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Actor Petros Philippidis sentenced on remand, released on restrictions pending appeal

Well-known actor and director Petros Philippidis was found unanimously innocent on a charge of serial rape of a fellow-actress by an Athens Mixed Jury Court on Wednesday (Greece time) and …

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Greek MPs bar jailed neo-Nazi from leading new party in election

Greece’s parliament on Wednesday approved a law barring the jailed ex-spokesman of neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn from heading a new nationalist party in upcoming national elections. The move has been …

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Three dead as another migrant boat sinks off Greece

Three migrants died and more than 20 were feared missing after a second boat sank off the coast of Greece in just days, the coastguard said on Tuesday. The two …

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Tax reform high on the agenda for New Democracy

The tax system reform will continue to be a key part of the New Democracy’s program for the next four years, if it wins the upcoming elections. The Greek government …

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Greek performing artists demonstrate in pay row

Hundreds of Greek performing artists protested in Athens last Thursday amid a strike over legislative changes that put them on a par with school leavers for state pay and qualifications. …

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Storm brings snow, disruption to Greek capital

A winter storm brought snow to the Greek capital Athens, closing schools, nurseries and courts on Monday and disrupting both traffic and power supplies. The government advised people to avoid …

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Migrant boat sinks off Greek island, four drowned

Three boys and a woman died when a boat carrying at least 41 migrants crashed on a rocky coast on the Greek island of Leros, authorities said. Greece’s Coast Guard …

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Greek performing artists demonstrate in pay row

Hundreds of Greek performing artists protested in Athens on Thursday amid a strike over legislative changes that put them on a par with school leavers for state pay and qualifications. …

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Greek air force says second pilot dead after crash

Greece’s air force on Wednesday confirmed a second airman had died after a two-seat F-4 Phantom jet crashed into the Ionian Sea earlier this week. “The search and rescue operations …

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EU lawmakers back lifting MEPs’ immunity in graft probe

A key European Parliament committee on Tuesday unanimously backed lifting the immunity of two lawmakers implicated in a corruption scandal that has rocked the EU. Prosecutors in Belgium have urged …

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