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Crete Connects to Mainland Greece’s Electricity Supply

Greece announced on Wednesday the completion of the construction of an electricity interconnection between Crete and the Peloponnese which will provide the island with a cheaper and more secure energy supply. The mammoth project included laying two new submarine cables...

Arachova, Mainland Greece’s Wintertime Gem

If you are one of those who believe that all Greece has to offer is beautiful sandy beaches and crystal-clear salt waters under the hot Mediterranean sun, that could only mean that you have never been in the country...

Mainland Greece Placed on UK Quarantine List

Travellers returning to the UK from mainland Greece will now have to self-isolate for two weeks, the British government confirmed on Thursday. The measures will come in to force beginning at 4 am on Saturday, the Minister said this afternoon. Only...

US Says Greece's Kastellorizo Has Same Rights as Any Mainland Territory

US Ambassador to Athens Geoffrey Pyatt said on Thursday that the Greek island of Kastellorizo has exactly the same continental shelf and EEZ rights as does any mainland territory, in the clearest statement by a US official explicitly endorsing...

Hundreds of Migrants Moved to Greek Mainland from Lesvos

A ferry carrying 249 undocumented migrants from the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos docked at the port of Piraeus on Monday, with another ferry to follow. Buses were waiting at the port to collect the migrants and transfer them to...

Migrants Fearful of Coronavirus at Moria Camp Demand Move to Greek Mainland

Dozens of migrants and refugees on Wednesday staged a sit-in outside the notorious Greek camp of Moria, on Lesvos island, demanding to be transferred to the mainland and claiming that they have been exposed to the coronavirus. The protesters, who,...

Blanket of Snow Continues to Cover Large Parts of Mainland Greece

Many parts of northern and central Greece remain covered by a thick white blanket of snow, a highly unusual occurrence in April. This rare spring snow that arrived in Greece several days ago, continues to surprise those living in the...

Greece Transfers 450 Migrants Held in Navy Ship to Mainland

Greece is transferring on Saturday around 450 migrants who were held in a navy ship from the island to Lesvos to the mainland. Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis said in a television interview that the migrants, who arrived in Lesvos after...

Greece Transfers 500 Asylum Seekers From the Islands to Mainland

The transportation of 500 individuals from the Aegean islands to accommodation facilities for asylum seekers throughout Greece was underway on Tuesday. The transfer began on Monday, when 270 individuals departed from Lesvos on a regular ferry, while another 230 are...

Greece Aims for "Fair" Distribution of Migrants Throughout Mainland

The Greek government under pressure from some local communities who are resisting the hosting of migrants, spelled out its new policy on Tuesday for what it calls a "fair distribution" of the burden throughout mainland Greece. Government spokesperson Stelios Petsas said...

Greece Plans to Transport 20,000 Migrants From Islands to the Mainland

The Greek government is planning to transfer at least 20,000 migrants and refugees from the islands to the mainland by the end of this year, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis was cited as saying on Thursday. According to the Athens-Macedonian...

UN Refugee Agency Calls on Greece to Move Thousands of Migrants to the Mainland

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, called on Greece on Tuesday to urgently move thousands of refugees and asylum seekers out of dangerously overcrowded reception centers on the Greek Aegean islands. Arrivals of migrants and refugees in September, comprising Afghan and...

Plan Revealed to Transfer 10,000 Immigrants from Islands to Mainland

According to a plan of Greece's Ministry of Citizens' Protection, up to ten thousand migrants, including economic refugees and asylum seekers, are expected to be transferred in the near future from the Eastern Aegean islands to the Greek mainland. This is...