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‘I like that he’s dirty’
“Obviously, that’s not the way you want to close [a campaign],” Donald Trump’s election advisers said about the former president shortly before the polls opened in the United States.
Ecumenical Patriarch congratulates Trump
Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, has sent a letter to US President-elect Donald Trump congratulating him on his election.
Trump President, Season 2
Donald Trump is just where he wished to be. Where the majority of voters want him to be. “We’ve achieved the most incredible political thing. Look what happened. Is this crazy?” he declared as it became clear that he would return to the highest office in the United States four years after his first term ended.
Changes to payment of dues over €50,000
The standard arrangement of 24 to 48 installments for debts to the tax office is becoming more flexible, as the draft law makes it easier for those who owe more than 50,000 euros.
The algorithm and taxes
What is the biggest problem with wage labor in Greece? That its coverage rate by collective labor agreements is one of the lowest in the 27 countries of the European Union, at around 20%.
Οnce bitten, twice shy
Last year, the center-left PASOK party had reacted strongly when, after a year and a half of investigations, the case file on the wiretapping scandal was removed from the first instance prosecutors and given to the Supreme Court’s deputy prosecutor, Achilleas Zisis.
Farmland key to preserving unique island heritage
Scientists from various fields are calling for urgent measures to protect the agricultural landscape of Greece’s small islands. The conclusion came during a symposium organized by the National Technical University of Athens, focusing on sustainable development.
The Orthodox priest at the heart of Texas’ ‘anti-woke’ university
The ideological conflict in the US has shifted from a traditional left-versus-right divide to a new dichotomy: “woke” versus “anti-woke.”
Automated property tax rates
System that will automatically calculate ‘objective values’ to be fully operational in 2025.
Border security upgrade
Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis visited Serres in northern Greece on Saturday to focus on infrastructure upgrades at the Promachonas border crossing.
Teens face legal action after pepper spray incident at Oropos school
A 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy are facing legal action after an incident involving pepper spray at a school in Oropos, in Attica.
Landslide hits school site in Crete; no immediate danger to students
A landslide occurred at a site in Iraklio, Crete, where two schools – the Unified Special Vocational High School (ENEEGYL) and the Special Education and Training School (EEEEK) – are located.
SYRIZA fractures in chaos
In a dramatic turn of events, former SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis announced the creation of a new party to his supporters on Saturday, signifying the leftist party’s implosion course.
Kasselakis announces new political movement after exiting SYRIZA
A day after announcing his departure from SYRIZA, former leader Stefanos Kasselakis unveiled the creation of a new political movement on Saturday.
Copper theft at properties remains rampant
Theft of copper pipes and cables from gas heating systems installed at apartment buildings and construction sites, a practice that first surged during the country's economic crisis, continues to be rampant, police reports have indicated.
Winter arrives up north
Freezing temperatures hit northern Greece Saturday morning, signaling winter’s arrival.
Georgiadis relishes SYRIZA’s ‘end in the manner it deserves’
Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis reacted on Saturday to the fractious turmoil within the left-wing opposition party SYRIZA, which appears to have reached a peak during the party’s ongoing congress.
Greece’s mussel harvest wiped out by warming seas
When Anastasios Zakalkas pulled up the ropes of his mussel farm in the Aegean Sea last month, the devastation was clear: the lines were not heaving with molluscs as they should be at harvest time but were instead filled with cracked, empty shells.
Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia next week, minister says
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Saturday in an interview with broadcaster CNN Turk.
SYRIZA MP Kyriaki Malama latest party exit
SYRIZA MP Kyriaki Malama has announced her departure from the main opposition leftist party to serve as an independent MP.