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Greece, Turkey seeking to build ‘positive momentum’: leaders

The leaders of Greece and Turkey on Wednesday pledge to build on a “positive momentum” in a restart of strained relations prompted by cooperation following this year’s deadly earthquake. It …

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Mitsotakis pledges historic reform to extend voting rights to all Greek citizens living abroad

On July 7, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced, during the debate of the Ministerial Programmatic (Draft Bill) Statements in Greek parliament that during the new term of his government, he …

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Greece to cool tourists in season’s first heatwave warning

Greece’s culture ministry on Monday said it would boost shade and hand out free water at the Acropolis as the country’s weather service issued the year’s first heatwave warning. The …

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Greek police to wear cameras after Syrian migrant shot dead

Greek police minister Notis Mitarachi said Monday that officers would be retrained and start wearing body cameras after a migrant was shot and killed in a police pursuit. The death …

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Greek PM promises to ‘lift all barriers’ for Greeks voting abroad

New Democracy received a vote of confidence on Saturday night in Parliament with an absolute majority, based solely on the votes of its deputies, while most other parties voted against. …

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French woman returns marble fragment to Greece

A French woman has voluntarily agreed to return a marble fragment from the Erechtheion on the Acropolis of Athens back to Greece. Jacqueline Junelles has owned fragment since the 1970s, …

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EU lawmakers urge international probe of Greece migrant tragedy

EU lawmakers on Thursday pushed for an independent probe into a migrant boat tragedy off Greece in which hundreds of people are believed to have died, calling an internal investigation …

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‘Adversaries, not enemies’: Greek PM warns far-right MPs

Newly re-elected Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday warned far-right lawmakers not to “impede” the country’s progress as he outlined his government’s policies over the next four years. “This …

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Charles Darwin University students visit Embassy of Australia in Greece during trip

A group of Hellenic and Greek Studies students from the Charles Darwin University (CDU) paid a visit to the Embassy of Australia in Greece during a university-organised trip, meeting with …

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Greece clears historic Kurd shelter slated for demolition

Greek police said Wednesday that they had cleared a condemned building near Athens where Kurdish refugees have lived for decades, a move criticised by rights groups. The police said they …

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