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1. Municipality in Greece offers incentives to citizens adopting strays

   A praiseworthy initiative for the adoption of stray animals by the Municipality of Pylaia-Hortiatis in Thessaloniki, northern Greece: Residents who adopt a stray cat or dog from the municipal strays management program will have a discount of 10% in municipality fees. The financial incentive to citizens aims to combat the uncontrollable increase  of stray animals […]

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2. Greece implements new Migration & Asylum Pact as of June 12

   The new Pact on Asylum and Migration, which overhauls the European framework for migration and asylum management, enters into full effect across the European Union on on Friday, June 12, 2026. In Greece, the legislative framework of the pact’s provisions into national law was approved by Parliament on June 9, aligning the country with the […]

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3. Fire on touristic boats in the port of Paxos in Ionian Sea (Videos)

   A catamaran boat was destroyed and a sailboat sank on Thursday, during a fire in the port of Paxos in the Ionian Sea. The captain of one boat jumped into the sea to save himself. The fire broke out on one tourists boat and spread to the one anchored right next to it, engulfing both […]

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4. Urban-planning scandal: 2nd resignation of ND Secretary General

   A senior Greek government official resigned on Thursday due to alleged implication in the urban-planning bribery scandal. It is the second resignation of a secretary general of conservative ruling New Democracy party since Monday and in connection with this building licenses scandal.  The Secretary General of Culture Ministry, Giorgos Didaskalou, also resigned in the backdrop […]

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5. Greece Weather Warning: Heavy rainfalls, storms, strong winds

   Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning and a deterioration with heavy rainfalls and storms, which will be temporarily accompanied by strong winds (bourinia), a high frequency of lightning, while there is a possibility of local hail. A change in the weather is predicted on Friday (12-06-2026) in northern and central Greece with […]

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