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Greece adds 164 firefighting vehicles amid intense wildfire season
Kathimerini
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Greece has added 164 new firefighting vehicles to its national fleet as part of efforts to strengthen its response to what authorities say is one of the most demanding wildfire seasons in recent years. The vehicles, valued at €15.55 million,...
Greece’s Historic Trolleybuses to Be Withdrawn From Athens
Greek Reporter
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July 18, 2025
Old Trolleybus in Greece. Credit: wikimedia commons / Georgedogor CC BY 3.0 For decades, trolleybuses have been an integral part of daily life in Athens and Piraeus, providing fully electric transportation and reaching even the most remote corners...
Athens Lifts Traffic Ring Restrictions for the Summer as of July 18
To Vima
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July 18, 2025
Starting today, July 18, Athens is lifting the traffic ring (Daktylios) restrictions in the city center, allowing unrestricted access for all vehicles. The seasonal suspension comes into effect as part of the city’s summer schedule. The...
Greece and Spain Sign Rail Infrastructure Pact, Eye Closer EU Transport Ties
Greek Travel Pages
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July 17, 2025
Spain’s Deputy Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, José Antonio Santano Clavero (center) with Greek Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Dimas (left) and Deputy Minister Konstantinos Kyranakis. Greece and Spain have signed...
Athens Hoteliers, MICE Experts Applaud Taekwondo Stadium’s Shift to Conference Center
Greek Travel Pages
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July 17, 2025
Tae Kwon Do Olympic facility, Palaio Faliro. Photo source: ETAD Plans to convert the Taekwondo Olympic Stadium in Palaio Faliro into a cutting-edge conference and exhibition venue have been warmly received by industry stakeholders, signaling a...
Greece is anticipating the biggest heatwave in recent years
IPN
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July 18, 2025
The Republic of Moldova is not a fully sovereign state”. This opinion belongs to historian Octavian Ticu and was expressed during the public debate “Sovereignty as the apple of political discord”, organized by IPN Press Agency. The historian...
Kylie Minogue Shines Bright Ahead of Release Festival Debut: “Greece Feels Like Home”
To Vima
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July 18, 2025
Pop icon Kylie Minogue has officially landed in Athens—and she’s ready to light up the stage. Just hours before her highly anticipated performance at the Release Festival in Plateia (Square) Nerou, the Australian superstar sat down for an...
Yotel sets sights on Athens
Sleeper
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July 18, 2025
18 July 2025 Yotel has announced plans to expand its European footprint with the launch of YotelPad Athens – a 113-key urban aparthotel slated to open in 2026. Marking the brand’s debut in Greece, the development comprises three centrally located...
Soaring Rents and Empty Homes Fuel Athens Housing Crisis
To Vima
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July 18, 2025
Month by month, housing in Athens is becoming more out of reach, placing the Greek capital at the heart of a growing housing crisis that continues to strain the country. According to recent data from the Municipality of Athens, rental prices...
Seven people have died in six fatal crashes this year in Athens-Clarke
Athens Banner Herald - Georgia
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An Athens woman lost her life early Sunday in a downtown vehicle collision. The driver of the opposing vehicle now faces charged that include homicide by vehicle. Jennifer McKillip, 38, died in the fatal crash that occurred at about 2 a.m. Sunday...
ICGB Conducts Emergency Response Drill In Komotini Region, Greece
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 18. On July 17, ICGB - the independent natural gas transmission system operator of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria - carried out an emergency response simulation in the wider Komotini area,...
Audit Reveals Greece Failing to Tackle Illegal Beach Use
To Vima
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July 18, 2025
In a stark indictment of Greece’s state inspection mechanisms, a new report from the Hellenic Court of Audit reveals that authorities are struggling to police the country’s beaches — often relying on measuring tapes and ribbons instead of modern...
Farmers in Northeastern Greece Protest Over Agricultural Scandal
To Vima
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July 18, 2025
Nearly two years after the devastating floods caused by Storm Daniel, farmers in the Larissa region are taking to the streets once again, demanding overdue compensation and answers regarding a major agricultural funding controversy. On Saturday,...
Truck Overturns on Northern Greece Highway
To Vima
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July 18, 2025
A truck overturned early on Friday, July 18, on the Egnatia Odos motorway, causing major traffic disruptions in the direction from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki and Kipoi. The accident occurred at the 208th kilometer of the highway, near the local...
Greece Boosts Armed Forces Funds Through New Fiscal Measures (PHOTO)
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 18. Greek Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, met with the Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance responsible for Fiscal Policy, Thanos Petralias, Trend reports citing the...
Speech by Commissioner Lahbib in Greece at the Handover Ceremony of Fire-Fighting Vehicules
European Commission
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July 18, 2025
European Commission Speech Brussels, 18 Jul 2025 Today Europe is the fastest-warming continent on the planet. Fires are bigger, faster, and more destructive — both in Greece and beyond. Europe is taking this t...
Kareena Does 'Lungi Dance' In Greece | Hot Pictures Break The Internet
The Times of India
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July 18, 2025
'Aapka Self-Care Ritual Kya Hai ?': Rakul Preet Singh’s Soulful Note On Healing Through Discipline Rakul Preet Singh opened up on social media about her ongoing journey toward self-love, crediting yoga as a key part of her emotional and physical...
Kareena Kapoor Khan does the lungi dance in bold beachwear while vacationing in Greece
Bollywood Hungama
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July 18, 2025
en Bollywood News Bollywood Hungama News Network https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/ Kareena Kapoor Khan does the lungi dance in bold beachwear while vacationing in Greece Kareena is seen soaking up the sun in a vibrant yellow bikini paired with a...
Explosion at Athens taverna injures 2 women
Kathimerini
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NEWS An early morning explosion rocked a taverna in the northern Athens suburb of Maroussi on Friday, injuring two women and prompting an emergency response by local authorities. The blast occurred at around 6.15 a.m. local time on Parnonos Street...
The Rio-Antirrio Bridge: An Engineering Marvel That Changed Greece
Greek Reporter
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July 18, 2025
The Rio-Antirrio Bridge in Western Greece is one of the world’s longest multi-span, cable-stayed bridges. Credit: Eusebius, Eusebius CC BY-SA 3.0/ Wikipedia The Rio-Antirrio Bridge was inaugurated on August 7, 2004, one week before the opening of...