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Greece welcomes New Year with spectacular, yet quiet fireworks
Athens has welcomed in the New Year with fireworks as thousands gathered to enjoy the spectacle at Syntagma Square. This New Year’s Eve the fireworks were quiet, without the “thunder” …
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Greece announces campaign against ‘website addiction’
Greece on Monday announced a campaign to protect teens from “website addiction” after a similar move by Australia targeting social media companies last month. Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said …
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Greece witnesses surge of over 100,000 Bulgarian travellers in November
Greece served as the second most popular destination for Bulgarian residents this past November as they played host to over 100,000 visitors. Bulgaria reported 638,000 trips made by its residents …
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Athens prepares silent celebration at Syntagma Square to welcome 2025
Athens is set to head into 2025 with a bang as they prepare a major celebration at Syntagma Square on New Year’s Eve, with silent fireworks planned for the first …
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Greece’s former royal family regains citizenship
Greece’s former royal family has been granted citizenship and pledged loyalty to the republic in a landmark move 50 years after the country abolished the monarchy. Ten members of the …
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Greek ex-royal family requests naturalisation, sparks controversy
Ten members of Greece’s former royal family, which was deposed and exiled 50 years ago, have applied for naturalisation under the family name “De Grece”, the government said on Friday. …
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Eight dead in Greece migrant boat sinking: coastguard
Greece’s coastguard on Friday said at least eight people drowned during the pursuit of a speedboat carrying migrants that sank in the Aegean Sea. The coastguard said the boat capsized …
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Medical help arrives by sea to Greece’s isolated islands
Outside the school of one of Greece’s smallest inhabited islands, Sikinos, two massive trucks have braved an eight-hour sea voyage to bring residents much-needed medical expertise in the depths of …
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Paul and Nikolaos to obtain Greek citizenship and adopt official surname
Paul and Nikolaos, sons of the former King Constantine of Greece, are set to visit the Athens Registry Office, housed in the Athens City Hall, to formalise their Greek citizenship …
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Greece returns stolen ancient coin hoard to Turkey
Greece on Thursday returned a hoard of over 1,000 stolen ancient coins to Turkey in the first repatriation of its kind between the historic rivals and neighbours. The move came …