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Greek Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection directs towards account for areas affected by natural disasters
The Greek Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has announced the establishment of a state aid account aimed at assisting regions affected by natural disasters. The initiative, known as …
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Strike standstill in Greece over labour bill
Greek unions on Thursday (Greece time) staged a 24-hour walkout paralysing services and snarling public transport over labour legislation that will allow greater job flexibility. Civil servants, hospital workers, school …
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UNESCO adds Zagorochoria to its World Heritage List
The Zagorochoria in Mt. Pindos, northwestern Greece, were included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List, it was announced at the World Heritage Committee’s 45th session taking place in Riyadh. The extended …
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Mitsotakis, Erdogan agree on road map, confirm positive relations
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday in New York, on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly meeting. A statement by …
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35-year-old monk detained for assaulting another monk on Mount Athos
“Under detention remains the 35-year-old Romanian monk who was arrested on Mount Athos on charges of assaulting a 53-year-old Belarusian monk. Criminal charges for severe bodily harm have been filed …
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Five dead from Greek humanitarian aid mission in Libya returned in C-27 military aircraft
The dead bodies of three Armed Forces officers and two interpreters supplied by the foreign ministry for Greece’s humanitarian aid mission to Libya were being returned to Greece in a …
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Kasselakis forges ahead in first round of SYRIZA-PA elections
The chairman of the SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance party’s Central Electoral Committee, Yiannis Drosos, announced late on Sunday that with 90.13 per cent of the votes counted, at 484 out of a …
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Greek PM announces fresh funding to face climate ‘war’
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday announced a further 300 million euros to fight the effects of climate change, acknowledging the scale of the crisis facing the country. He …
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Survivors of Pylos shipwreck file suit against ‘all responsible’
Forty of the 104 survivors of a deadly shipwreck off Pylos, SW Greece, in June 2023 filed a suit against all responsible persons at the Maritime Court of Piraeus. The …
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Two-horse race between Efi Achtsioglou and Stefanos Kasselakis in SYRIZA leadership contest
The contest for the leadership of the left-wing SYRIZA party, the main opposition party, is narrowing to a two-horse race between Efi Achtsioglou and Stefanos Kasselakis. The poll to elect …