Greece news 2023

NEWS ARCHIVE - August 2023

August 10, 2023

Behind the scenes on the coming municipal elections

Story at Powergame [Greek]

Increased desirability of apartment building employment as doorman, janitor leads to waiting list

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

New mutated version of Covid detected on Crete, elsewhere

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

13 suspects in the New Philadelphia murder

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

Greek air force officer honored in USA for providing emergency medical help

Story at Skai [Greek]

Warnings against entering the sea due to inclement weather

Story at Novinite [English]

Six contactless ticketing machines have gone up at the Acropolis, Ancient Olympia, Epidaurus and the Archaeological Museum of Delphi

Story at Athina984 [Greek]

The cash limit for transactions is €500 euros

Story at Car and Motor Greece [Greek]

How much did the gov't know about the Croatian hooligans before the attack?

Story at EFSYN [Greek]

How the government is responding to the New Philadelphia attacks, and response to SYRIZA criticism

Story at Ethnos [Greek]

The Metropolitans who are resigning

Story at Protothema [Greek]

Rain is coming

Weather at Skai [Greek]

On Naxos, illegal sunbeds return quickly after the exit of investigators

Story at eKathimerini [English]

Did police ignore electronic message about the hooligans, or not read the "urgent" message at all?

Story at Kathimerini [Greek]

The changing roadways of Athens means some streets are being eliminated entirely

Story at Car and Motor Greece [Greek]

It is time for the professional sport of football to bear the responsibilities of a professional sport

Story at Liberal [Greek]

Germany: recession at the door

Story at IN GR [Greek]

NEWS ARCHIVE - August 2023

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