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Trial opens in Greece over migrant tragedy

The trial of nine accused smugglers opened in Greece on Tuesday, nearly a year after a migrant trawler with hundreds on board sank off the country’s coast, in one of …

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Greece urges EU defend consumers against multinationals

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on the EU to take on multinationals unfairly restricting the sale of goods in the single market, leading to higher prices for struggling consumers. …

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Greek PM Mitsotakis projects victory in upcoming European Elections

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confidently declared that New Democracy will emerge victorious in the upcoming European elections during a tour of the northern Athenian suburb of Vrilissia on Saturday …

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Mitsotakis responds to Mickoski’s Prespa Agreement challenge over North Macedonia name

The latest challenge to the 2018 Prespa Agreement has sparked a nationalist flare-up in North Macedonia. Just days after newly elected President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova omitted “North” from her oath of …

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Greece’s oldest known woman in Crete dies 119

Greece’s oldest known woman, Eleni Baroulaki, passed away on Tuesday May 14 at the age of 119 on the island of Crete. According to Kathimerini, Baroulaki was born in 1905 …

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Greece migrant boat disaster suspects are ‘scapegoats’, lawyers say

Nine Egyptians on trial for a shipwreck off the Greek coast that cost the lives of some 600 migrants last year are scapegoats to deflect the blame from the Greek …

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Greece arsonists to face stiffer sentences: minister

Greece’s civil protection minister on Wednesday warned that arsonists would face stiffer sentences, as wildfires started earlier than usual in the Mediterranean country. “The penal code has changed, negligent arson …

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Mitsotakis and Erdogan seek to set aside disputes despite disagreements

The leaders of Greece and Turkey met on Monday for talks aimed at underlining their efforts to put aside decades-old disputes, despite disagreements on some issues. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos …

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Greek premier to visit Turkey in quest for better relations

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be received Monday in Ankara by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the latest sign of warming relations between the NATO neighbours. After decades …

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President Sakellaropoulou receives highest honour by Patriarchate of Alexandria

President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou met with the Patriarch of Alexandria Theodore II during her visit to Alexandria on Friday. In recognition of President’s visit and in appreciation …

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