“Their goal is to put us out on the street,” says a 92-year-old woman threatened by eviction from the home she has been living for over 60 years, following an auction. Local media call her “the Greek Maricarmen” in remembrance of the was the 87-year-old pensioner from Madrid, Spain, whose forced eviction became a national […]

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The two-zone winter reduced-rate tariff for electricity (formerly known as the “ night-time tariff”) will come into effect from Sunday, November 1, 2026, and will remain in force until March 31, 2027, the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) announced on Friday. Τhe hours for each zone are as follows: – Midday zone: 12 noon […]

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A month after the explosion in historical center of Athens, in Plaka, where 6 people were killed, the Fire Service Arson Crime Division identified three suspects: cooper-thieves who had cut off a pipe of natural gas, thus triggering the explosion on September 25.. Authorities issued arrests warrants against three men, aged 34, 37 and 55, […]

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