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News Greece Attica: Greece fires map: Britons warned as hotels evacuated in level 5 red alert

Published on: Monday 12 August 2019
Greece fires map: Britons warned as hotels evacuated in level 5 red alert
News source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1164327/greece-wildfires-map-elafonisos-foreign-office-travel-advice-warning-evacuations-red-alert

“You should follow the advice of the Greek authorities and monitor the website of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection for updates.” The wildfires will prompt memories of the horrific Attica ...

News Greece Attica: Is it safe to visit Crete? Travel advice for Brits as Greek island hit by earthquake

Published on: Tuesday 30 July 2019
Is it safe to visit Crete? Travel advice for Brits as Greek island hit by earthquake
News source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/europe/safe-visit-crete-travel-advice-18804194

although it has updated its travel advice for Brits who have plans to travel or are currently out in Greece on holiday. The FCO advises: "A reported 5.1 magnitude earthquake occurred on 19 July in ...

News Greece Attica: How to attract investments in Greece’s Attica

Published on: Thursday 01 August 2019
How to attract investments in Greece’s Attica
News source: https://www.euractiv.com/section/all/opinion/how-to-attract-investments-in-greeces-attica/

As Greece has left behind the greatest economic downturn in modern history, it is required to achieve higher growth rates in the coming years so that economic growth can be sustainable, writes Dr George Patoulis, the regional governor of Attica in Greece.

News Greece Attica: Attica Group announces successful €175 million bond issue in Greece

Published on: Tuesday 30 July 2019
Attica Group announces successful €175 million bond issue in Greece
News source: https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/transport/ferries/36384-attica-group-announces-successful-e175-million-bond-issue-in-greece.html

Piraeus-based Attica Group, the largest ferry owner and operator in Greece, on Thursday announced the oversubscription of a collateral-linked bond issue of 175 million euros that it floated, ...

News Greece Attica: The important holiday warnings for Spain, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Thailand and UAE

Published on: Monday 29 July 2019
The important holiday warnings for Spain, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Thailand and UAE
News source: https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/important-holiday-warnings-spain-greece-16666805

Earthquakes A reported 5.1 magnitude earthquake occurred on 19 July in Magoula, Attica region, and was felt strongly in ... Mosquitoes There were a number of cases of West Nile virus in Greece in 2018 ...

News Greece Attica: Where did the Crete earthquake strike, what was its magnitude and is it safe to travel?

Published on: Tuesday 30 July 2019
Where did the Crete earthquake strike, what was its magnitude and is it safe to travel?
News source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9622477/crete-earthquake-magnitude-safe-travel/

But where on the Greek island did it hit, what was its magnitude and is ... After the last earthquake - which occurred in Magoula, Attica, and had a magnitude of 5.1 - the advice was to follow the ...

News Greece Attica: Athens earthquake: is it safe to travel to Greece after 5.3 magnitude quake?

Published on: Friday 19 July 2019
Athens earthquake: is it safe to travel to Greece after 5.3 magnitude quake?
News source: https://inews.co.uk/news/world/athens-earthquake-greece-latest-safe-travel-advice-latest-holiday/

It suggested that information can also be obtained from the Greek civil protection authority A statement issued read: “A reported 5.1 magnitude earthquake occurred on 19 July in Magoula, Attica ...

News Greece Attica: Athens earthquake – Powerful tremor strikes Greek capital sending people running into the streets

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019
Athens earthquake – Powerful tremor strikes Greek capital sending people running into the streets
News source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9541259/athens-earthquake-powerful-tremor-strikes-greek-capital-sending-people-running-into-the-streets/

CROWDS were seen running out into the streets of Athens after a large earthquake shook the Greek capital. Experts say that the earthquake had a 5.3 magnitude and caused communication systems to fail. ...

News Greece Attica: Strong Earthquake Rattles Athens

Published on: Friday 19 July 2019
Strong Earthquake Rattles Athens
News source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/world/europe/earthquake-athens-greece.html

According to Greek television, there were some 20,000 calls per second, a higher rate than on New Year’s Eve. Local news outlets reported that an evacuation order had been announced for all public ...

