Greece News 2024

NEWS ARCHIVE - May 2024

Timeless Villages, Scenic Hikes, Local Flavors - Moon's Greek Islands & Athens Travel Guide – Amazon 560 Pages

May 7, 2024

The return of African dust

Weather at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Intense traffic as Athenians return to the city

Story at Protothema [Greek]

Minister of Immigration and Asylum Dimitris Kairidis speaks out on Erdogan conversion of the Chora Monastery

Kairidis ponts out the the Chora Monastery is a UNESCO listed historical structure and accuses Erdogan of making this move as a signal to his "radical islamist constituency."

Story at Skai [Greek]

Olympiakos resting before the Final 4 in Barcelona

China President Xi Jinping says he'll never forget the NATO bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade

Story at Imerisia [Greek] and at Associated Press [English]

What happens to SYRIZA after the European elections?

Story at Kathimerini [Greek]

Yes, there are sharks in the Greek seas

Story at Ta Nea [Greek]

Changes expected to housing market with prices "easing"

Story at eKathimerini [English]

The proposals for financing defense spending in the EU

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

The return of over 700,000 vehicles expected from Easter Πάσχα trips

Story at Protothema [Greek]

Slowing of real estate transfers

Story at Powergame [Greek]

Broadband internet ranking puts Greece as slowest in Europe

Story at Powergame [Greek]

Massive increase of anti-Jewish activity in France

Story at Athens News Agency [Greek]

Turkey conducts naval exercises in the Aegean, the Eastern Mediterranean, Sea of ​​Marmara and the Black Sea

Story at Athina984 [Greek]

The Chora Monastery and the conversion to a mosque

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Church influence

Story at Kathimerini [Greek]

Electrical rates not dropping

Story at eKathimerini [English]

NEWS ARCHIVE - May 2024

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