Despite the red flags warning of dangerous weather conditions placed on a beach in Chania on the island of Crete, a tourist entered the water risking her own life as well as the lives of those who rushed to rescue her. The 60-year-old woman ignored the warning red flags im Kavros beach in Apokoronas and […]

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Greece’s Civil Protection warns of Very High Fire Risk (risk category 4) for tomorrow, Tuesday, August 11, 2026. The Very High Fire Risk is due to the strong summer winds (meltemia) and the dry and hot weather in the last weeks. Affected are again the region of Attica and several others, mainly belonging to the […]

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A Greek magistrate has ordered the Fire Brigade’s arson division to examine all wind farms in Greece, following the megafire in Viotia that spread to western Attica and destroyed thousands of acres of forest land and burned down around 100 homes in the last days of July and the first of August 2026. According to […]

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Greece’s central bank sees the further participation of foreign financial institutions in the share capital of Greek banks as absolutely desirable, Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said in statements to the German newspaper “Handelsblatt” on Monday. He noted that further participation of global financial institutions on the path toward a European banking union would […]

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Italian police officers are patrolling on the streets of Athens together with their Greek colleagues. The new policing program following an agreement between Greece and Italy in 2025. Greece and Italy have launched joint police patrols in Athens and Rome in August 2026, implementing the 2025 agreement to strengthen public security, prevent crime and better […]

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Over 200 firefighters and volunteers assisted by water-dropping helicopters and aerial means have been struggling against a wildfire in eastern Attica since early on Monday morning. One settlement already evacuated.   Strong winds blowing with intensity of 7 Beaufort and gusts up to 8-9 B and changing their direction make the combat difficult. The fire […]

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