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Greek Parliament faces Church opposition over same-sex marriage bill

The Valentine’s Day session in the Greek parliament saw strong opposition and protests from the Orthodox church, but there’s also a notable shift in public opinion that favours the change. …

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Greek Prime Minister offers concessions to farmers amid protests

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made concessions on Tuesday to farming unionists who are threatening to block roads across the country over high production costs. During a meeting with representatives …

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No longer invisible, Greek same-sex couples await landmark law

For as long as he can remember, 16-year-old Yannis Belia has had a “second mother” invisible in the eyes of Greek family law. That’s about to change this week, when …

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Gunman kills three at Greek shipping company: police source

A former employee of a Greek shipping company shot dead three people including its owner before killing himself on Monday in a coastal suburb of Athens, police said. The shooter, …

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Greek government to increase threshold of Golden Visa to address housing crisis

The Greek government is making a change to its Golden Visa program wherein the threshold will increase to €800,000 in certain areas as a means to manage the acute housing …

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Greece’s Olympic Stadium to reopen by April: prime minister

The Olympic Stadium in Athens, shut down last year over roof safety concerns, will reopen by April, the Greek prime minister said Sunday. “The stadium will reopen from the end …

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Greeks protest against same-sex marriage, adoption reform

A protest against legalising same-sex marriage and adoption in Greece drew several thousand people in Athens on Sunday ahead of a debate in parliament next week. Some 4,000 people responded …

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Greece and Australia join forces under NASA ‘Artemis’ space cooperation agreements

Greece’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Gerapetritis signed the country’s accession act to the ‘Artemis’ space cooperation agreements, part of the framework of the 5th Strategic Dialogue between Greece and …

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Greek police arrest four after blast near ministry

Greek police on Saturday said they had arrested four men accused of possessing explosives, a week after a bomb exploded outside the labour ministry in Athens. The bomb exploded early …

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Greek students step up protests against private university plan

Students from across Greece protested in Athens on Thursday against the planned introduction of private universities, a reform that has riled the country’s higher education community. Some 15,000 students demonstrated …

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