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Ancient meets modern as a new subway in Greece showcases archaeological treasures

Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, is getting a brand new subway system that will showcase archaeological discoveries made during construction that held up the project for decades. The 9.6-kilometer inaugural …

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Mitsotakis: ‘We brought 300,000 Greeks back to Greece’

“We have created over 500,000 jobs since taking office,” said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, addressing delegates at the European People’s Party (EPP) youth conference titled Securing Europe’s Future: Overcoming …

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Ousted Syriza leader Kasselakis forms new party in Greece

The former head of Greece’s left-wing Syriza party, Stefanos Kasselakis, on Saturday announced the creation of a new Movement for Democracy two weeks after he was kicked out of Syriza. …

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Greece pushes green transition on its fragile islands

Greece this week signed a clean energy deal with the EU in a bid to fast-track the green transition on its fragile islands threatened by overtourism and climate change. Hundreds …

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Greek Socialists overtake Syriza as leading opposition group in parliament

Greece’s Pasok socialist party is now the main opposition party in the country’s parliament after leftist group Syriza was hit Thursday with new defections. Two Syriza deputies broke away from …

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General strike in Greece against cost of living

Thousands of people demonstrated in Athens and other cities Wednesday as a 24-hour general strike against the rising cost of living shut down public services and part of the transport …

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Antonis Samaras faces isolation ahead of expulsion from ND

Former Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is facing political isolation as the New Democracy (ND) party prepares to finalise his expulsion during a disciplinary board meeting. This marks the second …

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3rd Cretan Lifestyle Conference highlights Mediterranean diet’s global relevance

The 3rd Cretan Lifestyle Conference, held from October 29 to November 2 at the Amirandes Resort near Heraklion, Crete, brought together over 75 researchers, students, and professionals from 12 countries. …

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Thousands march through Athens to mark student uprising

Around 25,000 people marched through Athens on Sunday in closely watched demonstrations to mark the 51th anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising that helped topple military rule in Greece, police said. The …

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Former PM ousted from Greek ruling party for rejecting ‘calm waters’ with Turkey

The Greek government said Saturday it has expelled former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras from the New Democracy ruling party after he criticised the government for being too conciliatory with Turkey. …

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