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Greek PM nominates top judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou for post of President

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis named Katerina Sakellaropoulou as the conservative New Democracy government’s candidate for the post of the President of the Hellenic Republic, the nation’s highest position, even …

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Greece calls for a place on Libya peace summit table in Berlin

Greece is calling for a place at diplomatic summit on Libya that is to be held in Berlin on 19 January. A Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas said at a …

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Greece extends honorary citizenship to Tom Hanks’ family

Actor and philhellene Tom Hanks was granted honorary Greek citizenship just last month by President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Now the offer has been extended to Hanks’ wife, …

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Greek Government to vote on post-Brexit rights for British nationals and a bevy of other bills

Greek Parliament will vote on several bills in January, including those related to the rights of British residents in Greece post-Brexit and a new proposal for the distribution of MP …

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Greek Parliament tables amendment to facilitate entrance of foreign entrepreneurs to Greece

An amendment was tabled in Greek Parliament on Tuesday facilitating the entrance of foreign businessmen from non-EU countries to Greece. The Greek Foreign Ministry’s draft law, entitled “Regulations for the …

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Concerns force traffic restrictions on Greece’s second longest bridge

Traffic restrictions have been imposed on Greece’s second-longest bridge near Kozani amid concerns over structural problems during a recent visual inspection by a UK-based professor of bridge construction and the …

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Ten Greek ports to be put to tender later in year

Greece is to launch tenders for the development of 10 state-owned ports in the country this year. The announcement was made by the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Yiannis …

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Anti-abortion posters ordered to be removed from the Greek metro

Greece’s centre-right New Democracy (ND) government ordered the removal of anti-abortion posters which carried the slogan “Choose Life” under the photograph of an unborn fetus. These advertisements were put up …

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Greek education ministry scraps school holiday for Three Holy Hierarchs

Schools in Greece have always remained closed during the 30 January feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs (Treis Ierarches), the patron saints of education – St Basil the Great, St …

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Rubicon attacked residence of Australian Ambassador to Greece

Members of the anarchist group known as Rubicon attacked the residence of Arthur Spyrou, the Australian Ambassador to Greece. They scattered flyers and wrote slogans on the walls of the …

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