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Greece rejects EU media freedom resolution
Greece on Thursday dismissed as “mudslinging” and “slander” a European Parliament resolution decrying a hostile media environment in the country which the body said poses a “very serious” threat to …
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Greek farmers vow to escalate protests
Greek farmers said Tuesday they would block highways and converge on Athens in their tractors in a bid to win benefit pledges from the government. Dozens of farmer federations decided …
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Greece and Australia among the deadliest wildfires of the 21st century
Blazing wildfires have claimed several lives around the world recently, Greece’s and Australia’s wildfires are among the deadliest this century. 2009: Australia, 179 dead On February 7, 2009, which became …
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Bomb explodes near Greek labour ministry, no casualties
An explosive device went off overnight in front of the Greek labour ministry in central Athens without causing any casualties, police said on Saturday. The explosion, which caused material damage, …
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Investors pounce on Athens airport IPO
The public sale of a 30-percent stake in Athens International Airport garnered strong demand, Greece’s finance minister said Friday, in a sign of investor confidence in the country’s recovering economy. …
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State Minister Akis Skertsos presents bill on same-sex marriage in Parliament
On Thursday night, State Minister Akis Skertsos tabled a bill titled “Equality in civil marriage, revision of the Civil Code, and other regulations” in parliament. The proposed legislation, addressing same-sex …
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European Farmers unite in protests amidst agricultural crisis
Over 300 tractors and beekeeper trucks gathered at the annual agricultural fair at Thessaloniki’s centre. They arrived mainly from Thessaly, the critical agricultural region devastated by floods last year, “The …
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Two drown in migrant boat sinking: Greek coastguard
Greece’s coastguard on Wednesday said it had found the bodies of two asylum seekers believed to have drowned when a migrant boat sank near the island of Lesbos. Another 57 …
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Greek prime minister tries to placate fed-up farmers
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday offered to speed up financial aid to farmers in a bid to stave off protests already gripping other EU states. Mitsotakis told Skai …
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New mayor hopes trees will cool Athens down
Athens’ new mayor will plant 25,000 trees over the next five years to try to cool the sprawling Greek capital, he told AFP. Scorching summer heatwaves can make the city …