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21/03/24
Maik:
Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = $ 0.8821 GBP £1 GBP = 1.1336 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.1295 USD $1 USD = 0.8975 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.7050 AUD $1 AUD = 0.5865 €UR
Based on National Bank of Greece exchange rates.
Other banks likely to offer rates which may be marginally higher or lower.
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g. the Post Office.
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.
Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @ weather.com
Day, Date Hi°/Lo° Wind sp Wet Forecast
Thu 21/03 17°/10° 21 km/h 02% Sun & cloud
Fri 22/03 18°/11° 10 km/h 06% Mostly cloudy
Sat 23/03 17°/11° 12 km/h 52% Showers probable
Sun 24/03 18°/13° 18 km/h 36% Showers possible
Mon 25/03 18°/12° 25 km/h 24% Mostly sunny
Tue 26/03 19°/15° 31 km/h 38% Showers & winds possible
Wed 27/03 20°/14° 23 km/h 30% Showers
Thu 28/03 18°/12° 22 km/h 38% Showers possible
Fri 29/03 19°/13° 17 km/h 19% Mostly sunny
Sat 30/03 21°/13° 12 km/h 05% Mostly sunny
Maik:
Argostoli police arrested a 39 y-o foreign national on Tuseday for illegal possession of two knives.
Maik:
--- Quote ---Greece is trying to prepare for another summer of wildfires
Authorities have presented new plans for tackling wildfires which often ravage Greece during its hot, dry summers.
The new plans come after massive fires last year killed more than 20 people and decimated vast tracts of forest and farmland, including a blaze in northeastern Greece which raged out of control for about two weeks, growing into the largest wildfire recorded in a European Union country since the European Forest Fire Information System began keeping records in 2000.
They include changes in the deployment of firefighting aircraft and increased staffing in specialized forest firefighting units. The government has pointed to a changing climate and extreme weather that has included drier winters and more frequent summer heatwaves as contributing to an increased risk of forest fires.
The new plans were presented by the head of the fire department, Lt. Gen. Theodoros Vagias, to coincide with International Day of Forests on March 21.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-wildfires-islands-athens-fires-b2516474.html
Maik:
--- Quote ---Greece Eyes New Water Bombers As Fire Season Looms
Greece, one of the EU nations worst hit by wildfires, on Thursday said it would finalise an order for seven DHC-515 water bombers this month to spruce up its ageing fleet.
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said five of the aircraft produced by Canada's De Havilland Aircraft will be part of Greece's civil protection fleet.
The remaining two will operate under the European Union's RescEU resource-sharing reserve, he told reporters.
The government says the new planes will cost around 360 million euros ($393 million).
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https://www.barrons.com/news/greece-eyes-new-water-bombers-as-fire-season-looms-f82b24b4
Maik:
--- Quote ---How polluted is your holiday destination? The dirtiest locations across Europe revealed
Italy, Greece and Turkey have been named as most polluted holiday spots in Europe, while Iceland’s air is amongst the cleanest on Earth
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https://archive.ph/DRZPl#selection-2577.4-2581.142
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