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Hotel that blocks view of Acropolis ordered to demolish top floors
Greece’s highest court has ruled that an Athens hotel must demolish its two top floors because it restricts the view of the Acropolis. Coco-Mat Athens BC, which is located at …
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Mitsotakis: ‘Our great goal is to resolve our core issue with Turkey, based on international law’
Yesterday’s meeting with with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO Summit sidelines in Vilnius “was an opportunity for a restart in Greek-Turkish relations following four difficult years,” Prime …
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Seven jailed for life for murder of Greek football fan
A Greek court on Wednesday sentenced seven people to life imprisonment over the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old football supporter, according to the ANA news agency. Seven of the 12 …
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Greece, Turkey seeking to build ‘positive momentum’: leaders
The leaders of Greece and Turkey on Wednesday pledge to build on a “positive momentum” in a restart of strained relations prompted by cooperation following this year’s deadly earthquake. It …
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Mitsotakis pledges historic reform to extend voting rights to all Greek citizens living abroad
On July 7, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced, during the debate of the Ministerial Programmatic (Draft Bill) Statements in Greek parliament that during the new term of his government, he …
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Greece to cool tourists in season’s first heatwave warning
Greece’s culture ministry on Monday said it would boost shade and hand out free water at the Acropolis as the country’s weather service issued the year’s first heatwave warning. The …
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Greek police to wear cameras after Syrian migrant shot dead
Greek police minister Notis Mitarachi said Monday that officers would be retrained and start wearing body cameras after a migrant was shot and killed in a police pursuit. The death …
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Greek PM promises to ‘lift all barriers’ for Greeks voting abroad
New Democracy received a vote of confidence on Saturday night in Parliament with an absolute majority, based solely on the votes of its deputies, while most other parties voted against. …
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French woman returns marble fragment to Greece
A French woman has voluntarily agreed to return a marble fragment from the Erechtheion on the Acropolis of Athens back to Greece. Jacqueline Junelles has owned fragment since the 1970s, …
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EU lawmakers urge international probe of Greece migrant tragedy
EU lawmakers on Thursday pushed for an independent probe into a migrant boat tragedy off Greece in which hundreds of people are believed to have died, calling an internal investigation …