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52 forest fires over the weekend in Greece; fire season hasn’t started yet

keeptalkinggreece — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:25:20 +0000

A total of 52 forest fires broke out over the weekend in various regions of Greece with the majority of them to be due to negligence, mainly from burning to clear crops. All fires were immediately dealt with by the Fire Service with the rapid mobilization of ground forces and in two cases with aerial […]

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OPEKEPE: Lifting of immunity of 2 more New Democracy MPs

keeptalkinggreece — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:04:58 +0000

The Special Permanent Committee on Parliamentary Ethics on Monday unanimously recommended the lifting of immunity of two MPs from ruling party New Democracy. The total number of ND MPs whose name has been involved in the case file of European Public Prosecutors’ office on OPEKEPE scandal rises to 13. Lifting of immunity of MPs Charalampos […]

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Mass poisoning of 21 dogs incl. puppies in Halkidiki triggers outrage

keeptalkinggreece — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:35:09 +0000

The mass poisoning of 21 dogs in a village in Halkidiki peninsula has triggered an widespread outrage not only in the local community. The dogs were taken care by a local livestock breeder who kept them in a property according to the law of the animal welfare. The dogs, 14 adult animals and seven puppies, […]

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Construction site and fiber optics project bring road to collapse

keeptalkinggreece — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:43:17 +0000

A retaining wall at a construction site in Toumba area of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Monday morning, led to collapse of a road, with the effect that a private car fell in, while other parked vehicles were hanging in the air. According to local media information, the subsidence was caused by a water pipe breaking […]

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Lesvos: Serious shortages in basic goods due to livestock farmers’ protests

keeptalkinggreece — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:50:21 +0000

Serious shortages in basic goods such as vegetables, fruits and chicken have been recorded in the supermarkets of the island of Lesvos as livestock farmers continue to block the port for sixth consecutive day. The protesters prevent trucks arriving on ferries and commercial cargo vessels from disembarking at the two ports of Mytilene. The trucks […]

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