Greece
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Greece’s golden visa minimum to lift to 500,000 euros for property in parts of Greece
The minimum value of property that must be acquired to grant eligibility for a Golden Visa will be increased to 500,000 euros in certain parts of Greece, according to an …
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MEP Giorgos Kyrtsos takes Greece to court over covert surveillance
MEP Giorgios Kyrtsos announced on Wednesday that he was taking Greece to court over alleged intelligence surveillance at the centre of a wiretap scandal. “I filed a complaint against those …
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Foreign Affairs spokesperson warns Greece of “a blatantly aggressive move against Russia”
The Russian Foreign Ministry Director of the Information Maria Zakharova stated on Monday (local time) that a potential delivery of Greece’s S-300 PMU1 missile defence system to Ukraine would be …
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Greek policeman who fatally shot Roma boy freed ahead of trial
A Greek police officer accused of fatally shooting a Roma teen earlier this month was conditionally freed from detention Monday ahead of his trial, a justice source said. The 32-year-old …
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Golden Dawn members Yiannis Lagos and Ilias Kasidiaris to remain in prison
The Athens Court of Appeals unanimously ruled against the release of convicted Golden Dawn cadres Yiannis Lagos and Ilias Kasidiaris on Monday. The court accepted the motion by the prosecution …
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UN calls on Greece to monitor private security used in migrant camps and at sea
The regulation of private security companies in migration was the focus of an eight-day visit to Greece by a United Nations group of human rights experts. The UN working group …
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Greek PM pledges 10-percent food subsidy for families in 2023 budget
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday announced a 10-percent subsidy for every household’s food purchases to help counter the burden of inflation. “From next February, the state will cover …
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Two-month-old baby dies in migrant shipwreck off Mytilene
A two-month-old baby was recovered dead from a migrant wreckage off Lesbos in the early hours of Friday, a coroner told AFP on Saturday. The baby boy was taken to …
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Greek Minister meets “digital twin” of Spartan King Leonidas at US university
Greece’s Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni was welcomed by University of Connecticut (UConn) representatives earlier this month during a visit focused on exploring collaboration prospects. Officials, including the …
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Restoration of virtuoso Maria Callas’ former home will finally go ahead, says Athens’ Mayor
The former home of legendary American born Greek soprano Maria Callas in Athens is set to be renovated to house the ‘Academy of Lyric Art Maria Callas’, a non-profit university-level …