NEWS ARCHIVE - MARCH 2012

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March 24, 2012

Greek elections coming in Spring

March 9, 2012

Greek unemployment at 21% in December

Collective Action Swap in Greece

Official Greece web sites

Hellenic Republic Official Website [Greek]

Greece Civil Protection Agency [Greek and English]

National Organization for Medicines in Greece [Greek]

Hellenic National Public Health Organization [English]

City of Athens [English] — City of Athens [Greek]

Greece Certificate of Movement download forms (coronavirus shutdown) [Greek]

Greek Employee Support Link – Greek Government [Greek]

Greece's Golden Visa program

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Greece Travel 2025 – Amazon

Greece 112 Emergency Announcements on X/Twitter

Hellenic National Meteorological Service

www.gov.gr

Holidays 2026

March 25 – Greek Independence Day

April 10 – Good Friday Μεγάλη Παρασκευή

April 11 – Holy Saturday Μεγάλο Σάββατο

April 12 – Πάσχα Sunday

April 13 – Δευτέρα του Πάσχα

April 23 – St George Day Αγίου Γεωργίου

May 1 – May Day Πρωτομαγιά

June 1 – Holy Spirit Monday Αγίου Πνεύματος

August 15 — Assumption Day Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου

October 28 — OXI Day

December 25 — Christmas

Athens Online

The "modern ruins" of Athens

Story at Kathimerini [Greek]

The art of wrapping a proper souvlaki with a 20 year veteran at Lefteris O Politis

Story at eKathimerini [English] "When I first came here, all I knew about souvlaki was how to eat it," Christos recalls... [Location of Lefteris O Politis on Satovriandou]

The powerful jump in power of Turkey's weapon arsenal

Story at Long WarJournal [English]

The Greek Riviera

How Greek industry has dissipated since the economic crisis of 2009 – Greek Reporter [English] – what happened to Yioula Glassworks, Crown Hellas Can Packaging, Pitsos, Delta Dairy, Frigoglass, Peiraiki-Patraiki, Keranis tobacco, and others