Greece
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Large ‘Jihadist’ pills cargo seized in Athens
A container ship that had docked at the Greek capital’s main port, Piraeus, docked on its way from Syria to Dubai was stopped by authorities and its cargo was seized. …
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Tax evasion in property sales has reached 70 billion euros in Greece
According to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority, over 800,000 properties were sold between 2001-2010 at prices well above their objective value. Meanwhile, a conservative estimate of the difference between …
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Minimum wage in Greece to increase in 2019
According to government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, the SYRIZA administration plans to increase the Greek minimum wage as part of a series of measures discussed during the party’s first 2019 secretariat …
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Prespes accord has enough votes to go through, SYRIZA says
SYRIZA’s Political Secretariat held its first meeting for 2019 at the party’s headquarters in downtown Athens presided by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. With the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia …
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Tsipras responds to Erdogan’s ‘I will throw the Greeks into the sea’ comment
Following Holy Epiphany celebrations, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who attended the blessing of the waters on the northeast Greek island of Samothrace, responded to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s …
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Severe weather conditions in Greece expected to worsen
After two severe weather fronts, which saw temperatures in parts of the country fall to below -18 degrees Celsius, conditions in Greece are expected to worsen as of Monday. Temperatures …
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Greece offers one of the lowest minimum wages in Europe
While Australia and Luxembourg offer the highest minimum hourly wages in the world Greece lags behind providing one of the lowest legal remunerations which results into low purchasing power. According …
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Manhunt in Athens as two Korydallos prisoners escape
Two highly dangerous inmates have escaped from the Greek capital’s maximum security penitentiary overnight. The Albanian brothers who were serving time for multiple theft and robbery convictions had managed to …
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Cavusoglu warns of ‘accident’ in Aegean if Greece keeps provoking them
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu welcomed the new year with yet another “friendly warning” against Greece following up on his counterpart’s Panos Kammenos’ comments. Calling the Greek Foreign Minister’s comments …
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Migrants who saved lives in Attica wildfire granted Greek citizenship
Three migrant fishermen have been recognised for their heroic efforts, after rescuing dozens of Greeks during the devastating wildfire that broke out in Attica in July 2018. Ibrahim Mahmoud Mousa …