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Cargo ships collide in Aegean Sea: Greek coastguard

Greece’s coastguard on Friday said two cargo ships had collided near the island of Chios, without causing injuries or marine pollution. The coastguard in a statement said the Vanuatu-flagged freighter …

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Former PASOK foreign minister Theodoros Pangalos dies

A historic member of Greece’s PASOK party and a former minister and deputy premier under PASOK governments, Theodoros Pangalos, died on Wednesday. The news of his death was announced by …

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Cyber attack in Greece disrupts high school exams

Greece’s education ministry says it has been targeted in a cyber attack described as the most extensive in the country’s history, aimed at disabling a centralised high school examination platform. …

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Five Greek border police accused of smuggling migrants

Five Greek border police officers were arraigned Tuesday as suspected accomplices of a smuggling network that illegally brought migrants into the country from Turkey. The five men appeared before a …

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Greek presidency says new legislative elections to be held June 25

The Greek presidency said Monday the country will hold fresh elections on June 25, as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seeks to consolidate his gains in national elections that still left …

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Graft case Kaili to return to MEP duties: lawyer

Greek MEP Eva Kaili, the face of the “Qatargate” corruption scandal, plans to return to her European Parliament duties next week after being freed from house arrest pending trial, her …

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Greek organic olive oil producer sweeps awards at prestigious Berlin competition

A Greek organic olive oil producer has swept the accolades at the Berlin Global Olive Oil Awards 2023 held in Berlin last month. Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms achieved the highly honourable …

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Bear spotted roaming near Thessaloniki

Local residents at the Pilea-Chortiatis municipality, east of Thessaloniki city, were warned about a rogue bear that was spotted roaming the region on Wednesday. According to the municipality’s announcement, eye-witnesses …

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Greek president taps judge to lead interim government

A senior Greek judge, Ioannis Sarmas, will be formally asked Wednesday to lead an interim government tasked with organising a second national election by late June, the presidency announced. “President …

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Greek PM says migrant ‘pushback’ inquiry underway

The Greek government is “holding an inquiry” into video footage reportedly showing the forceful expulsion of migrants who are set adrift at sea, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday. “I… …

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