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Europe
The EU Offers Greece €2.25 Billion to Recover From Deadly Floods
Greece will receive up to €2.25 billion ($2.4 billion) in EU funds in an effort to recover from last week’s devastating floods and the deadly fires in Evros, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday.
“I am...
Greek News
Greeks Among the Oldest Young Adults to Leave Parental Home
Greece is in third place in Eurostat's European ranking of the age at which young people start living independently. According to recent data, on average, Greeks leave their parents' home at 30.7 years old.
As of 2022, on average, Europeans...
Environment
Wildfire in Evros, Greece Burning for 12th Day
The wildfire in Evros in northeastern Greece showed no signs of abating Wednesday despite the efforts of a multinational firefighting force.
Now in its twelfth day, the blaze that began near the port city of Alexandroupolis on Aug. 19 joined...
Economy
EU Fills 90% of Gas Storages Ahead of Schedule
Stocks of natural gas in the EU have reached a historic high. By August 17th, the storage facilities of the EU member states were 90.12 percent full. This was reported by Politico in reference to data from the Gas...
Diplomacy
Turkey Backs Sweden Joining NATO, Alliance Chief Says
Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO has claimed that Turkey has given the green light for Sweden to join the alliance after months of diplomatic wrangling over the issue.
According to Stoltenberg, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will now...
Europe
EU Reaches ‘Historic’ Migration Deal
EU home affairs ministers reached a migration deal described as historic by officials that would see EU states pay €20,000 for each migrant they refuse to host.
Swedish immigration minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, who chaired the talks in Luxembourg on...
Crime
Qatargate: Eva Kaili Released From House Arrest
Eva Kaili, a key suspect in the Qatargate scandal which has rocked the European Parliament, was freed from house arrest on Thursday.
The Greek former MEP and vice president of the European Parliament was charged with participation in a criminal...
Business
Facebook Parent Meta Hit with Record Fine By the EU
The EU slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to stop transferring user data across the Atlantic by October.
The penalty fine of 1.2 billion euros from Ireland’s Data Protection Commission is the biggest...
Europe
Greek MEP Kaili Placed Under House Arrest Over EU Bribery Scandal
Eva Kaili, the key suspect at the heart of the bribery scandal rocking the EU’s Parliament was freed from jail and placed under house arrest in Brussels.
In her first comments, as she arrived at her home in the Belgian...
Greek Food
Almost Half of Imported Honey in the EU Adulterated with Sugar
Almost half of the honey imported into the EU is probably adulterated with sugars, the EU Commission announced on Thursday.
Honey naturally contains sugars and, according to EU legislation, must remain pure – meaning that it cannot have ingredients added...