Greece
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Austrian museum returns Parthenon fragments to Greece, reigniting hope for repatriation of stolen Parthenon Marbles held in British Museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Art History) in Vienna has announced plans to return two pieces of the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias took to Twitter …
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Governor General David Hurley acknowledges strong contribution of Greek Diaspora to Australia during Greece visit
The Governor-General of Australia, David Hurley, who is travelling to Lemnos to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the Gallipoli Campaign, will participate in the wreath-laying ceremony …
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Greece bans party linked to neo-Nazi group from May vote
Greece’s Supreme Court on Tuesday banned a party founded by a jailed member of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn group from contesting the May 21 general election. The far-right Hellenes party …
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Ancient setting, and modern issues: 8th Delphi Economic Forum tackles climate, finance, and much more
Over 990 world leaders and economic experts from 71 countries descended upon ancient Delphi for the 8th Delphi Economic Forum, between April 26 to 29. The Oracle of Delphi’s ambiguous …
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Rescue operations to extract Greeks and foreign nationals from Sudan
Battles raging in Sudan have sparked several evacuation operations to rescue foreign citizens or embassy staff by road, air and sea. The Greek foreign ministry said a first group of …
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Greek PM kicks off general election countdown
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for the dissolution of parliament on Saturday, kicking off the countdown to general elections set for May 21. Mitsotakis, whose four-year term would have …
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Host of failings led to Greece rail disaster: report
Greece’s worst rail disaster, which killed 57 people, was caused by a host of factors in a railway system plagued by chronic problems, according to a report by government experts …
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SYRIZA MEP Alexis Georgoulis resigns following sexual harassment allegations
On Monday, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced that Belgian authorities have requested the removal of parliamentary immunity from Greek actor and SYRIZA MEP Alexis Georgoulis, 48, after a complaint …
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Greece’s culture ministry signs agreement to promote archaeological sites along major highways
The Ministry of Culture & Sports and the nonprofit association ‘Diazoma’ signed an agreement to link 30 key archaeological sites under a program called ‘Avenues of Nature and Culture’ that …
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SYRIZA accuses Mitsotakis of signing off Illegal surveillance software to Sudan
Greece’s main opposition party, SYRIZA, demanded on Monday that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reveal whether he issued a permit to export the illegal ‘Predator’ surveillance software to Sudan, “involving Greece, …