Eleni Stamatoukou

The Greek government acquired more than 200 previously unknown photographs documenting the Nazi execution of 200 Greek #communists at #kaisariani on 1 May 1944 surfaced online after appearing for sale on eBay.
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Balkan Govts Scramble to Safeguard Citizens in Middle East Conflict Zone Some Balkan countries are planning to evacuate stranded citizens from the conflict zone around Iran, others have already managed to fly people out - although some have only issued security warnings.

2/2 93 Greek citizens and their family members repatriated from Oman, 42 Greek citizens from Bethlehem by road to Egypt, 27 members of the ARIS K18 basketball team, who traveled by air from the UAE to Istanbul and from there by road to Thessaloniki.

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1/2 The first repatriation operations of Greeks and their families from the Middle East were completed on March 3 and 4, announced the🇬🇷Foreign Ministry. The Ministry said that it remains prepared to assist "Greek citizens affected by the war situation in the wider Middle East."

Greek Court Confirms Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn is ‘Criminal Organisation’ Athens appeal court upholds guilty verdicts for members of prescribed extremist party, five-and-a-half years after the first-instance ruling.

The best news of the day! The Criminal Appeal Court in Athens ruled in a final judgment that the ultra-nationalist #GoldenDawn party is a criminal organisation and that 42 of its members convicted in the first-instance verdict five-and-a-half years ago were guilty.

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Sea Power: Greek Shipping Navigates Choppy Waters to Retain its Supremacy Amid global political turbulence and tightening environmental regulations, Greek merchant shipping has kept its leading position – but not always without controversy.

3/3 However, #Greece’s powerful merchant shipping industry has been buffeted by ongoing conflicts that have created new risks in the #RedSea and #BlackSea.

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2/3 10 Greek-flagged vessels are in the #PersianGulf and another 5 are outside the Gulf; while 325 Greek-linked ships are in the wider region. Minister Kikikilas described the targeting of the vessel as unacceptable, arguing that deep-sea shipping should not be affected by military conflicts.

1/3 As conflict grips the #MiddleEast, Greek Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias reported that a Greek-owned ship has sustained minor damage from a strike near #Iran but continued its course.

#Greekshipping

Greeks Take to Streets to Commemorate Train Crash Victims Protesters have gathered in cities all over the country to remember the 57 victims of the Tempi train crash in 2023.

Rallies are being organised in Athens, Thessaloniki and other Greek cities commemorating the third anniversary of the February 28, 2023 fatal train accident in Tempi that claimed the lives of 57 people and triggered political and social unrest.
#Tempi #traincrash
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Greek Court Finds Four Executives Guilty in Predator Spyware Case First-instance ruling sentences four company executives to 126 years in jail for involvement in illegal wiretapping using Predator spyware – and refers the case file to prosecution for further investi...

Four company executives found guilty of involvement in the #wiretappingscandal concerning the illegal use of #Predator software to monitor or try to monitor journalists, politicians and other public figures.
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Στο #BalkanInsight κάνουμε έρευνα για τον #υπερτουρισμό #masstourism. Αφιερώστε λίγο από τον χρόνο σας και απαντήστε στο ερωτηματολόγιο που έχουμε ετοιμάσει: balkaninsight.com/2026/02/23/s...

Greek Court Increases Sentence for Abusive Priest, Founder of Children’s Shelter Athens court confirms guilty verdict for clerical founder of children's shelter, accused of abusing minors – and almost doubles the first-instance sentence.

An Athens court confirmed the guilty verdict in the trial of Fr Antonios Papanikolaou, founder of the children’s shelter Kivotos tou Kosmou, upping the sentence to 9 years and 6 months, almost double the initial sentence. Fr Antonios was found guilty of grievous bodily harm to minors, etc.

Greece Issues European Arrest Warrant for Refugee-Helping NGO’s Founder Greek authorities have issued a European warrant for the arrest of the founder of the Norwegian NGO Aegean Boat Report, accusing him of running a criminal organisation involved in aiding migrants to r...

Norwegian police on Wednesday told Tommy Olsen, founder of the Norwegian campaign group Aegean Boat Report, ABR, that #Greece has issued a European arrest warrant for him, along with an extradition request.

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Μοιραστείτε την Εμπειρία σας: Σεξουαλική Διαδικτυακή Κακοποίηση Μέσω Εικόνας στην Ελλάδα Έχει δημοσιεύσει κάποιος στο διαδίκτυο εικόνες σας με σεξουαλικό περιεχόμενο χωρίς τη συγκατάθεσή σας; Θα θέλαμε να ακούσουμε τις απόψεις γυναικών και ανδρών στην Ελλάδα που είναι πρόθυμοι να βοηθήσου...

⚡️Έχετε πέσει θύμα #εκδικητικήςπορνογραφίας [ #revengeporn]; Αν ναι, βοηθήστε μας στην έρευνά μας απαντώντας στο ερωτηματολόγιο μας, που θα βρείτε στο link. Οι απαντήσεις σας είναι ανώνυμες!

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Greece Arrests Military Officer for Alleged Spying Arrested officer is suspected of passing on 'secret information of military importance', with media claiming that the information concerned NATO and that the recipient was not Turkey.

The officer was arrested following clear indications that a crime was committed – “namely the collection and transmission of secret information of military importance to third parties, with the risk of causing harm to national interests”

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Human Rights NGOs Condemn Greece’s New Migration Bill Human rights advocates in Greece say new bill on migration introduced to parliament on Wednesday effectively criminalises working for NGOs.

