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New Jersey Greek Restaurant Targeted by Hate-Filled Anti-Jewish TikTok Over ‘Israeli’ Flag
Israeli flags. The video, which went viral with over 3.2 million views on TikTok and millions more on X, captures her proudly removing the flags while proclaiming, “Free Palestine, bitch!” to baffled…
Flemington Opa! Festival Celebrates Greek Culture with Food and Entertainment
FLEMINGTON, NJ—The annual Flemington Opa! Festival is set to delight attendees from June 7 to June 9 at St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church, located at 85 Vorhees Corner Road. Held rain or…
Experience Greek Culture at the Annual Bayshore Greek Fest
HOLMDEL, NJ—The Bayshore Greek Fest, a vibrant celebration of Greek culture, is set to take place from June 6 to June 9 at the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church, located at…
New Spot for Gyros and Greek Food Opens in Brick
BRICK, NJ—Gyro Kingdom, a new Greek restaurant, celebrated its grand opening on Mantoloking Road. Mayor Lisa Crate and Councilwoman Heather deJong were present to cut the ribbon alongside the owners and staff,…
Former employee of Greek shipping company kills 3 in shooting incident
By Alkis Konstantinidis ATHENS (Reuters) -A disgruntled former employee shot dead the head of a Greek shipping company and two others before killing himself at the firm’s office in Athens on Monday,…
Greek economy seen growing by 2.9% next year on strong investment
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece expects its economy to grow faster in 2024 on the back of strong projected tourist inflows, higher investment and domestic demand, the government’s 2024 final…
Hit by floods and fires, a Greek villager has lost hope
By Louisa Gouliamaki SESKLO, Greece (Reuters) – The fires came first. Then the floods. In the small village of Sesklo in central Greece, 46-year old Vasilis Tsiamitas has felt the extremes of…
IMF sees Greek economy growing by 2.5% this year, 2% in 2024
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s economy is expected to expand by 2.5% this year due to strong domestic demand, investments and EU funds, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. Growth will slow…
Libya says four members of Greek rescue team killed in road accident
CAIRO (Reuters) – Four members of a Greek rescue team en route to the flood-ravaged city of Derna and three members of a Libyan family were killed in a road accident on…
Greek prosecutor orders investigation into deadly floods
ATHENS (Reuters) -A prosecutor for Greece’s top criminal court has ordered a probe into the causes and handling of floods triggered by a storm that killed at least 15 people, swamped houses…
Greek EU-harmonised inflation rises to 3.5% y/y in July
(Reuters) – Greece’s annual EU-harmonised inflation accelerated to +3.5% in July from +2.8% in June, data showed on Tuesday. EU-harmonised inflation is an index of components that is used across the EU…
One killed in bridge collapse in the Greek city of Patras
ATHENS (Reuters) – Part of a bridge collapsed on Sunday along a ring road in Patras, Greece’s third-largest city, killing one person and injuring eight, the fire brigade said. Fire brigade rescuers…
From behind bars, Greek far-right populist propels ultra-nationalists
By Michele Kambas and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – With backing from a politician jailed for leading a party declared a criminal gang, Greek far-right groups swept up over 12% of the…
Vandalism at Greek Orthodox Church in Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Southern District officers responded to a report of vandalism at St. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church at 2747 Riva Road in Annapolis on Saturday, around 7:50 a.m. The…
Past austerity haunts Greek election as voters struggle with living costs
By Angeliki Koutantou and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – Fourteen years after a debt crisis that saw Greece nearly crash out of the euro, single parent Niki Klaoudatou says she worries more…
Greek economy to grow 2.2% in 2023, prudence pivotal – cenbank chief
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s economy will grow by 2.2% in 2023, its central bank chief said on Friday, urging the country to stick to the path of reform and fiscal prudence as…
Greek economy expands in Q4 on higher consumer spending, investment
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s economy expanded in October-to-December last year with higher consumer spending and investment more than offsetting lower exports, official data showed on Tuesday. Seasonally-adjusted data showed gross domestic product…
Greek unemployment drops to 10.8% in January, lowest since 2009
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s jobless rate eased to 10.8% in January, down from an upwardly revised 12.4% in December, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday. Seasonally adjusted data showed 501,948…
Greek EU-harmonised inflation eases to 7.3% y/y in January
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s annual EU-harmonised consumer prices slowed to 7.3% in January from 7.6% in December, easing to its lowest level since February last year, data showed on Wednesday. Elevated costs…
Greek unemployment unchanged at 11.6% in December
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s jobless rate stood at 11.6% in December, unchanged from an upwardly revised 11.6% in November, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Wednesday. Seasonally adjusted data showed 545,372…
Greek police search Ryanair passenger plane over bomb threat
ATHENS (Reuters) – Police on Sunday were searching a Ryanair passenger plane that landed at Athens International Airport for any suspicious items after receiving an alert for a bomb threat, police officials…
Greek economy to slow in 2023 as energy costs, Ukraine war hit spending -OECD
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece’s economic growth is likely to slow to just 1.1% this year from a 5.1% clip in 2022 as soaring energy costs and continued uncertainty about the war in Ukraine…
Greek jobless rate drops to 11.6% in third quarter
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s jobless rate fell to 11.6% in the third quarter from 12.4% in the second quarter of the year, data from the country’s statistics service ELSTAT showed on Friday.…
Greek Jan-Nov primary budget deficit beats target, tax revenues help
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece’s central government reported a lower-than-expected primary budget deficit in the first 11 months of the year as tax revenues slightly beat initial estimates, finance ministry data showed on Thursday.…
Greek banks to subsidise interest rate rises for vulnerable borrowers
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek banks will subsidise part of the recent interest rate increases for vulnerable mortgage borrowers, officials said on Wednesday. About 30,000 vulnerable households that are servicing their mortgage loans…
Greek industrial output drops 2.5% y/y in October
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek industrial output dropped 2.5% in October compared to the same month a year earlier after a downwardly revised 1.2% decline in September, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed…
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