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SYRIZA will request party leaders' debate in Parliament on catastrophe in Thessaly, Famellos say
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13.09.2023 - 23:00
SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance will request a discussion in Parliament at party leaders' level for the "unprecedented catastrophe that has levelled the greatest section of Thessaly," in…
FM Gerapetritis meets Asselborn, calls for European strategy on migration
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13.09.2023 - 20:47
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis emphasised the need for a European strategy on migration issues that will distribute the burden equally between the EU Member-States, based…
Six men gunned down in Loutsa were part of a criminal ring abroad; two homes searched in Attica
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13.09.2023 - 17:45
Six men who were shot down in the coastal town of Artemis (Loutsa) on Monday are Turkish nationals, members of a criminal ring active in…
Weather forecast: Mostly fair on Wednesday
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12.09.2023 - 23:58
Mostly fair weather and winds from variable directions are forecast for Wednesday. Wind velocity will reach 6 on the Beaufort scale.
SYRIZA's Famellos: Gov't failed to protect the state ahead of fires, floods
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12.09.2023 - 22:14
The government ought to have been better prepared for the storm that flooded central Greek regions, "keeping its institutional obligations instead of leaving the state…
Greece could mobilise up to 2.25 billion euros in aid for floods and fires, Leyen tells Mitsotakis
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12.09.2023 - 20:10
The European Commission is ready to stand by Greece as it struggles with the aftermath of the recent devastating fires and floods, European Commission President…
Turkish national arrested at Athens Airport for possessing fake identity cards and bullets
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12.09.2023 - 17:08
A 32-year-old Turkish national was arrested on Monday evening at the Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" when he was found to be carrying two fake…
Weather forecast: Mostly fair on Tuesday
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11.09.2023 - 23:58
Mostly fair weather and northerly winds are forecast for Tuesday. Wind velocity will reach 7 on the Beaufort scale.
Aegean national highway shut down at Tempi valley due to overflowing
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11.09.2023 - 23:24
The Aegean Motorway, linking northern and southern Greece, is closed off at the Tempi valley section due to overflowing by Pinios River, the managers said…
Staikouras:Road accessibility, building resilient infrastructures against future storms are priority
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11.09.2023 - 20:36
The priorities of the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry after the 'Daniel' storm is restoring access to areas isolated after floods, implementing more resilient projects, and…
PM Mitsotakis visits Dadia Forest, promises changes in fire prevention organisation
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11.09.2023 - 17:34
"Clearly many things must change and they will change in the way that we organise the prevention of forest fires," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said…
PM Mitsotakis to visit Thessaly on Sunday, Evros on Monday
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10.09.2023 - 23:58
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Thessaly, the central Greek region that was hard hit by the 'Daniel' weather phenomenon, on Sunday evening.
Woman arrested for spreading fake news on dead flood victims in Thessaly
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10.09.2023 - 22:17
A woman, 35, was arrested in Ioannina on Saturday night over spreading false news over the number of flood victims in central Greece.
Dead animals collected from Thessaly to be cremated in Imathia, Arcadia, ministry says
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10.09.2023 - 20:18
Farm animals that died in Thessaly, which was severely flooded during the recent 'Daniel' storm, will be cremated in special crematoria in Imathia (northern Greece)…
Four die and 49 hospitalized after multiple crash on national road near Kilkis
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10.09.2023 - 15:29
Four people died and 49 hospitalized s a result of a multiple crash involving two private cars and a bus with Serbian license plates on…
Threat of Pinios overflowing again not over in Larissa; minister issues health advice for water
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10.09.2023 - 13:45
Larissa in central Greece continued to prepare for more flooding from the overflow of Pinios river on Sunday.
Death toll in Thessaly reaches 12; reported missing total is 5 people
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10.09.2023 - 12:46
The number of of people who died during the devastating 'Daniel' storm and floods in Greece reached 12 on Sunday.
Weather forecast: Generally fair on Sunday
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09.09.2023 - 23:59
Generally fair weather is forecast on Sunday, with sporadic rain on Crete and at high elevations in eastern Macedonia and in Thrace.
87th Thessaloniki International Fair opens its gates amid scheduling changes due to disastrous storm
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09.09.2023 - 21:19
The 87th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) opened on Saturday without the formal inauguration and press conference on Sunday by the prime minister, who has postponed…
Four 'Blue Horizon' ferry crew members to testify on passenger's death on Sunday
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09.09.2023 - 19:17
Four crew members of the 'Blue Horizon' fery charged with the death of a passenger will testify at 09:30 on Sunday, the Piraeus prosecutor's office…
Lawyer representing Beleri meets with Greek lawyers in Athens
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09.09.2023 - 16:51
The lawyer representing Fredi Beleri, the elected mayor of Himare held in detention in Tirana, paid a visit to the Athens Bar Association on Friday.
SYRIZA can provide an immediate network of civil protection and solidarity to flood victims
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09.09.2023 - 14:00
Thessaly is experiencing a catastrophe of biblical proportions, as do other regions in Greece, head of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance parliamentary group Sokratis Famellos said on Friday,…
DBRS upgrades Greece's credit rating to investment grade
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09.09.2023 - 12:48
The Canadian credit rating agency DBRS Rating gave Greece a much-sought-after investment grade rating by upgrading its long-term foreign and local currency issuer ratings from…
Ten dead, four missing in the aftermath of 'Daniel' storm and flooding in central Greece
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08.09.2023 - 23:00
Ten people have died so far because of the storm 'Daniel' in central Greece, Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Friday,…
Larissa braces itself for more flooding from Pinios river
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08.09.2023 - 22:36
An emergency alert on 112 was sent on Friday to residents of the Ippokratis neighborhood in Larissa, central Greece, to evacuate to the center of…
