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Greece to Strengthen Coast Guard Amid Surge in Migrant Arrivals
Sun, 22 Sep 2019 15:40:35 +0000
The Greek government decided at an urgent meeting on Saturday to strengthen the coast guard due to an increasing number of migrant arrivals, a spokesman for the government told reporters. “During the meeting, a decision was made to continue measures on evacuating the migrants and refugees from the [Greek] islands, strengthen the coast guard with […] [read more...]
Greece to Offer Incentives for Zero Emission Vehicles
Sun, 22 Sep 2019 15:34:29 +0000
The Greek government will provide incentives for people, and companies, to replace their old cars with zero-emission ones starting next year, Deputy Finance Minister Apostolos Vesyropoulos said. “Motorists will be motivated to buy clean and electric cars. We want to remove cars that pollute the environment from the Greek roads,” he said. The incentives will […] [read more...]
Syrian Refugees Posing as Volleyball Team Nabbed at Athens Airport
Sun, 22 Sep 2019 15:24:48 +0000
Greek police arrested 10 Syrian refugees at Athens’ International Airport on Saturday. The group was posing as a volleyball team and were trying to travel with illegally obtained passports. Police said on Sunday that the refugees entered Greece without legal documents and arrived at the Eleftherios Venizelos airport on Saturday hoping the disguise would get […] [read more...]
Cyprus Rules Out Reunification Talks Until Turkey Stops Provocations
Sun, 22 Sep 2019 15:19:44 +0000
President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday that just as he is determined to engage in an honest and creative dialogue, he is equally determined to never do so until Turkey ceases its illegal and provocative activities. Speaking at an event in London he said: “As determined as I am to enter an honest […] [read more...]
PM Mitsotakis Aims to Rebrand Greece at the UN Climate Summit and General Assembly
Sun, 22 Sep 2019 15:16:54 +0000
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will seek to rebrand Greece by launching a charm offensive during his presence this week at the UN Climate Summit and General Assembly in New York. In scheduled meetings with world leaders, opinion makers and the business community, Mitsotakis aims to convince the world that Greece has become a “normal” European […] [read more...]
Greece’s Judo Champion Elisavet Teltsidou Wins Gold at International Grand Prix
Sun, 22 Sep 2019 11:06:48 +0000
Greece’s Elisavet Teltsidou won the gold medal at the Judo International Grand Prix in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Saturday. It was her second victory this year and the third time she stood up on the international podium as a gold medalist. View this post on Instagram Συγχαρητήρια Ελισάβετ @elisavet_teltsidou !! Τα κατάφερες!! You did it!! 1η […] [read more...]
Migrant Crisis Dominates Former Greek PM Tsipras’ Meeting with Pope Francis
Sat, 21 Sep 2019 14:33:14 +0000
President of main opposition party SYRIZA and former prime minister Alexis Tsipras had a one-hour meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday. According to SYRIZA sources, Tsipras thanked the Pontiff for his efforts to raise international awareness on the refugee humanitarian crisis, for his support towards Greece expressed during his visit to the […] [read more...]
World’s Best Aerobatics Pilots Mesmerize Spectators at Athens Flying Show
Sat, 21 Sep 2019 14:22:58 +0000
Thousands of spectators gathered at Tanagra Air Base north of Athens on Saturday to watch spectacular displays by some of the world’s best aerobatics pilots on the first day of the annual Athens Flying Week (AFW) air show. The air show, that has more than 410,000 fans worldwide, had a record attendance last year with […] [read more...]
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