#Humanrights groups have criticised the new bill of the Ministry of #Migration and #Asylum, designed to tackle illegal migration, saying it will make working for #refugee-friendly #NGOs a “criminal hell”. The bill will be introduced to #Greece’s parliament on Wednesday.

Μοιραστείτε την Εμπειρία σας: Ταμπού γύρω από την Εμμηνόπαυση στην Ελλάδα Στην Ελλάδα, η εμμηνόπαυση συζητείται σπάνια δημόσια, αφήνοντας ορισμένες γυναίκες να τη βιώνουν χωρίς επαρκείς συμβουλές και υποστήριξη. Θέλουμε να μάθουμε αν αυτό σας έχει επηρεάσει - και πώς.

⚡️Σήμερα είναι η τελευταία μέρα για να απαντήσετε στο ερωτηματολόγιο μας για την #εμμηνόπαυση στην Ελλάδα!

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Το Ινστιτούτο Εναλλακτικών Πολιτικών #ΕΝΑ, αύριο Παρασκευή 30 Ιανουαρίου 2026 (16:30-21:00) στην αίθουσα «Γεώργιος Καράντζας» της ΕΣΗΕΑ (Ακαδημίας 20, Αθήνα – 1ος όροφος) διοργανώνει ημερίδα "Απέναντι στον τραμπισμό: Προκλήσεις και (αντι)στάσεις σε μια νέα διεθνή πραγματικότητα."

Greek Govt’s Pledge to Tackle ‘Extreme’ Housing Crisis Greeted with Scepticism The government has announced new measures to tackle the country’s affordable housing problem, but real estate and housing experts say they fall far short of what is really needed – social housing and ...

Τα ενοίκια στην Ελλάδα είναι εντελώς δυσανάλογα με τους μισθούς. Αξίζει να σημειωθεί ότι από το 2018 τα ενοίκια έχουν αυξηθεί 55% ενώ η κοινωνική κατοικία είναι ανύπαρκτη. Η στέγη έχει μετατραπεί σε επενδυτικό προϊόν.

#Greece #housingcrisis

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⚡️Άνδρες και γυναίκες μπορούν να απαντήσουν ανώνυμα στο ερωτηματολόγιο μας μέχρι και την 🗓Πέμπτη 29 Ιανουαρίου στο λινκ:

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#menopause

ΥΠΕΞ Γροιλανδίας: Θετικά νέα από το Νταβός για ΗΠΑ και Δανία Η Γροιλανδή ΥΠΕΞ κάνει λόγο για “θετικά νέα” από το Νταβός της Ελβετίας

ΥΠΕΞ Γροιλανδίας: Θετικά νέα από το Νταβός για ΗΠΑ και Δανία

Ευχαριστώ πολύ 💗

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BIRN Reality Check: Verdict Nears in Case Against Greece’s Far-Right Golden Dawn An appeals verdict is expected this year following the 2020 conviction of leaders and MPs of the extreme right-wing Golden Dawn party, but many of those put behind bars are already free.

Six years after the landmark conviction of #GoldenDawn, the Court of Appeal is preparing to rule on the case — while many of those convicted are currently out of prison.

#Greece #farright

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Greek Defence Doctrine Shift Not So Much ‘Heretical’ as Inevitable A more holistic approach to defence announced by Greece’s defence minister is only logical in light of what the world has witnessed on recent battlefields.

Defence Minister Nikos Dendias has outlined a new doctrine moving away from the traditional separation of land, sea and air #defence, toward integrated responses covering the Aegean, the islands, networks and cyberspace.

#Greece #security

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Ντόναλντ Τραμπ: Φέρεται να έδωσε εντολή για σχέδιο εισβολής στη Γροιλανδία | LiFO Ο Αμερικανός πρόεδρος φέρεται να έχει ζητήσει από τους διοικητές των ειδικών δυνάμεων να εκπονήσουν σχέδιο εισβολής, παρά τις αντιδράσεις κορυφαίων στρατιωτικών και τις ανησυχίες για τη συνοχή του ΝΑΤ...

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Protesting Greek Farmers Block Highways for 48 Hours After rejecting the government’s offered support measures, farmers on tractors are blocking Greece’s main roads and customs points.

#Greekfarmers decided on Thursday to block the country's main roads, bypasses and customs points for two days, voicing dissatisfaction with the government’s measures to tackle the farming crisis.

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Greece Unveils Measures to Tackle Farming Crisis as Protests Esclalate As farmers continue 40 days of road blockades over high production costs and delays in subsidies, the government has offered new support measures.

2/2 However, many farmers remain unsatisfied. They will decide later whether to continue protests. Meanwhile, Supreme Court's prosecutor, sent a new order telling prosecutors to intervene immediately in road blockades by farmers.

#greece #agriculture

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Greece Unveils Measures to Tackle Farming Crisis as Protests Esclalate As farmers continue 40 days of road blockades over high production costs and delays in subsidies, the government has offered new support measures.

1/2 The Greek government on Monday announced new support measures to address the crisis over #farmers who have been on the streets for almost 40 days protesting about high production costs, delays in subsidies and compensation, and the distribution of state support.

Greece in 2026: External Shocks Risk Derailing Fragile Economic Revival The long-suffering Greek economy is showing new signs of life. But much depends on the wider global environment – while population decline, water scarcity and the rising cost of living present their o...

What’s next for #Greece in 2026? Growth ~2% driven by EU funds, #tourism & #investment — but it’s fragile. High rents, living costs, #depopulation & #waterscarcity weigh heavily. Politics shifts as #Tsipras eyes a new party and the #FarRight gains ground.

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