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Greek riot policeman hurt in hooligan clash dies

A Greek riot police officer died Wednesday of injuries sustained in a clash with sports hooligans that prompted the government to ban spectators from games for two months. The 31-year-old …

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Greek pilot killed in training accident: airforce

A Greek airforce pilot was killed Wednesday in a training aircraft accident near the southern city of Kalamata, officials said. His US-made T-2 Buckeye crashed near Kalamata airport on its …

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Greece to join naval coalition to protect Red Sea shipping

Greece will join a US-led naval coalition to protect the Red Sea global shipping lane from Yemen’s Huthi rebels, the defence minister said Thursday. A Greek navy frigate will join …

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Greece to raise Acropolis entry fee in 2025: minister

Greece in 2025 will raise ticket prices to the Acropolis, its most popular ancient monument, the culture minister said Wednesday. Lina Mendoni told Skai radio that general entry tickets to …

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Greek removal of femicide artwork in US draws fire

Greece’s foreign minister was criticised Wednesday for removing an artpiece addressing femicide from the country’s consulate in New York. The “Flag” by Brooklyn-based visual artist Georgia Lale is composed of …

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Greek PM shares ‘satisfaction’ over EU migration reform deal

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Wednesday announced his “satisfaction” with an agreement to reform the EU’s migration laws, calling it “an important response” to Greece’s calls for change. The accord …

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Greece adopts migrant labour law amid legalisation row

Greece’s conservative government on Tuesday pushed through a controversial law offering limited legal status to migrant workers, overriding the opposition of several of its own lawmakers including a former prime …

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Patrol guard strike shuts down Acropolis in Athens

The Acropolis in Athens was shut Tuesday with guards at Greece’s top tourist site protesting against plans to assign ticket control duties to private contractors. “This act deprives Acropolis colleagues …

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50 years of EU expansion: who’s in and who wants to join?

The European Union, which agreed on Thursday to open formal membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, has gone through several waves of expansion in the past 50 years. European Council …

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Rights NGOs say Greek probes into migrant shipwreck not progressing

Greece’s investigations into how its coastguard responded to one of the deadliest migrant shipwrecks in the eastern Mediterranean have made “little meaningful progress,” two major human rights watchdogs said Thursday. …

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