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Greece -“Freedom from the Fires” – an eyewitness account from a Hellenic Red Cross rescuer

Greece -“Freedom from the Fires” – an eyewitness account from a Hellenic Red Cross rescuer

Devastating forest fires have swept over Greece, killing more than 60 people, damaging or destroying hundreds of homes, livestock, crops and other property, and ...

Red Cross volunteers enter into Olympic spirit

The people of Greece have been enjoying the homecoming of the Olympic Games, some 108 years after the first modern games was staged in Athens.

Displaced kids in Serbia get Greek Easter holidays

On April 18, 254 children from 75 cities in Serbia and Bosnia, accompanied by the Red Cross workers, arrived in Belgrade en route to Athens for an Easter holiday.

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Rue Lycavittou 1
Athens 106 72

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Contact Information:

Tel: (30) (210) 3621681 / 3615606 (International Dept.) 3250577 (Press and Public Relations
Fax: (30) (210) 3615606 (International Dept.) / 3250577 (Press and Public Relations)
Telex: 225156 EES GR
Telegram: HELLECROIX ATHENES
E-mail: ir@redcross.gr
Web: http://www.redcross.gr

Language of correspondence: English

People:

  • President: Andreas MARTINIS
  • Honorary Vice-President: Nina DIMITRIADIS
  • Deputy President: Stavros PSICHARIS
  • Vice-President: Georgios CHLAMPOUTAKIS
  • Vice-President: Stilianos ATHINIOTAKIS
  • Vice-President: Theodore KARZIS
  • Secretary General: Rosa-Maria TSIRIGOTI
  • Tresurer: Emmanuel SIGOURAKOS
  • Deputy Secretary General: Paraskevi FELEKI
  • Counselor of Material: Nikolaos VATALIS
  • Deputy Director of International Department: Lina KANATA
  • President of International Relations Committee: Ambassador Jon PESMAZOGLU

Latest appeals

30 August 2007
Forest fires
Greece - Information Bulletin
14 December 2000
Earthquake (22/1999)
Greece - Situation report no.4 (final report)
26 November 1999
Earthquake
Greece - Situation report no.3
29 September 1999
Earthquake (22/1999)
Greece - Emergency appeal
14 September 1999
Earthquake
Greece - Situation report no.2

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