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GR-eco Islands: Smart and Sustainable Greek Islands

GR-eco Islands: Smart and Sustainable Greek Islands

Dec 18, 2023 |

In the battle against climate change, Greece has formed an ambitious plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Towards this goal, in 2019, the Greek government launched the GR-eco islands initiative, with the aim to transform the Greek islands into innovation hubs and models of green economy, energy autonomy, digital innovation and ecological mobility.

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Greek Consular Services Process Transformation

Greek Consular Services Process Transformation

Nov 20, 2023 |

ays ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the invitation of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Kotsiras, successfully hosted a conference to unveil the project “Consular Services Process Transformation”.

It is an initiative that seeks to redesign and digitize services provided by the Greek Consular Authorities worldwide, thereby enhancing their communication with Greek nationals residing abroad and providing faster and more efficient services.

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Greece’s renewable energy landscape

Greece’s renewable energy landscape

Jun 26, 2023 |

Greece has enacted an impressive array of measures to support its ambitious climate goals while maintaining energy security. Fossil fuel reduction and its replacement with RES, mainly with solar and wind energy, is one of Greece’s top priorities, aided by the country’s geographical position, geological territory and climate.

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📚📚In July's BOOK OF THE MONTH, Reading Greece presents "Hydra in Winter", a travel memoir by Shelley Dark.

"When Shelley Dark lands solo on the Greek island of Hydra for two weeks in the dead of winter, she’s not chasing sunny beaches. She’s hunting a pirate—her husband’s great-great-grandfather and Australia’s first Greek convict. Armed with an umbrella, a cashmere scarf, and zero Greek skills, Shelley is ready to conquer the archives. But Hydra has other ideas: fresh seafood, exhilarating hikes, cats, donkeys, and warm, eccentric locals. What starts as a frantic quest soon reveals that the real treasures are the ones you weren’t looking for".
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When Shelley Dark lands solo on the Greek island of Hydra for two weeks in the dead of winter, she’s not chasing sunny beaches. She’s hunting a pirate—her husband’s great-great-grandfather and Australia’s first Greek convict. Armed with an umbrella, a cashmere scarf, and zero Greek skills,...
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🇬🇷 Greek distinction at Council of Europe Journalism Excellence Awards 2025 on the stories of Roma and Travellers

🛞The Council of Europe organised the second edition of the Journalism Excellence Awards, aiming at honouring and promoting media contributions that avoids the stigma often faced by Roma and Travellers, while impartially capturing their human stories.

✒️Greek journalist Vasileios Katsaras was honoured with the Award for Investigative Journalism, for filming the stories and the conditions of the local Roma residents in the second largest city in Greece, for the TV program "In Frame - Roma: Stereotypes and Prejudice".

You can watch the program on Ertflix: https://www.ertflix.gr/en/vod/vod.427290-entos-kadrou-13

This year's other winners come from Hungary, Czechia, Slovenia and Ukraine. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/56xhvyha

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