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Farmers’ invasion promises chaos in Athens

12 February 2016 / 07:02:23
Following a day full of tension and clashes with police, 10,000 Greek farmers are holding a rally in central Athens.

Farmers are seizing Athens

Greeks from around the world help...

The small victims of the refugee...

Greece is preparing to put into...

Farmers block the Tembi pass for...

The storm killed a girl, aged 23

The victim may have suffered a heart attack after her car was blocked on a flooded street between the northern suburbs of Halandri and Maroussi.

GRReporter | 14:02 | 22 02 13 |

Thunderstorm causes chaos in Athens

The torrential rain flooded streets and basements, broke traffic lights and caused power outages in many neighbourhoods in Athens.

GRReporter | 11:02 | 22 02 13 |

40 thousand protesters in the first general strike of 2013

The massive strike procession passed peacefully through the centre of Athens. There were clashes at the end of the strike but the police quickly put...

GRReporter | 16:02 | 20 02 13 |

More than ten attacks on Hellas Gold Ltd. over the last year

Only one of the 33 detainees who were subsequently released had been arrested as he was supposed to have taken part in the armed attack on the...

GRReporter | 18:02 | 18 02 13 |

"Stavros Niarchos" Foundation reports on charity amounting to 50 million euro

81% of the supported families have been able to cope with the accumulated debts and to make a new start in their lives.

GRReporter | 20:02 | 18 02 13 |

A ban on slim cigarettes is under consideration

Every year, 700,000 people in Europe die from diseases related to smoking. The European Commission is preparing new legislation, which aims to reduce...

GRReporter | 18:02 | 15 02 13 |

The European Commission does not exclude a ban on the sale of horsemeat

A problem with food safety has not been proven so far. All member states of the European Union produce horsemeat with the exception of Estonia,...

GRReporter | 16:02 | 15 02 13 |

The meteor shower over the Ural Mountains could have been caused by asteroid 2012 DA14

GRReporter contacted Nikos Matsopoulous from the Athens Observatory to obtain more information about the phenomenon.

GRReporter | 15:02 | 15 02 13 |

Every one percent increase in unemployment - a loss of 250 million euro for the social security system

The head of the National Insurance Fund states that one billion euro must be collected from incorrect employers by the end of the year. The measures...

GRReporter | 19:02 | 13 02 13 |