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Archive - Dec 1, 2015

Another temporary refugee centre opens on Lesbos

01 December 2015 / 18:12:05  
The centre has a capacity of up to 3,500 people and has been built entirely with funds of the organization International Rescue Committee (IRC).


1,800 Greek wagons blocked on the border with Macedonia

01 December 2015 / 16:12:47  
The closure of the railway line in Idomeni, on the Greek-Macedonian border, is a huge problem for the rail freight transport in the country.


Lotto stations on strike against the tax on online bets

01 December 2015 / 15:12:41  
Over 4,500 lotto stations across Greece are closed today, their representatives are protesting in the centre of Athens.


GRReporter readers for Bartholomew, the media and the "Stara Planina" order

01 December 2015 / 15:12:26  
The visit of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Bulgaria put on the agenda many issues and there was a controversial response to awarding him an order by the Bulgarian President. According to the information disseminated in the Bulgarian media, Bartholomew has forbidden the performing of services in the Bulgarian language in the church of "St. George" in Edirne, the reason for this being the refusal of the Bulgarian state to remove the monument of Antim I in the courtyard of the other Bulgarian church, "Sts. Konstantin and Elena".


December is the month of big complaints

01 December 2015 / 13:12:27  
The last quarter phase (aspect square) between Saturn and Neptune will form during the month. This is a rare aspect, as it occurs every 35-36 years. The signal it usually alerts the world of the presence of events that will undermine the stability of various structures that have been built.


Alonnisos, the first Greek island without plastic bags

01 December 2015 / 12:12:16  
The programme titled "Alonnisos without plastic bags" aims to contribute towards the preservation of the coastal and marine environment of the island where the largest remaining population of the Mediterranean Monachus Monachus seal species is living.


Greek banks refuse to pay the ransom to hackers

01 December 2015 / 11:12:46  
The requested amount is 50 bitcoin or 17,000 euro, 25 cyber experts are fighting with the group Armada Collective.