Greece
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Graft case Kaili to return to MEP duties: lawyer
Greek MEP Eva Kaili, the face of the “Qatargate” corruption scandal, plans to return to her European Parliament duties next week after being freed from house arrest pending trial, her …
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Greek organic olive oil producer sweeps awards at prestigious Berlin competition
A Greek organic olive oil producer has swept the accolades at the Berlin Global Olive Oil Awards 2023 held in Berlin last month. Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms achieved the highly honourable …
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Bear spotted roaming near Thessaloniki
Local residents at the Pilea-Chortiatis municipality, east of Thessaloniki city, were warned about a rogue bear that was spotted roaming the region on Wednesday. According to the municipality’s announcement, eye-witnesses …
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Greek president taps judge to lead interim government
A senior Greek judge, Ioannis Sarmas, will be formally asked Wednesday to lead an interim government tasked with organising a second national election by late June, the presidency announced. “President …
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Greek PM says migrant ‘pushback’ inquiry underway
The Greek government is “holding an inquiry” into video footage reportedly showing the forceful expulsion of migrants who are set adrift at sea, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday. “I… …
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Greek election deals bitter blow to leftist ex-PM
Greece’s leftist former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, who nearly crashed his country out of the eurozone in 2015, has been left reeling by electoral defeat, which he conceded Tuesday had …
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Greece’s leftists eye second vote instead of coalition
Greece’s leftists are set to receive an official mandate to form a coalition government after an inconclusive national election but are expected to seek a second vote instead. The conservative …
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Post election Athens stock market to its highest in almost a decade
Greece’s prime minister said Monday he was seeking a fresh election as early as June 25, a day after his party’s biggest electoral triumph in years left him five seats …
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Five takeaways from Greece’s May 21 election
A crushing victory in Greece’s Sunday elections by the conservative New Democracy party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will nevertheless lead to a new ballot in a month, as the …
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Greece eyes new vote as PM to seek absolute majority
A day after national elections, Greece on Monday was bracing for a new ballot which vote-winner Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ party is poised to seek in order to govern alone. …