Xanthi
Program seeks reduction of pesticides in agriculture
Breaking the indiscriminate cycle of spraying fields with pesticides is the objective of a major 28-month research program involving the Agricultural University of Athens, the Hellenic Mediterranean University, the Hellenic Agricultural Organization, the Benaki Phytopathological Institute, the Aristotle University, the Democritus University of Thrace and the Foundation for Research & Techno
Xanthi: The roads were covered by hail - Watch video
More intense were the phenomena in the Xanthi plain causing even problems in the traffic of vehicles
Policeman charged with manslaughter after running over woman
A police officer in the northeastern prefecture of Xanthi has been charged with manslaughter through negligence after confessing to running over a 19-year-old woman who later died of head injuries.
The woman was run over by a police car last week in the village of Palaio Zygo in Xanthi and died in hospital on Tuesday.
Border police arrests four alleged traffickers
Border police in northeastern Greece blocked four separate attempts by illegal migrants to cross into the country on Friday and Saturday and arrested a total of four traffickers, all foreign nationals.
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Erdogan expected to visit Thrace after Athens
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will head to Thrace after his visit to Athens in early December, as he does every time he visits Greece, before returning to Ankara.
This will be the third time Erdogan will visit Thrace during a visit to Greece.
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Tender process to begin for major irrigation projects
Five of 21 planned irrigation projects, with an estimated budget of €800 million, are ready to proceed with the call for binding bids.
The largest project, worth €210million, is the irrigation of the Xanthi plain, in northeastern Greece, from the Nestos River.
The EU's Recovery Fund will contribute 30% of the cost.
Pomak leader warns of growing Turkish influence
As we walked through the narrow streets of Xanthi in northern Greece, we often heard Turkish being spoken in conversations. We sat at a cafe and talked about the community Imam Ahmet represents, the 40,000 Pomaks who are constantly trying to find their voice as a minority within a minority.
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Migration ministry recruits 150 new border guards
The Migration and Asylum Ministry and the EU are co-financing the recruitment of 150 new border guards with funds from the Integrated Border Management Fund - Border Management and Visa Instrument (2021-27).
The new guards will bolster the operational capabilities of the police directorates of Rodopi and Kavala in northern Greece.
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Vendetta feared in Xanthi after murder, burning of houses
Greek authorities on Tuesday feared that the murder of a man in a village of Xanthi, northern Greece, could spark a vendetta between two families, after two houses belonging to the alleged perpetrator and his brother were set on fire on Monday night.
The fire service said the fires in the two houses were caused by arson but no suspects have been detained.
Jewish community: Holocaust remembrance is ‘sacred mission’
In the leadup to International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) has said that the responsibility to pass on the memory of the Holocaust "is a sacred mission."
In a statement, the KIS noted that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the deportation of Jews from the German and Bulgarian occupation zones of Greece.