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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Earthquake in the NW Peloponnese

A 4.3 on the Richter scale earthquake  has hit the western port city of Patras,, northwest Peloponnese, at 7.10 p.m. (17.10 GMT) on Sunday.

Patras is the 3rd largest city of Greece after the capital, Athens, and Thessaloniki. The epicenter was located approximately 48 kilometers south of the city. So far no damages have been reported.

Albanian MP's Brother Convicted of Murdering Policeman

Arben Frroku is believed to have fled Albania following the Serious Crimes Court's first instance ruling on April 3rd, which found him not guilty of the murder of a policeman.

Genc Gjokutaj, his lawyer, said that the court had been under political pressure and he would appeal to the Supreme Court.

Varoufakis writes “A Speech of Hope for Greece”

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis wrote “A Speech of Hope for Greece” on Friday, the day when Greece didn’t pay its dues to the IMF. His text begins by casting the focus on US Secretary of State James F. Byrnes who traveled to Stuttgart in September 6, 1946, to deliver his historic “Speech of Hope“.

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