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Greeks of Italy’s Magna Graecia: “We don’t feel Greek, we are Greek because no one can change our DNA” - Greek City TimesIt is a fact that many residents of southern Italy are turning to their Greek past to integrate it into the present and build a different future. And they are asking for the help of their “brothers”, as they tell us, from this side of the Ionian, as for them the distinction is only linguistic – and that is for contemporary reasons – and not a border one…Newsbomb had carried out a report, which went viral, about this connection, talking online with institutions from both sides, where we heard locals moved to identify themselves clearly – and without further discussion – as “Greeks”.They explain to us why and what this might mean.
Plusnet internet provider goes down leaving tens of thousands offlineHuge numbers of people across the UK have been left with no internet access after a provider reported a ‘major service outage’.Plusnet says it is currently investigating the outage ‘as a priority’.However the internet provider says it does not yet have an estimated fix time.According to tracking website Down Detector, a deluge of complaints about a loss of internet connection began at around 4pm.
Greece has tapped 15 bln euros from EU's Recovery Fund - ministerGreece has received nearly 15 billion euros ($16 billion) in grants and loans from the European Union's Recovery Fund since 2021, a sum which is equivalent to about 8% of its economic output, the government said on Monday.After years of underinvestment due to a 2010-2018 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, Greece has improved its uptake of European funds, tackling bureaucracy and helping its economy grow faster.Greece is eligible for a total of 36 billion euros in grants and loans from the post-pandemic fund until 2027 and the resources were expected to leverage total investment of 60 billion euros in medium-sized companies, green energy, digitisation and infrastructure.Athens will put in requests to receive another 3.6 billion euros from the Recovery Fund by September, which would help the country achieve its target for economic growth of 2.9% this year, Deputy Finance Minister Nikos Papathanasis said on Monday.
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Greece Plans Pay Raises, Higher Minimum Wage to Deal With PricesWith some of the world’s highest income tax rates – 45 percent for those making 40,000 euros ($43,798) annually – and soaring prices, Greeks will be getting pay raises and a higher minimum wage.Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis told SKAI TV that the New Democracy administration wants to counteract what he called “imported but also persistent” high prices, especially for food and rent.Public workers will be getting raises for the first time in 14 years, since the beginning of an economic and austerity crisis in 2010 that brought big pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions and worker firings in return for 326 billion euros in three international bailouts.There will also be a higher tax-free allowance for families with children, increases in child benefit, maternity benefits, longer maternity and paternity leave and a 2000-euro for each birth.
Archaeologists Discover Two Ancient Greek Temples in 2,600-Year-Old CityArchaeologists have uncovered two "exceptional" temples in a major ancient Greek city that changed hands several times over the centuries and whose history stretches back around 2,600 years.The remains of the temples were uncovered at the archaeological site of Paestum, which is located on the western coast of southern Italy in the province of Salerno in the region of Campania, the country's Ministry of Culture announced.Paestum was an important settlement in Magna Graecia, the name the Romans used to refer to the coastal areas of southern Italy that were inhabited by Greek speakers. These regions had been extensively populated by Greek settlers, starting from around the 8th century B.C.Paestum is thought to have been founded around 600 B.C. by settlers from Sybaris—the most populous city of Magna Graecia. Paestum, which was originally called Poseidonia by the Greeks, thrived for around two centuries before being conquered by the Lucanians—an Italic tribe—in around 400 B.C. The settlement subsequently came under Roman rule in 273 B.C. when it was renamed Paestum.
The Ancient Tree of Magna Graecia that Produces White OlivesWhite olives known as leucocarpa, or leucolea, is a rare variety of olive tree, mainly found in the south of Italy, in the region historically known as “Magna Graecia,” or Greater Greece.Derived from the Greek words for white (leucos), olive (elaea), and fruit (carpos), the leucocarpa, or leucolea, olive is primarily characterized by its small shape. During the process of ripening, the fruits take on a delicate ivory or pearly-white color.Experts claim that this particular fruit was most likely first introduced to the south of Italy during the years of Greek colonization of the Italian peninsula and Sicily.Similar white olives are found in Greece today, but they are quite rare.
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