News Greece Attica: China’s Piraeus power play: In Greece, a port project offers Beijing leverage over Europe

Published on: Sunday 07 July 2019
China’s Piraeus power play: In Greece, a port project offers Beijing leverage over Europe
News source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-chinas-piraeus-power-play-in-greece-a-port-project-offers-beijing/

For Beijing, this Mediterranean trade hub is the showpiece investment for the globe-spanning Belt and Road Initiative. But for Washington and its EU allies, it’s a worrisome foothold for Chinese influence in the West. Caught between two sides in a cold war, what will Greece do?

News Greece Attica: New Democracy sweeps Greek local elections

Published on: Sunday 02 June 2019
New Democracy sweeps Greek local elections
News source: https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/new-democracy-sweeps-greek-local-elections/

Greece's conservative opposition New Democracy party on Sunday (2 June) swept local elections, winning in nearly all regions and the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki, routing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's ruling left five weeks before they face off in general elections.

News Greece Attica: 1st Fertility Festival in Athens focused on medical tourism and travel

Published on: Monday 10 June 2019
1st Fertility Festival in Athens focused on medical tourism and travel
News source: https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/tourism-businesses/thematic-tourism/35865-1st-fertility-festival-in-athens-focused-on-medical-tourism-and-travel.html

The President of Athens Medical Association and Newly elected Attica governor referred also to the decreasing number of births in Greece, which he said, due to the economic crisis, after 2011 is ...

News Greece Attica: From Tinos to Pelion: the 10 islands to visit in Greece

Published on: Saturday 01 June 2019
From Tinos to Pelion: the 10 islands to visit in Greece
News source: https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/travel/from-tinos-to-pelion-the-10-islands-to-visit-in-greece-1.869331

All aboard. Entre Cielos has launched boutique sailing experiences in Greece, with boats that can accommodate up to 12 people. Courtesy Cielos A two-hour ferry journey from Attica’s Rafina port, ...

News Greece Attica: Conservatives sweep Greek local elections

Published on: Sunday 02 June 2019
Conservatives sweep Greek local elections
News source: https://news.yahoo.com/conservatives-riding-high-greek-local-election-095011864.html

Greece's conservative opposition New Democracy party on Sunday swept local elections, winning in nearly all regions and the cities of Athens and Thessaloniki, routing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's ruling left five weeks before they face off in general elections. New Democracy candidates have

News Greece Attica: Can Democracy Save America?

Published on: Thursday 09 May 2019
Can Democracy Save America?
News source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/05/10/can-democracy-save-america/

Homer, playwrights, eloquent political writers, historians and philosophers left comments, speeches and books about how Greeks governed themselves. In addition, thousands of inscriptions mention or describe persons, decisions, and institutions of political importance.  Most of the surviving evidence, including that f

News Greece Attica: A Greek goddesses inspires Melbourne's Hellenic Museum new work

Published on: Thursday 09 May 2019
A Greek goddesses inspires Melbourne's Hellenic Museum new work
News source: https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/greek/en/audiotrack/the-messenger-melbourne-hellenic-museum-2019

Now on display at Melbourne's "Hellenic Museum", "The Messenger", a spectacular new work by internationally lauded and Melbourne-born artist Sam Jinks. SBS greek was at the launch of the exhibition and interviews Athens's "Benaki Museum" CEO, Haris Siampanis and museum's sponsor, lawyer Peter Mitrakas. 

News Greece Attica: Greek Telecom Minister meets Attica mayors to talk about smart cities, car parking system strategy

Published on: Wednesday 08 May 2019
Greek Telecom Minister meets Attica mayors to talk about smart cities, car parking system strategy
News source: https://www.telecompaper.com/news/greeces-telecom-minister-meets-attica-mayors-to-talk-about-smart-cities-car-parking-system-strategy--1292063

The Minister of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Information, Nikos Pappas, met with the Mayors of Attica to inform them about the project of the Ministry of Justice, 'Strategy for smart cities ...

News Greece Attica: Crete island power linkup to central Attica Region set for more delays

Published on: Wednesday 15 May 2019
Crete island power linkup to central Attica Region set for more delays
News source: https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/tourism-businesses/new-investments/35574-crete-island-power-linkup-to-central-attica-region-set-for-more-delays.html

Greece’s unilateral decision to remove the Crete-Attica power linkup from the European Union’s list of projects of common interest (PCI) and instead implement it as a national project will cause a ...