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The Greek government will increase the minimum wage effective February 1st, according to Labor Minister Effie Achtsioglou. She announced the measure on Friday in an interview with the News 24/7 radio station in Athens. “The increase will be implemented as of February 1. The report by the committee of experts will propose an increase ranging […] [read more...]
Greek Parliament Will Vote on Prespa by End of Next Week
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 14:15:04 +0000
Parliamentary speaker Nikos Voutsis announced on Friday that Greek lawmakers will be voting on ratifying the name deal with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the end of next week. Coming out of a meeting of the ruling SYRIZA party’s political secretariat, Voutsis indicated that the process for ratifying the so-called Prespa agreement would […] [read more...]
Lunar Eclipse and ”Supermoon” Visible From Greece
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:19:05 +0000
The total lunar eclipse occurring early Monday morning, January 21, will be clearly visible from Greece, according to astronomers. The total lunar eclipse, which will take place during the night on Sunday into early Monday morning, will coincide with January’s full moon, with the Earth’s satellite being to its closest point to Earth. This will offer a […] [read more...]
More Than 100 Tornadoes Recorded in Greece Last Year
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:09:23 +0000
The National Observatory of Athens weather service Meteo revealed on Friday that here were a total of 107 tornadoes in Greece during 2018, three of which caused significant damage in Halkidiki and Crete. Meteo reported eight whirlwinds (a vortex occurring on land) and 99 waterspouts (a vortex over a body of water) during last year. […] [read more...]
Cyprus Prepares For ”No-Deal Brexit” Over British Sovereign Bases
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:58:43 +0000
The Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday that Cyprus and the European Union authorities are preparing for a “disorderly” Brexit regarding the issue of the British sovereign bases on the island. Christodoulides said that an “interim solution” would be applied for the British bases on Cyprus. He stated that it is the E.U.’s decision to take such […] [read more...]
Potami MP’s Might Deviate From Party Line on Prespa
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:45:41 +0000
The Political Council of the opposition centrist Potami party reaffirmed on Thursday that its parliamentary deputies will vote according to their consciences when the Prespa Agreement comes before the Greek parliament for ratification. According to the state-run AMNA news agency, Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis and M.P. Georgios Mavrotas are inclined to back the agreement. Georgios […] [read more...]
Body of American Citizen Discovered in the Sea South of Athens
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:35:16 +0000
Greek police are attempting to piece together clues in the death of an American citizen whose body was discovered in the sea south of Athens earlier this month. The U.S. embassy in Athens confirmed to the Greek Reporter that the body found on January 6 at Vouliagmeni was that of a U.S. citizen. “We can confirm (the […] [read more...]
Aristotle Onassis: The Triumph of the Ultimate Underdog
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 10:54:13 +0000
Aristotle Onassis was one of the richest men in history and certainly one of the most famous Greeks in the entire world during the 20th century. How did this young boy from Smyrna manage to amass a fortune while becoming one of the most successful businessmen in the world and a larger-than-life figure who will […] [read more...]
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