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FYROM moves on with parliament vote

The government of Zoran Zaev in FYROM are preparing to have a secondary vote in Parliament in order to ratify their agreement with Greece, after the original vote had been …

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Number of asylum seekers continues to rise in Greece

Close to 18,000 refugees and migrants are documented to have arrived on the islands of Greece up until 3 July. More specifically, over half of them are located on the …

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Moscovici: ‘Greece is now a normal country in the eurozone’

European Commissioner for Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici met with Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday as part of his two day visit to Athens to discuss the country’s exit …

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Akis Tsochadzopoulos has been released

Greece’s former defense minister and PASOK party member Akis Tsochadzopoulos, was released from Athens’ Korydallos Prison on Tuesday following his request for a revocation of his 19 year sentence. The …

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Greek government cracks down on fare evasion, adding pressure on bus drivers

As part of a new initiative by the Greek government, bus drivers are being requested to only open the front door of the bus to let passengers in, in a …

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Greek President not coming to Australia

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos is not coming to Australia this year. This was confirmed by the Greek Embassy in Canberra, which stated that President Pavlopoulos’ heavy schedule would not allow …

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Amid record tourist arrivals, Athens receives three awards at the ‘Oscars’ of tourism

Greece’s capital was a well-honoured host on Saturday night at the World Travel Awards (WTA). Dubbed the ‘Oscars of tourism’, the ceremony was hosted at Zappeio Hall in Athens, and saw …

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Two suspected members of far-left anti-state terrorist group acquitted by court

A 30-year-old woman and 33-year-old man charged with taking part in anti-state terrorist group Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei have been acquitted. The pair, who had been serving 13-year prison sentences …

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Eurogroup deal far from ‘clean exit’ Tsipras government was aiming for

Last week, the Greek government celebrated the ‘end of the memorandum era’ after the Eurogroup meeting reached an agreement on the final bailout program and an outline of the next …

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Seismic movement on the right side of the Greek political spectrum

As many predicted, the aftershock of the agreement between the governments of Greece and FYROM on the issue of the latter country’s name is being felt throughout the political establishment. …

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