Greece News 2024

NEWS ARCHIVE - August 2024

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August 20, 2024 Tuesday

Some 18K people visited Greece's lighthouses on World Lighthouse Day

Story at Athina984 [Greek]

Italy, Greece and Spain to require a £6 EU travel visa

Story at UK Express [English]

Mitsotakis' plan for compensation for fire-stricken households near Athens

Story at Reuters [English]

White washed steps in Nafplio

Smugglers struggle to find new routes through Greece and the migrant detentions being made on Crete

Story at ABC News [English]

Beginning of aid applications for those affected by the Attika fires

Story at Real [Greek]

Mitsotakis "autopsy" meeting in Penteli

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Controversy around amusement park fatality in Halkidiki

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

The most inexpensive places in Greece for buying and renting

Story at Powergame [Greek]

Fire in Marathon

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

The ongoing controversy about the Kasselakis pool / cesspool

Story at Ethnos [Greek]

The August full moon: rare lunar phenomenon "blue moon" with a "supermoon"

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Ministry of Labor planning a 2025 change to Pensioners' Solidarity Contribution (EAS)

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

The WHO wants to vaccinate for monkeypox on large scale

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Russia moving TU-95 bombers for flights over Ukraine

Story at Skai [Greek]

Concerns for hail and lightning as rain hits areas of the country

Story at Athina984 [Greek]

The Blue Caves on the coast of Zakynthos – see photo enlarged

NEWS ARCHIVE - August 2024

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