No fees for Greek ATM cash withdrawals as of Monday
Banks will stop charging fees for cash withdrawals from ATMs starting Monday (August 11), based on a recent Finance Ministry initiative.
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HISTORY 
August 10, 2025 10 August 2025: This day in history
612 BC: Fall of Nineveh to the Babylonians and the forces of Medes, leads to the sack of one of the greatest cities in the world, the destruction of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and the death of King Sinsharishkun [date approximate] 610: Traditional date of Laylat al-Qadr / Night of Power when Muslims believe the Quran […]
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EUROPE
August 9, 2025 Supporting Indigenous People
By Martin Banks The EU has thrown its weight behind efforts to support marginalised people.
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GREEKS ABROAD
August 9, 2025 War of words erupts over Israel plan for “concluding the war”
By Martin Banks Socialist MEPs claim that expanding Israel’s military campaign in Gaza will “endanger the lives of Israeli hostages.”
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ECONOMY
August 9, 2025 Technology firms on a buying spree
Greek information technology firms have kept their promise of strategic expansion through acquisitions over the first seven months of 2025.
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HISTORY
August 9, 2025 9 August 2025: This day in history
48 BC: Caesar’s Civil War: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey the Great at the Battle of Pharsalus, forcing Pompey to flee to Egypt 378: Battle of Adrianople: Gothic rebel army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens, who is killed 1790: Robert Gray’s Columbia Rediviva returns to Boston after a 3-year journey as the first American […]
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POLITICS
August 8, 2025 Greece’s Mitsotakis blocks probe into ministers over massive EU farm funds fraud
ATHENS — Greek government ministers and senior officials are suspected of colluding in a massive farm aid scam to defraud the European Union of hundreds of millions of euros. But despite being named as suspects by European prosecutors, they are likely to evade justice because Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is blocking a full-scale investigation. “Greece […]
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EUROPE
August 8, 2025 New rules to protect journalists at EU level
By Martin Banks New rules to better protect journalists is about to come into force. The legislation also aims to protect reporters’ sources and press freedom generally in the digital age. It will apply in all EU countries and come into effect on Friday (8 August). The entry into application of the European Media Freedom […]
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UK NEWS
August 8, 2025 Suffolk makes for great getaway for summer
By Martin Banks There is one part of England that is often overlooked by visitors from Belgium and that is a real shame because it really does offer “something different”.
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HISTORY
August 8, 2025 8 August 2025: This day in history
1509: Emperor Krishnadeva Raya is crowned, beginning the rejuvenation of the Vijayanagara Empire in southern India 1609: Galileo Galilei presents his telescope to the Venetian Senate in Venice 1786: US Congress unanimously chooses the dollar as the monetary unit for the United States of America 1945: Soviet Union declares war on Japan during World War […]
