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Malta First EU Nation to Legalize Cannabis for Personal Use
Malta became the first EU country to legalize cannabis for personal and at-home use on Tuesday.
Malta's parliament approved a legal reform that gives citizens the ability to grow and possess specific amounts of marijuana. Citizens 18 and over can...
Greek News
Woman Dies in Greece After Severe Weather Event
A rescue team recovered the body of a missing woman in northern Greece on Sunday. The woman was driving in her car when she got caught amidst the rushing waters of the Zliana stream in Katerini, Macedonia.
Her body was...
Greek News
Research Finds Greece Leads the World With its Pandemic Response
Greece is leading the world in its response to Covid-19. A new study on crisis management and resilience during the pandemic published by the Bereslmann Foundation on Friday has ranked Greece amongst the top ten in multiple categories.
The researchers analyzed...
Business
Resort Project at Majestic Afandou in Rhodes Gets Final Go-Ahead
The Greek sell-off fund TAIPED on Thursday announced that it completed the deal to sell the Golf-North Afandou area of Rhodes to private investors.
TAIPED CEO Dimitris Politis and the legal representative of MA Angeliades Hellas, George Mylonogiannis, signed the...
Greek News
Greek PM Mitsotakis Addresses “Populism’s Threat” at Biden’s Summit for Democracy
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke on Thursday at American President Joe Biden's virtual event, the "Summit for Democracy." The summit included over 100 different leaders.
Mitsotakis, who was introduced by EU President Ursula von der Leyen, used his time to...
Business
Greek Gifts: Where to Shop Online This Holiday Season
There are many ways to say "I love you" to those closest to you and as the holidays grow near, many people set out on a what seems like an impossible task: finding the perfect gift for their loved ones.
If...
Greek News
Russia to Give Jewish Holocaust Archives Back to Greece
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that Russia will hand over to Greece the Jewish Holocaust archives that were moved to Moscow after the end of World War II.
The announcement was made during a joint press conference with...
Diplomacy
Greece, Russia Emphasize Historic Ties in Mitsotakis-Putin Summit
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met Russia's President Vladimir Putin for the first time on Wednesday since assuming office in 2019.
Upon his reception by the Russian president in Sochi, Mitsotakis emphasized that there was room for improvement in Greek-Russian...
Economy
Greece Hits Biggest Year-on-Year GDP Growth Rate in the Eurozone
Eurostat reported on Tuesday that Greece had the largest gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in the third quarter of 2021 in the entire Eurozone.
The statistics agency said that Greece's GDP increased a staggering 13.7% in the third quarter...
Europe
Olaf Scholz Voted in as New Chancellor of Germany
Olaf Scholz was confirmed as the new chancellor of Germany on Wednesday, leading a three-party government that takes over from Angela Merkel after her 16 years in office.
Scholz was voted in by the German parliament, where his coalition has...