Fratricide in Nea Smyrni
The 16-year-old fell dead from the hands of his 18-year-old brother last night (Tuesday 26/12) in the Athens suburb of Nea Smyrni.
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Pierrakakis: Degrees from private, non-profit universities will offer full academic and professional rights
The degrees awarded by private, non-profit universities established in Greece, exclusively as branches of foreign educational institutions, "will offer full academic and professional rights that are equivalent to those of the 'parent' institution abroad," Education, Religions and Sports Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis clarified on Sunday, speaking to SKAI television.
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"USS Gerald Ford" aircraft carrier anchors in Souda
The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrived in Souda Bay, Crete, for a scheduled port visit on Tuesday Dec. 26, 2023.
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Much-loved singer Vassilis Karas passes
Greek singer Vassilis Karras died on Sunday (Christmas Eve) at the age of 70 in Thessaloniki.
Karras was born in Kokkinohori, Kavala, Greece, to Pontian parents. At the age of 10, his family moved to Thessaloniki. Also around this time his brother Damian and his sister Anastasia were born. Growing up in the streets of Thessaloniki allowed Karras considerable independence and many of the friendships he created there have lasted well into his life.
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Brown bears fall asleep for the winter at Arcturos shelter in Nymfeo
The brown bears in Nymfeo have made their beds and gone to sleep for the winter after the recent colder weather and snow, according to an Arcturos announcement on Friday.
The Arcturos Brown Bear Sanctuary in Nymfeo stopped receiving visitors on Sunday, 17 December as the bears went into hibernation. It is the first time that the bears have entered winter hibernation so early in the 31-year operation of Arcturos.
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Dep. Tourism Minister Rapti: Tourism education of strategic importance; messages for 2024 very encouraging
Deputy Tourism Minister Elena Rapti in an interview with Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Monday (Christmas) pointed out that the tourism education for the development of a modern, sustainable and quality tourism model is of strategic importance and referred to the fact that 80 percent of Higher School of Tourism Education and of Tourism Ministry' Vocational Training Institutes (IEK) students are absorbed by the labour market.
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Greece’s Surging Second-Hand Market
A burgeoning second-hand – or pre-owned – retail sector in Greece now occupies a prominent place in the stats published by the country’s statistical authority, overturning decades of disdain for “used” goods among most Greek consumers.
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Real Estate Sector Attracts 1.64 bln€ in FDIs in 2023
Greece’s real estate sector continues to attract foreign interest, according to the most recent Bank of Greece (BoG) figures, either through the resilient “Golden Visa” program or residents of EU countries interested in retirement or semi-retirement in the country.
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Work on 'The Ellinikon' redevelopment project making good progress
Τhe good progress being made in largest urban regeneration project in Europe, currently being constructed by Lamda Development in the Attica coastal suburb of Elliniko, was presented in the last news bulletin "The Ellinikon", released a few days before the end of 2023. The steps taken are not only impressive and unprecedented for Greece but they are leaps of progress for the major Ellinikon project that make the new city increasingly visible to all, according to the introductory note, alongside pictures and videos on the progress of individual works in the context of the urban regeneration.
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Five banks and the Hellenic Bank Association get fined for concerted practice in charges
Five Greek banks, including four systemic ones, along with the Hellenic Bank Association were fined a total of 41.7 million euros by the Competition Commission on Thursday for concerted practice in interbank systems, and payment and electronic transaction services.
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Tourism direct contribution to 24 billion euros or 11.5% of GDP in 2022
The direct contribution of tourism to Greece's GDP is estimated to be close to 24 billion euros or 11.5% in 2022, with five regions representing almost 90% of the country's receipts, three of which are purely tourist regions.
Pierrakakis: We set the stricter criteria in Europe for the operation of non-public universities
The operation criteria of non-public, non-profit universities that will be founded as departments of major and acclaimed international institutions in cooperation with the Greek public universities, will be the stricter in Europe, Education, Religion and Sports Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis underlined in an interview with ANTENNA TV on Thursday referring to the new bill that is already characterised "a historic reform".
Defence Min Dendias: Greek frigate to take part in "Prosperity Guardian" operation
"Following an order of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, I asked the Hellenic National Defence General Staff general Konstantinos Floros and the Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Vice Admiral Ioannis Drymousis to proceed with the participation of a Greek Navy frigate in the multinational operation "Prosperity Guardian" regarding the protection of the merchant ships, the lives of the seamen and the international economy," Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday.
Mytilineos becoming the largest bauxite producer in the European Union
IMERYS Bauxites activity is to be merged with MYTILINEOS' wholly-owned subsidiary, Delphi Distomon, as part of the further vertical integration of the Metallurgy Sector, creating the largest bauxite producer in Europe and significantly increasing its production capacity.