Greece
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Pressure on Greece’s borders as more refugees flee Middle East
Greek authorities have arrested 15,104 undocumented migrants trying to enter the country via Turkey this year, a 143.6 per cent increase over the previous year.
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New rules for funding Greek political parties
Limiting the amount of taxpayers’ money is received, increasing transparency regarding donations and preventing parties from borrowing against future revenue introduced.
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Manolada shooting verdict to be reviewed
SYRIZA, PASOK and Democratic Left condemned the verdict issued.
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Greece to help hundreds Chinese nationals leave Libya
After weeks of fighting nearly 100 people have been killed, 400 others wounded, and much of the airport in Tripoli has been destroyed.
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Strawberry farm shooting verdict draws ire
Outcry after owner of a strawberry farm where 28 migrant workers were shot last year was cleared of any wrongdoing.
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UN’s Nimetz optimistic on name dispute, but still no progress
“I do think that this is an issue that will get resolved, exactly when I cannot say,” says UN special mediator Matthew Nimetz.
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Greece evacuates Tripoli embassy
Some 80 Greeks who also live in Libya have been informed that they can board a navy vessel on its way to evacuate embassy personnel.
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Multi-bill tabled in Parliament
Coalition concerned about provision for merging auxiliary pension funds as it will affect armed forces