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Daily Archives: May 7, 2014

Greece Ranks Second on 2014 Blue Flag Beach List

The Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (EEPF), the national operator of the international “Blue Flag” program, announced a further 21 Greek beaches and...

Greek PM Samaras Proposes Constitutional Changes

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras proposed amendments to the Greek Constitution at a Wednesday event organized by the Konstantinos Karamanlis Foundation. The main points presented comprised the direct election of...

Cypriot President Anastasiades Asks Turkish Cypriots for Trust

In an interview Tuesday with the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily, Republic of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades asked the Turkish Cypriot side to ‘trust him’ ahead...

Thessaloniki's Historic Caravanserai Touted To Turkish Buyers

Thessaloniki's Caravanserai is one of 10 titles in northern Greece being listed at a property investment event in Istanbul this month. Among the investment opportunities on...

Handcuffs and Tears as Greek Parliament Lifts 4 MPs' Immunity

Despite tears and tantrums, parliamentary immunity enjoyed by Greece 's Golden Dawn MPs Giorgos Germenis and Nikos Michos, as well as two former (now independent) members,...

Steinway Mansion in Astoria Sold for 2.65Mln

Greek American Paul Halvatzis, a real-estate agent for Amorelli Realty (a company owned by his mother Anita Halvatzis, based in Astoria) negotiated the selling...

Cleaning Ladies Still Protest Outside Greek Finance Ministry

Striking cleaning ladies continue to camp outside the Greek Finance Ministry in their months-long protest at public sector suspensions. Many cleaning ladies who have been suspended or laid-off...

Archeologists Discover Byzantine ‘Notebooks’

Archeologists engaged in excavations at the Byzantine port quarter Yenikapı on the European side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, seem to have struck...

American Injured by Fireworks in Santorini Says She'll Visit Greece Again

The 51 year-old American, who was seriously injured by homemade fireworks during an Easter celebration on the Greek island of Santorini, thanked all the people...

Dismissals Imminent at 14 Public Organizations

The Greek government is to accelerate its job-cutting measures so as to hit the Troika's target of 11,000 public sector dismissals by the end of 2014. Those at risk of dismissal are...