Greece
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FYROM agreement won’t affect relationship with Greece, Russia says
Andrey Maslov, Russian Ambassador to Greece, told journalists that Russia’s relations with Greece will not be affected by the result of the ongoing procedure to ratify an agreement signed between …
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Kapodistrias’ tobacco case sold under the hammer for €73,000
A gold tobacco case of Greece’s first head of state, Ioannis Kapodistrias, was sold for a whopping €73,392 at an auction at Athen’s Zappeio Hall last Saturday by private auction …
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Bomb goes off outside SKAI TV in Athens
A powerful bomb exploded outside private Greek television station Skai, causing extensive damage but no injuries reports AP. Police said the blast occurred at 2:35 a.m. Monday outside the broadcaster’s headquarters …
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Greece ditches unpopular consumer tax on wine
The Hellenic Parliament was presented with a draft amendment this week that sees to abolition of an excise duty on wine production. The unpopular consumer tax was among the wide …
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Board of Appeals says ‘no’ to Savvas Ksiros plea to be released from prison
After a request for release from prison was denied by the Board of Appeals of Piraeus, Savvas Ksiros will remain in jail. The Board found that his case was in …
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Alleged murderer of young woman in Rhodes assaulted in prison
One of the two people charged with the murder of the young college student in Rhodes suffered a brutal assault at the Avlona prison, where he is detained, waiting for …
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Athens condemns Albanian’s confiscation of property belonging to ethnic Greek families
Greece has condemned Albanian authorities for their decision to confiscate property in the south of Albania belonging to ethnic Greek families. Approved by Prime Minister Edi Rama, properties in the …
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Greece a safe destination for investors, Tsipras says
As political dangers in the wider Eastern Mediterranean and Europe increase, the dynamic of the global economic circle weakens, a reality that once again became apparent during the second annual Capital …
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Applications are open for the International Cavafy Summer School
In summer 2019, the International Cavafy Summer School will once more bring together prominent academics, scholars, and young researchers of the work of C. P. Cavafy, one of Modern Greece’s …
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Greek Captain takes out title of NATO’s Best Warrior Pilot
A Greek pilot has been named Best Warrior Pilot by NATO. Captain Kosmas Chalaris of the 331 All-Weather Squadron of the 114 Combat Wing of the Hellenic Air Force was …