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1. Winter sales kick off in Greece on Jan 12

   Winter sales in Greece begin tomorrow, Monday, January 12, and will continue for almost 50 days, that is until February 28, 2026. Stores will be allowed to open two Sundays in January on the 18th and 25th of the month, while the operating hours are set from 11:00 in the morning until 18:00 in the […]

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2. One injured when part of ceiling collapses in shopping mall

   A woman was injured in the head and neck when a significant portion of the store ceiling in a shopping mall collapsed on Saturday afternoon. The 45-year-old woman was injured in the head and neck and was transferred to a hospital in Thessaloniki. According to state broadcaster ERT, the woman remains hospitalized on Sunday, however, […]

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3. Greece Weather Warning: Ice cold wave, stormy winds, snowfalls

   Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning about a gradual deterioration with an intense cold wave, strong northerly winds and snowfall in the mountainous – semi-mountainous but also in the lowland areas of northern Greece. The cold front is forecast to set in from the afternoon on Sunday, January 11, 2026. Temperatures will […]

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4. EU countries approve Mercosur trade deal with Latin America

   EU countries approved on Friday the Mercosur trade agreement with countries of Latin America. The trade accord won the required qualified majority, even as France, Poland, Austria, Ireland and Hungary expressed their opposition. Additional farm market safeguards that would kick in if there is a surge in imports from Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay surge […]

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5. Livestock breeder commits suicide after his flock was culled due to sheep pox

   A 52-year-old livestock breeder took his own life after 1,000 of his animals, his own flock, had to be culled due to the sheep pox. The man was found by his brother hanged in the storage room of his house in Vrontou, Pieria in central Macedonia, northern Greece, on Friday morning, January 9. “Animals were […]

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