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Greek far-right MPs charged with electoral fraud

Greece’s Supreme Court on Thursday prosecuted 13 people including a jailed neo-Nazi and lawmakers of a new nationalist party for alleged voter fraud, a judicial source said. Supreme Court prosecutor …

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Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with Archbishop Makarios of Australia

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Archbishop Makarios of Australia at the Maximos Mansion, to discuss their shared commitment to philanthropy and social initiatives. The Prime Minister praised the …

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Calls for criminal code reform in Greece after woman is murdered outside police station

There are calls for femicide – the killing of women or girls with a gender-related motivation – to be recognised in Greece’s criminal code following the death of a 28-year-old …

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Greek migration ministry fined over camp data breaches

Greece’s migration ministry has been fined for data protection breaches in migrant camps under its care, the country’s independent data watchdog said on Wednesday. The Hellenic data protection authority said in …

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Debate rages in Greece following culture ministers announcement of plans for a quota of local music

Cultural minister of Greece, Lina Mendoni, has sparked a debate among the country’s tourist and creative industries after announcing draft legislation to have more than 45 per cent of all …

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Greece hit again by high temperatures, Saharan dust

Thick clouds of dust blown in from the Sahara once again covered Greek skies Monday, especially Athens and Thessalonika, with temperatures rising as high as 31°C (88°F). The dust storms, …

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Greece lifts price of popular Golden Visa to fight housing crisis

Greece on Sunday tightened its Golden Visa rules raising the required investment to as much as 800,000 euros in a bid to help ease a housing crisis. The successful programme …

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Australia is now 8 hours ahead of Greece

The time difference between Australia (Australian Eastern Standard Time) and Greece has been reduced to 8 hours from 9 as of Sunday early morning, when clocks were turned forward one …

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Life jail for Greek mother accused of killing three daughters

A Greek court on Friday imposed a life jail term against a woman found guilty of murdering her nine-year-old daughter and is also suspected of killing two other daughters. The …

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Quake shakes Greece, no initial reports of casualties

A strong earthquake has shaken western Greece, with residents feeling strong tremors but no early reports of damage or casualties. According to initial measurements by the Greek Geodynamic Institute in …

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