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1. Easter 2026: Opening hours of stores in Greece, April 2-11

   The Greek Easter holiday opening hours for retail stores will go into effect on Thursday, April 2, the Athens Trade Association (ESA) said on Friday. According to the announcement, stores will be open on an expanded schedule in order to accommodate consumers during the Greek Orthodox Easter, while a provision is made for stores being […]

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2. Bad weather front “Deborah” strikes Greece with rainstorms & snow, Mar 27-Apr 2

   Bad weather front “Deborah” is striking Greece with storms, rainfalls, snow and a new temperature drop in the last couple of days of March, Greek meteorologist forecast. Deborah is forecast to hit Greece on Friday, March 27, until Sunday, March 29, have a two-day break on Monday and Tuesday, and strike again Wednesday and Thursday, April […]

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3. President Trump hosts Greece’s Independence Day event at the white House

   US President Donald Trump hosted an event at the White House on Thursday in honor the Independence Day of Greece. In the relevant proclamation, the Greek independence Days was described the US president described the day as a “National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy” in the United States. PRESIDENT TRUMP: The United […]

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4. EU Parliament votes to set up migrants’ “return hubs” outside the bloc

   European lawmakers voted Thursday to ease the setting up of new migrant detention centers outside the European Union, known as “return hubs.” Members of the European Parliament voted 389-206 in favor, with 32 abstentions. Right-wing parties made an alliance with far-right groups that they had previously shunned to pass the measure, while parties of the […]

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5. EU Commission greenlights Greece’s request for €1.8 billion

   The European Commission gave the green light on Thursday to a request by Greece for 1.18 billion euros (884 million in grants and 294 million in loans), under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) of the NextGenerationEU program. € In its assessment for the payment request, the Commission noted in a press release that Greece […]

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