Greece
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German citizen returns stolen Ancient Greek mosaics
The Greek Embassy in Berlin received an unexpected and heavy parcel a few weeks ago, the sender was a German citizen. On opening the suspicious parcel, authorities and experts were …
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Greek spiders strike again – now in Xanthi
A bit less than a month ago, a beach in Aitoliko, Greece, made headlines worldwide for being covered in spider web. An area spanning 300 metres had been blanketed by …
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Greek foreign minister Kotzias resigns
Greek minister of foreign affairs Nikos Kotzias resigned on Wednesday, after a heated cabinet meeting during which accusations were exchanged between him and minister of defence Panos Kammenos. The two …
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Greek airports break new record in traffic
Airports in Greece noticed a 10 per cent increase in traffic for the first nine months of 2018 when compared to the same time period of last year. More specifically, …
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Economist Vicky Pryce: ‘Greece has achieved a remarkable turnaround’
Vicky Pryce is a Greek-born economist. She is currently Chief Economic Adviser and a board member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). She was previously Senior Managing …
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Kammenos suggests introduction of more US military bases in Greece
Greek minister of defence Panos Kammenos caused a stir in Athens, with his seemingly “off-the-cuff” remarks at the US Pentagon this week. During a meeting with US secretary of defence …
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External factors responsible for ATHEX crash, says Bank of Greece Governor
Bank shares in Greece took a deep plunge last Wednesday diving by 8.78 per cent, amid investor fears over lenders’ needs and bad credit. Even though Greece exited capital controls …
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Germany shuts down talks on reparations to Greece and Poland
Before his visit to Athens, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert attempted to clarify Berlin’s position in the light of new WWII reparations claims from the Greek side, amounting to €280 …
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Over 12,000 migrants crossed into Greece in 2018 through Evros border alone
Migration Minister Dimitris Vitsas presented data in Parliament last week showing that the number of migrants entering Greece through the Evros border from Turkey has sky-rocketed. According to the report, …
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Greece mourns the loss of Lt Kyriakos Papadopoulos
Lieutenant Kyriakos Papadopoulos made headlines internationally back in 2015 for rescuing more than 5,000 migrants crossing from Turkey to Lesvos in small rubber dinghies. Papadopoulos, 44, named “the hero of the Aegean” …