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.
Greek Minister Heals Breach on Visit to Kosovo
Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Kotzias held a joint press conference in Pristina on Tuesday with his counterpart, Hashim Thaci, in what is seen as a landmark in relations between the two.
Greece has yet to recognize Kosovo's independence, proclaimed in 2008.
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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.
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Bulgarian-Greek Drama Enters Lux Prize Shortlist
The Lesson, a 2014 Bulgarian-Greek film, is among the ten works nominated to the Lux Prize at this year's edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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Italian PM Renzi: Greece and EU partners should restart talks
Italian PM, Matteo Renzi, told Italian daily Il Messaggero on Sunday that talks must resume between Greece and its European partners after the referendum is over regardless of the outcome of the vote.
Zero hour offer as Greece lurches towards default
Greece confirmed it would fail to make a key IMF repayment due on June 30, fanning fears of a chaotic eurozone exit on the same day the country's international bailout expires.
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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.
Free public transport for everyone!
Greek Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis said on Monday that means of transport in Athens will be free from June 29 to July 6.
The decision will be announced later on Monday to facilitate citizens and will concern the metro, buses, trains and the electric trains but not the suburban train.
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Euro exit would see prices of residential property crumble
By Nikos Roussanoglou
Property prices in Greece would suffer huge devaluation if the country were to leave the eurozone and revert to a national currency.
Usain Bolt keeps his eye on titles, not records
Usain Bolt is no stranger to Greece. He has come several times before, competing in Athens, Rethymno and Thessaloniki.
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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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