Greece
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Elaionas migrant camp in Athens closes
Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis announced the closure of the Elaionas refugee camp on Wednesday (Greece time) Kathimerini reported. “Those applying for asylum have been cleared without incident and all that …
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Mitsotakis attacks Greece’s poor press freedom ranking as “crap”
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday warned media in Greece faced a “truly dangerous cocktail” of press freedom threats, a day after the Greek prime minister said the group’s rating …
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EU uncovers 2.2-bn-euro cross-border tax fraud
The EU on Tuesday announced the discovery of a sophisticated 2.2-billion-euro (US$2.3-billion) VAT tax fraud that triggered raids in 14 countries, including France, Germany, Greece and Spain. More than 600 …
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Schools remain closed in Evia, Greece following magnitude 5 earthquake
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook Evia on Tuesday and was felt as far as Athens, according to witnesses, but there were no immediate reports of casualties …
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Greece to bring back unvaccinated health staff: minister
Greece will restore thousands of health staff who refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19, the health minister said Tuesday, following a court ruling. Like several other European countries, Greece brought …
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Celebrated Greek cheesemakers brought low by inflation
On his bougainvillaea-covered farm on the Greek island of Naxos, Yannis Karganis milks his sheep, wondering anxiously how he will cope with soaring costs and keep his cheesemaking business afloat. …
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Students injured after stage collapse at Piraeus theatre
A number of students rehearsing on the stage of the central hall of the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus have been injured following a collapse of a part of the stage …
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Greek Prime Minister and King Charles III to discuss royal estate restoration in Attica
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is in London to attend a Greek Investment Conference jointly organised by the Athens Stock Exchange and Morgan Stanley, is scheduled to meet with King …
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Police conduct another raid on Ark of the World charity
Following raids earlier this week on the Ark of the World headquarters in Athens’ Kolonos district and on a branch in Chios, in the eastern Aegean, the Hellenic Police (ELAS) …
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Police raid Chios branch of Ark of the World – Eponymous benefactors demand justice
Chios Police carried out a raid on Thursday (Greece time) on the local branch of the Ark of the World (Kivotos tou Kosmou) children’s charity, which is under investigation following …