The former mayor of Bucharest, convicted of corruption, is arrested in Athens on the basis of an international warrant. Sorin Oprescu, 70, who served as mayor of the Romanian capital from 2008 to 2015, was convicted by Romanian courts of bribery, creating a criminal organization and abuse of power. Last Friday, the Bucharest Court of […]
Russian possessions in Greece
This material was first published in 2015 and immediately caused a lot of negative emotions in the Greek church (and not only) circles, because it touches on one of the most painful topics for any Greek – misappropriated real estate … The Russian Federation, as the successor of the Russian Empire, owns a large number […]
Turkey may be expelled from NATO because of its position on the membership of Finland and Sweden in the alliance
According to CNN, the NATO leadership has many times thought about expelling Turkey from the bloc. Especially such conversations began when Ankara did not give a damn about the opinion of Washington and bought the S-400 from the Russian Federation. Apparently, NATO is now weighing all the pros and cons. On the one hand, the […]
Military exchange "Azov" want to ban
The State Duma of Russia intends to ban the exchange of the military “Azov” for captured Russians, calling the “Azov” Nazi criminals. The head of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, positively accepted the proposal of Deputy Anatoly Wasserman to ban the exchange: “These are war criminals and we must do everything to bring them to […]
New Tourism for All program with Free Pass
The amendment submitted to the parliament provides that until 2025, by the decisions of the ministry, annual “Tourism for All” programs can be formed, the purpose of which is to stimulate demand in this area of the country’s economy. In particular, the amendment made to the bill “Adaptation of Greek legislation to the Directive (EU) […]
Should we expect a new rise in the price of bread
President of the Greek Federation of Bakers Michalis Musios reassures: “Despite the jump in world prices for grain, at least this month and next month there will be no increase in prices for bread and bakery products.” “The information we received from the flour mills is that we will continue to buy flour at the […]
The weather forecast is not encouraging: a sharp cold snap and rain
The weather has been deteriorating since Wednesday afternoon, according to an emergency bulletin from the National Weather Service EMY. According to the forecast, from the afternoon of Wednesday May 18, 2022 until the morning hours of Thursday May 19, the weather in the western, central and northern parts of the country will show a temporary […]
Major police operation in the center of Athens: checks and arrests
On Monday, May 16, 2022, the police carried out a new large-scale operation “broom” (“σκούπα”) in the area of Agiou Konstantinou Street, near Omonia Square, on the orders of the Minister of Civil Protection, Takis Theodorikakos. According to ΕΛΑΣ, a total of 442 people were checked, 129 foreigners were detained, who did not have the […]
Greece has the second highest number of blue flags in the world – which prefectures have 96 of them
According to the Hellenic Society for the Conservation of Nature (Ελληνική Εταιρία Προστασίας της Φύσης, ΕΕΠΦ), a total of 581 Greek coastal beaches, 15 marinas and 6 tourist boats received Blue Flags this year, placing the country second in the world among 53 countries. . First in Greece in terms of total number of awards […]