rating reports Financial Times

S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Greece’s sovereign credit rating outlook to positive, citing a reduction of debt burden, a surge in investments and efficient tax collection. While Italy’s credit rating remained stable, S&P said it expected the country’s debt to decline gradually over the next few years, but added the risk of reforms being reversed… […]

Penalty Shootout Loss Propels Greece Into Women’s Water Polo World Cup Super Final

Greece was beaten 19-18 by Australia in a penalty shootout, but it was enough to gain one point and get across the qualification line on the second day of the World Aquatics Women’s Water Polo World Cup Division I competition in Athens on Thursday. Australia came from three down to lead 14-12 in the fourth… […]

Marathon Greece: Nenikekamen, We Are Victorious!

‘Nenikekmen / We are victorious’ cried Pheidippides as he stumbled exhausted into Athens’ agora, after running over the mountain, to announce their victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.  Read more Section:  News Premium Preview Read Later  Source

Greece steps up efforts to end “Turkaegean” propaganda

Greece has instructed a major law firm to end efforts by Turkey to patent its “Turkaegean” propaganda trademark it is using to attract tourists from the US and the EU. Despite Turkey’s disclaimers, the “Turkaegean” campaign is an attempt to mislead US and EU opinion regarding Ankara’s illegal claims on the Greek islands. According to… […]

Pakistanis in Greece campaign for opposition leader Alexis Tsipras

Pakistanis in Greece are campaigning for SYRIZA on social media ahead of the Greek elections on May 21. Specifically, on TikTok, they are promoting Alexis Tsipras, leader of the radical Left party. This is despite the fact that the ruling party New Democracy searching in everyway to register Pakistanis illegally living in Greece. Εσείς το… […]

Greece puts “killer” missiles on the border

Greece acquires a new strategic weapon for its defence after agreeing with Israel to purchase Spike anti-tank missiles. According to the agreement, the missiles will be manufactured by the state-owned company Rafael and will equip the Apache attack helicopters and gunships. They will be placed on the border with Turkey and on the islands of… […]

Israel’s Aeronautics to Supply Orbiter 3 Drones to Greece

Israeli defence company Aeronautics, owned by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Stolero Aeron, agreed to supply Greece with Orbiter 3 unmanned aerial systems in a government-to-government contract. The deal is part of the sale of Rafael’s Spike missiles to the country in a package worth EUR 370 million ($404 million). The Orbiter 3, which has… […]

Greece to close refugee camp Turkey targeted for harboring terrorists

The Lavrio refugee camp has been targeted by the Turkish government, which claims the site has been providing shelter to the members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and other outlawed left-wing groups from Turkey, calling it a “terrorist training camp”. Greece’s Migration and Asylum Ministry has decided to gradually close a refugee camp on… […]

Greece will issue three bond packages in Q2

Three bond issues in Greece are planned for the second quarter of 2023 in an effort to complete this year’s borrowing programme worth 7.0 billion euros. The Public Debt Management Authority issued two bonds in the first three months of the year, raising around 6 billion euros from the market. According to the new schedule,… […]

More than 250 Beaches Across Greece are Becoming Accessible 

More than 250 beaches all over Greece will be accessible by this summer, Tourism Ministry officials announced during the “Accessible Beaches for Everyone” media event on Thursday. Organized by the ministry’s Tourism Policy and Development department, which oversees the implementation of the NSRF 2014-2020 “Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation” program, the event included an update of the “Creation of Integrated Accessible Tourist… […]

Irregular immigration to Greece plunges by more than 50%

Irregular immigration to Greece has reportedly plunged significantly according to InfoMigrants* which cites Greek government data. According to the news report, the refugee and migrant populations in Greece have plummeted by more than half in 2023 compared to last year, according to the latest figures announced by Greek authorities. The government’s March 2023 Migration Newsletter… […]

Greece and China deepen ties with talks of reviving post-pandemic tourism

Greece’s Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias held a meeting on Saturday with China’s Culture and Tourism Minister HU Heping with the aim of deepening the cooperation between the two countries and exchanging views in light of the celebration of the year of friendship between Greece and China. More specifically, they discussed ways to revive travelling after… […]

Australia to Greece in only 4 hours becoming a reality

Today you can fly from European countries to Australia in about 20 hours. A hypersonic aircraft is capable of reducing the flight time to four. At least that’s what the Swiss company Destinus claims, which plans to use a hydrogen-powered hypersonic passenger aircraft. It has been testing hyperaircraft prototypes for several years now, and reported… […]

Greece takes the lead in tourist bookings from Austria

Greece is seemingly the undisputed favourite among Austrian tourists for the summer of 2023. This results both from the increase in bookings (+20% compared to last year) during the four-day period 16-19/03/2023 of the international tourist exhibition in Vienna Ferien 2023, as well as from the estimates of major travel agents and tourist offices. EOT… […]

Ambassador Ioannou: “India and Greece are natural allies, we support India’s UNSC seat”

Greek Ambassador to New Delhi, Dimitrios Ioannou, expressed his strong belief that India and Greece are natural allies, citing the many common features shared by the two countries, before adding that India can rely on Greece’s support to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. He also emphasised the importance of increasing… […]

Greece begins gradual restart of train services, three weeks after rail disaster

Greece begins gradual restart of train services, three weeks after rail disaster Source

USA repatriates 29 Antiquities to Greece

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced today the return of 29 looted antiquities to the People of Greece. Among the pieces, collectively valued at over $20 million, is the extraordinarily rare Eid Mar Coin, which commemorates the murder of Julius Caesar. All were seized under multiple criminal investigations into high-profile traffickers and smugglers.… […]

Is Cannabis legal in Greece?

