Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Macedonia. Greeks consider it like συμπρωτεύουσα (the associated-capital) of the Northern Greece. Indeed, Thessaloniki was already the largest city of the Byzantine Empire after Constantinople.
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Greek police capture Britain’s most wanted cocaine dealer
Suspected drug dealer Simon Dutton, aged 38, has been arrested in Thessaloniki, Greece, as the “main player” of a major cocaine smuggling operation. The dealer from Bolton, Greater Manchestor, was on the list of Britain’s Most Wanted criminals and was captured following a joint operation by U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Hellenic police.
Extended seasonal shopping times at the end of 2015
Shops are open on the last Sunday of the year from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 27. Some department stores plan to stay open until 8 p.m.
From Monday, December 28, through to Wednesday, December 30, shops will open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for extended seasonal shopping, whereas on Thursday, December 31, shops will close at 6 p.m.
Greek manga marries Japan, Ancient Greek mythology and parkour (pics + vid)
The manga style of comics is linked to Japan, however there’s a growing hub of Thessaloniki-based Mangatellers in Greece. Enough to warrant a publication of manga comics written by Raphael Voutsidis and Karyofyllis-Christos Hatzopoulos and cartoonist Manos Lagouvardos.
Turkey, Greece to Resume Contacts over Aegean Border Dispute on Wednesday
Turkey and Greece will resume discussions aimed at resolving their dispute over their official border in the Aegean Sea following a pause of more than a year, hurriyetdailynews.com reported on Tuesday.
Meeting between Greek PM Tsipras and Turkish PM Davutoglu concluded
The meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the refugee issue was completed on Thursday.
Mr. Tsipras underlined the importance of cooperation between Greece and Turkey on controlling and managing the refugees flows.
Greek economic crisis leads to increase in depression rates
More than 44% of Greek citizens claim to feel negative emotions such as insecurity, agony, fear, anger, despair, stress, anxiety, sorrow, bitterness, indignation as a result of the economic crisis.
The lower the income, the higher the rate of depression.
Furthermore, 25% of those who suffer cannot receive treatment for their illness due to financial reasons.
Sunday Christmas opening times marred by protests
Shopkeepers and sales staff held protests in Athens and Thessaloniki to mark the first of three Sunday opening days for shops during the Christmas season. Protests were held at Athens’ main shopping area at Ermou Street and at the corner of Tsimiski and Agia Sofia streets in Thesslaoniki. Traffic in Thessaloniki was brought to a standstill.
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Deputy FM Mardas to participate in the 33rd Meeting of the BSEC Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Mardas departs today for Romania, where he will represent Greece at the 33rd Meeting of the BSEC Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, which is taking place in Bucharest on 11 December 2015.
The Guardian Recommends Bulgarian-Greek Movie "The Lesson" as Worth Watching
In last week's list of movie reviews, The Guardian included the Bulgarian-Greek drama "Urok" ("The Lesson"), which has just been released in cinemas in the United Kingdom.
The movie, which is directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, tells the story of Nadezhda (played by Margita Gosheva), a schoolteacher who wants to teach a thief in her class a lesson.