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PM Mitsotakis highlights concerns over Middle East crisis in meeting with President Sakellaropoulou
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed his grave concern over the latest developments in the Middle East during a meeting with President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Thursday (Greece …
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Stefanos Kasselakis and Tyler to tie the knot in New York – Greek media reports
The reason behind the sudden visit of SYRIZA’s newly-elected leader to New York has been revealed, according to Proto Thema Greek newspaper. Stefanos Kasselakis is said to have announced to …
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PM Mitsotakis on ANT1: ‘Greece’s word carries a certain gravitas in the broader region’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his “abhorrence” at the tragic strike against civilians at the hospital in Gaza Strip, in an interview at ANT1 TV’s main newscast and journalist Nikos …
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Migrant shipwreck reporting wins EU journalism prize
Greek, German and British media reporting on a migrant shipwreck thought to have killed hundreds in the Mediterranean has won an EU award named for a murdered Maltese journalist, officials …
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Thousands in Greece protest on Israel-Hamas war
Thousands demonstrated in Greece’s capital Athens on Wednesday on the Israel-Hamas war – including the country’s first small pro-Israel public gathering since the start of the conflict. Police said some …
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Second deadly Greece migrant boat incident in two days
Greece’s coastguard on Tuesday said a migrant had died and another 37 had been rescued in the second deadly boat incident in two days. A coastguard spokeswoman said the group …
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Greek PM declares ‘national danger’ over birth decline
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday said the country’s declining birth rate constituted a “national danger” as data showed the population falling by over a million by 2050. Greece …
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Athens, Thessaloniki changing mayors in local government runoff
Athens and Thessaloniki voted to change mayors during Sunday’s runoff local government elections. In Athens, incumbent Kostas Bakoyannis (44.6 per cent) lost to Haris Doukas (55.94 per cent), with 80 …
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One year since the tragic passing of two-time Greek Olympian Alexandros Nikolaidis
A year has gone by since Greeks mourned the loss of beloved Tae Kwon Do Olympic champion Alexandros Nikolaidis. At the age of just 42, the Olympic silver medalist was …
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Mitsotakis in Evros: ‘We will not take a step back on border security’
Kyriakos Mitsotakis travelled to Alexandroupolis this weekend, to support the Regional Governor of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace candidate – and current Governor – Christos Metios. During his visit at the …