Greece
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Greek-Australians celebrate fall of fascism as sun sets on Golden Dawn
After a marathon five-year long trial of 68 defendants, 18 of whom were former members of parliament, a Greek court found this week that the far-right Golden Dawn had acted …
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Athens verdict deems Golden Dawn a criminal gang, eyes turn to Australian faction
The Athens verdict which deemed neofascist Golden Dawn party of being a criminal organisation in disguise was celebrated by tens of thousands of people in Greece. The landmark decision, announced …
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Golden Dawn leadership guilty of forming a criminal organisation
The Athens Court of Appeal on Wednesday returned a guilty verdict for the leadership of far-right Golden Dawn on charges of forming a criminal organisation. The leader of Golden Dawn …
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“It is up to Turkey to close the road to the crisis and pave the way for a solution,” says Greek PM
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Athens on Monday, and the two held a joint press conference following their discussion on the eastern …
Wartime occupation of Greece comes under the spotlight in GCM online lecture
On the evening of Thursday, 8 October, the Professor of Modern European History at Newcastle University (UK), Violetta Hionidou, will present her online lecture entitled: Famine and Death in Occupied …
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Endurance runner carries uni student to Mt Olympus to fulfil her dream
Marios Giannakos carried Eleftheria, a 22-year-old handicapped student from Drama, on his back until they reached the top of Mt Olympus in order to help her fulfil her dream. “When …
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Condemnation for desecration of Athens’ Jewish cemetery, days before Golden Dawn verdict
The Athens’ Jewish cemetery was desecrated with anti-Semitic graffiti ahead of an important court case to hand down the verdict of the ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn party. “Juden Raus”, meaning “Jews …
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Top ten festivals of October – harvests and history
1. The Battle of Lepanto anniversary celebrations, Nafpaktos On 7 October, Nafpaktos (Lepanto) commemorates the famous eight-day naval battle fought in 1571 with a regatta followed by exhibitions, lectures and …
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Greece rejects proposed text on Turkey as basis of discussion
Turkish aggression, whether expressed through unilateral actions or extreme rhetoric, can no longer be tolerated, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday in doorstep statements before the Special European …
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Iconic Santorini Experience sports tourism event is postponed to 2021
The sixth edition of one of the most unique events on the Greek sports tourism calendar, the Santorini Experience, which was set to go ahead this year has been postponed …