Greece
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Greece to ask debtors to lower primary surplus targets to speed economic revival
Greek Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has identified the new year as the “start of a decade of constant progress”. Speaking in an interview with Vima, Mr Mitsotakis said within the …
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Greek refs consider Super League boycott after night-time attack on official’s home
Greek referees have threatened to boycott Super League and Greek Cup matches after a match official’s home was damaged by an explosive device on Sunday night. Agona Sports reported that …
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Former culture minister and influential composer Thanos Mikroutsikos dies
Renowned Greek composer and former minister of culture Thanos Mikroutsikos died after a long fight with cancer. He was 72 years old. Mr Mikroutsikos died on Saturday, of heart failure …
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Tomb at Amphilopolis in Macedonia to be fast-tracked for public viewing
Greece’s Minister of Culture and Sport Lina Mendoni has brought forward the time for the completion of work on the Kasta Hill Tomb in Amphipolis, Serres so that people may …
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Syrian refugee sues Greek state for injuries from coast guard pursuit
A Syrian refugee disabled after a Greek Coast Guard vessel opened fire on a smuggler’s speedboat he was in off the island of Kalymnos in 2014, is suing the Greek …
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Asylum seekers commit suicide in northern Greece
The bodies of two male refugees were found last week in a Greek town close to the border with North Macedonia. According to the Greek Forum of Refugees, the two …
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Large museum mural illustrates the legend of Greek music great Tsitsanis
A large mural of the legendary bouzouki player and songwriter Vassilis Tsitsanis has been unveiled in the museum dedicated to his memory in Trikala, the city of his birth. It …
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Erdogan threatens to send troops to prop up Libyan government
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he could be sending troops to support the UN-backed government in Tripoli next month to support it in its fight against the forces of …
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Greece signs on to $1.5 billion upgrade to its F-16 fighter jet fleet
Greece has signed a $1.5 billion agreement with Lockheed Martin for a major upgrade of its F-16 fighter fleet over the next seven years. The Greek defence minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, …
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Greek, Cyprus, Israeli commerce organisations hail US ‘EastMed Act’
The signing of the EastMed Act by US President Donald Trump earlier this been has been welcomed in a joint statement by the American Chambers of Commerce of Greece, Cyprus …