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Greece accepts new Chevron gas drilling interest: ministry
Greece’s environment ministry on Wednesday said it had accepted additional interest from US energy giant Chevron to join hydrocarbon exploration efforts south of the island of Crete. “The Greek government …
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Greece finds situation in Turkey ‘worrying’
Greece warned the political situation in neighbouring Turkey was “worrying” in the wake of the arrest of Istanbul’s powerful opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a government spokesman said on Monday. The …
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People-smuggler abandons 19 migrants off Greece: police
Greek maritime police on Sunday said that one migrant died and 18 others were rescued after a people smuggler abandoned them as they tried to cross the Aegean Sea. “The …
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Santorini set to welcome visitors with renewed confidence for the tourism season
Santorini, is fully prepared to welcome visitors for the new tourism season. The island’s infrastructure is operating smoothly, and local authorities have assured that both residents and tourists can enjoy …
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The 2025 property tax in Greece must now be paid
The Greek tax authority has uploaded the yearly property tax to be paid by almost all property owners. The state has issued earlier than ever before within the year, the …
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Athens mayor Haris Doukas denounces Istanbul mayor’s arrest as “Attack on Democracy”
Athens mayor Haris Doukas has joined many political figures in support of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu following his arrest, calling the actions against him an “attack on democracy”. Doukas posted …
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Park project in Thessaloniki unearths Greek civil war dead
Construction work near one of Greece’s most notorious prisons in Thessaloniki has unearthed the remains of dozens of people executed during the Greek civil war era, relatives and officials said …
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Doxiadis resignation throws spanner in the works of government reshuffle
The Greek government’s ministerial reshuffle has been subsumed by chaos following the resignation of Aristos Doxiadis as Deputy Minister of Research and Innovation after just over one day into the …
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UN chief hails progress in talks with rival Cyprus leaders
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said the two rival Cypriot leaders had made the first meaningful progress in years towards healing the Mediterranean island’s divisions, following talks at the …
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Greek woman given three life terms for killing her three daughters
A Greek woman sentenced to life last year for murdering her nine-year-old daughter received two additional life terms on Tuesday for killing her two other children. The case had gripped …