Cannabis is illegal to use for recreational purposes in Greece. The minimum prison sentence for possession of marijuana is five months. Smoking the substance in a public place is prohibited by the Greek government. A counselling programme can be a substitute for incarceration for a first offence. Further offences could lead to fines or imprisonment.… […]

The world’s best beaches, according to TripAdvisor travelers includes two from Greece and one from Cyprus

Check out Greece’s best two beaches in the world that made TripAdvisor’s top 25 list and one Nissi Beach in Cyprus. In the Europe ranking, first-place Reynisfjara Beach, second-place Praia da Falesia and third-place Spiaggia dei Conigli are followed by the ‘breathtaking’ La Concha Beach in San Sebastian, Spain, in fourth place. It’s one of […]

Greece’s East Attica In Antiquity: Playground Of Gods, Heroes And Heroines

The seductive scenery along the east coast of Attica in Greece overlooking the Aegean Sea, easily lures one back to an era when mythical gods and goddesses still claimed the land and implored their heroes to build temples for them and their heroines to serve in their sanctuaries as priestesses. During the Mycenaean Bronze Age […]

M5.4 earthquake hit 101 km Southwest of Kýthira,Greece with a depth of 28.8 km, according to USGS

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale occured at 18:36 on Tuesday, in the sea 118.5 km off the north-western of the island of Kithira in southern Greece. According to some international seismological institutes the earthquake was measuring 5.6 R. The earthquake had a focal depth of 10km. No Newer Articles Source

Macedon Distillery: Handcrafted Spirits from the Mountains of Greece

From the mountains of Greece all the way to the mountains of regional Victoria in Australia, Macedon Distillery has formulated a unity of cultures to create authentic small batch spirits based on recipes passed down through generations of family history. The life and soul of the Mediterranean is family, friends and hospitality, and Macedon Distillery […]

No trains on Monday in Greece

The company announced that the rolling strikes by Hellenic Train employees would continue Monday. Railway workers have been striking since Wednesday, ever since Tuesday’s deadly collision, the biggest in Greece’s history, which killed at least 57 and injured several others. This new strike is a 24-hour one, but there seems to be no end to […]

Greece won three medals at the Indoor Track & Field Europeans in Istanbul over the weekend

Greece won three medals at the Indoor Track & Field Europeans in Istanbul over the weekend, with Miltos Tentoglou winning gold, while Andrikopoulos and Karalis finished second. A spectacular Tentoglou measured 8.30 meters in the long jump final on Sunday to finish first. This was his third consecutive gold in the Indoor Europeans, the first […]

Greece’s prime minister apologizes for deadly train crash as unions, activists protest

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologized for any responsibility Greece’s government may bear for the deadliest train crash in the country’s history. A stationmaster facing charges gave his account of the events leading up to the tragedy. Greek media have reported that the automated signalling system in the crash area was not functioning, leading to the […]

Disbelief, despair and anger reigned in Greece as Station Master Arrested

Disbelief, despair and anger reigned in Greece after dozens of people died in the worst train crash in the country’s history. Greek City Times had published footage from a security camera showing when a passenger and freight train collided. Meanwhile, riots broke out on the streets of Athens. Many demonstrators took to the streets, angry […]

Caught on CCTV: The moment of the collision of the two trains in Greece (video)

Vangelis Mitrousias, a journalist for ERT, who has been at the scene of the collision of the two trains in Tempi since the first minute, has secured an exclusive video revealing the moment of the collision. Shocking CCTV footage has revealed the moment two trains collided in Greece in a horror smash that killed at […]

At least 36 dead, 66 hospitalised after horrific train crash in Greece

The number of confirmed dead from the deadly train collision at Tempi in central Greece rose to 36 on Wednesday morning as the search-and-rescue operation continued, according to the latest update from the fire brigade spokesperson Vasilis Vathrakogiannis. The number of injured in hospital increased to 66, of which six were admitted to ICUs. The… […]

Tragic Greece train collision kills 29, injures at least 85

275 Rescue workers are in a desperate search for survivors after a head-on collision between two trains in central Greece killed dozens of people and injured scores. At least 29 people were killed and more than 85 injured when a passenger train carrying more than 350 people collided with a freight train on Tuesday evening,… […]

Fiery Greece Train Collision Kills 29, Injures At Least 85

Fire officials say 29 people were killed and at least 85 injured when a passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train in northern Greece early Wednesday. Source

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