Greece
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EU health commissioner slams Greek alt. health minister for smoking inside venue
Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis has once again enraged the EU because of his “disregard for legislation banning smoking in public places” as European Commissioner for Health Vytenis Andriukaitis has …
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10 years of Greek financial crisis in one film
BBC2 aired a new documentary on 4 February; in an episode titled ‘Inside Europe — Ten Years of Turmoil’, BBC follows world leaders and European ministers around summits and conferences …
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Photo of angry Dalmatian pelican on Greek frozen lake goes viral
Acclaimed British photographer Guy Edwardes went bird-watching during extreme cold weather conditions in Northern Greece. While on a photo expedition to Lake Kerkini, he came across a flock of Dalmatian …
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Republic of North Macedonia-NATO treaty signed on Wednesday
The Republic of North Macedonia was welcomed into the North Atlantic Alliance during a ceremony held for the signing of the NATO treaty on 6 February. Representatives from 29 countries …
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Greek PM visits Hagia Sophia, followed by service at the seminary of Halki
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras continued his official visit to Turkey with visits to sites of religious significance to Greeks. Mr Tsipras toured Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO world heritage site …
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Property sales in Greece spiking after stagnation
Greek property transactions spiked in the second half of 2018. The Independent Authority for Public Revenue data showing a 50.5 per cent annual growth rate in property transaction levy takings …
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Greece and Turkey vow to ease tensions through ‘dialogue’
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his visit to Ankara. During a joint press conference, the men stressed that they planned to resolve …
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The new diaspora wave can help the Greek economy flourish
More than 350,000 Greeks have left their homeland over the past decade as a result of the crisis. From 2007 to 2017, the percentage of Greeks living in other EU …
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Pronia’s education programme addresses the challenges of palliative care
Pronia has commenced it’s three-year Greek community education program “Mazi” (Together). The programme aims to inform the Greek community about palliative care, especially carers of people that are living with …
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Heating an unaffordable luxury for one in four Greek households
One in four Greek households cannot afford to provide adequate heating for their families, according to Eurostat. The findings came as part ot an annual survey the statistic agency conducts …