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Greek PM Meets With Mayors in Preparation for 200th Anniversary of Greek War of Independence
In anticipation of the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence in 2021, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with 114 mayors on Friday.
This was a part of the "Greece 2021" initiative and served as an opportunity to brainstorm...
Greece
Evicted 90-Year-Old Grandmother, Grandson Given New Home
A 90-year-old grandmother, whose eviction from her home and subsequent homelessness left Greeks outraged, has found a new home.
The grandmother, who lived with her 25-year-old grandson and their dog, could no longer afford to pay the rent for her...
Diplomacy
Turkey to Conduct Military Exercises on Greek National Holiday, Breaking NATO Agreement
Just hours after an agreement to cancel military activities planned on each country's respective national holidays, Turkey announced that it would go ahead with planned military exercises scheduled on Greece's OXI Day.
This announcement breaks the moratorium announced by NATO...
Diplomacy
Pentagon Promises “Serious Consequences” After Turkey Tests S-400 Missile System
After Turkey tested the Russian S-400 air-defense missile system, chief Pentagon spokesman Johnathan Rath Hoffman stressed that the act was a violation of the country's "commitments as a US and NATO ally" on Friday.
The S-400 system, considered one of...
Cyprus
NATO Chief Announces Greece, Turkey to Cancel War Games
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Friday in Brussels that Greece and Turkey plan to cancel their respective war games, which had been scheduled for next week on the national holidays of each other's country.
The move was seen as...
Greece
New Coronavirus Cases Above 800 in Greece for Third Consecutive Day
On Friday 841 cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the country, along with 10 deaths in those who had suffered with the virus.
This is a slight decrease from Thursday's record-breaking 882 cases, after a week of sharply-increased virus numbers...
Crime
Golden Dawn MEP Skips Arrest, Enjoying Parliamentary Immunity in Brussels
Member of European Parliament Ioannis Lagos, a former leader of Golden Dawn, has been able to avoid arrest after being sentenced by a Greek court for his part in leading the group, since he is currently in Brussels enjoying...
Greece
Greek Archbishop Ieronymos Urges Greeks to Avoid Crowds on OXI Day
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, the leader of all the Greek Orthodox faithful in the country, urged his fellow citizens to avoid large gatherings on the national holiday of OXI Day, October 28.
The Greek government has already...
Greece
Greek Clocks to Fall Back on Sunday as EU Fails to Abolish Daylight Savings Time
Early this Sunday morning, Greeks must remember to turn their clocks back one hour as the country settles into the late Autumn and readies for Winter. As of that day, Greece will no longer be in Summer time.
Some may...
Crime
Golden Dawn Members to Enter Prison on Friday
The 37 members of the neo-Nazi party golden Dawn who were convicted in October will be transported to prison on Friday.
The convicts were held at police headquarters in Athens after the court upheld their prison sentences on Thursday, rejecting...