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Tempi in the European Parliament on 19 June – ND–Elliniki Lýsi manoeuvres fall flat

Tempi in the European Parliament on 19 June – ND–European People’s Party manoeuvres fall flat

The European People’s Party (EPP) and its allies have failed in their attempt to cover up the Tempi crime. The Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament has officially approved the inclusion of the matter on the plenary agenda, with the debate…

9 May, 2025

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Turkey sending fourth energy drill ship into Cyprus’ waters for oil exploration

Turkey has sent its fourth drilling ship to the eastern Mediterranean waters to participate in the exploration for natural gas and oil within the Cypriot maritime economic zones, defying European and international warnings. The Ministry of Defense published two pictures of seismic…

4 September, 2019

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Mitsotakis govt announces measures to prevent another 2015-like migrant/refugee crisis

A recent spike in the number of landings of vessels carrying irregular migrants and would-be asylum seekers to a handful of eastern Aegean islands generated a Greek government reaction on Saturday, with a top defense and foreign affairs committee later citing seven…

4 September, 2019

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Greek FM summons Turkey’s Ambassador over mass migrants’ arrivals

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias summoned the Turkish ambassador to Athens in order to express Greece’s deep dissatisfaction over the increased influx of migrants from Turkey, that culminated with the unprecedented mass arrivals of more than 500 people on the island of Lesvos…

4 September, 2019

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Major spike in number of illegal migrants, would-be asylum seekers landing in Lesvos last week

A significant spike in the number of small craft carrying third country nationals, mostly Afghans, to the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos (Mytilene) was recorded on Thursday, with no less than 13 flimsy inflatable vessels landing on the island after disembarking unhindered…

4 September, 2019

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Cosco-led Piraeus Port Authority submits revised master plan; worth 800 mln€

A revised master plan by the Cosco-managed Piraeus Port Authority was tabled on Friday for review by a shipping ministry ports committee in the coming period. The revised master plan, which according to the port authority is valued at 800 million euros,…

4 September, 2019

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Mitsotakis to Observer: Athens will ask for loaning of Parthenon Marbles amid 2021 series of events

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to the “loaning” of the Parthenon Marbles – 14 friezes or metopes – from the British Museum in London to Greece on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, celebrated in…

4 September, 2019

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Greek state collects 1.138 bln€ with 26-week T-bills issue; yield at 0.15%

Demand for a new tranche of 26-week T-bills was slightly down on Wednesday, compared to similar issues over the past few months, with an auction of 875 million euros of paper attracting bids of 1.536 billion euros, and with the amount finally…

4 September, 2019

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Teenager killed in horrific accident at Greek amusement park

A 14-year-old girl was killed on Friday at a horrific accident in an amusement park near the Greek sea-side city of Volos. The accident happened at the town of Almyros when the teenager fell from a spinning wheel and was crushed against…

4 September, 2019

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Yiannis Tsarouchis

The years after the First World War had a tremendous political, social and cultural impact on Greece. The end of the war coupled with the Asia Minor Tragedy almost brought Greece to its knees financially and shook Greek society to its core.…

4 September, 2019

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Greek shipping fleet’s transport capacity more than doubles since 2008; global first place retained

The transport capacity of the Greek-controlled fleet multiplied over the 2007-2018 period, according to the Union of Greek Shipowners, which noted that the fleet increased from 170 million dwt to more than 389.68 million dwt in 2018. The figure means that Greek-controlled…

31 August, 2019

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Tax breaks

During the years of the crisis Greek citizens shouldered a huge tax burden. Those who did not have the means to hide their incomes – salaried employees and pensioners – bore the bulk of the burden. These two categories of citizens were…

30 August, 2019

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Greece resumes migrants deportations to Turkey

Greece says it is restarting deportations of migrants to Turkey in an effort to deal with the increasing number of illegal crossings in recent weeks, the Associated Press reported on Friday. The number of migrants crossing illegally from Turkey to Europe has…

30 August, 2019

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GREECE- Page 24

Tempi in the European Parliament on 19 June – ND–European People’s Party manoeuvres fall flat

Turkey sending fourth energy drill ship into Cyprus’ waters for oil exploration

Mitsotakis govt announces measures to prevent another 2015-like migrant/refugee crisis

Greek FM summons Turkey’s Ambassador over mass migrants’ arrivals

Major spike in number of illegal migrants, would-be asylum seekers landing in Lesvos last week

Cosco-led Piraeus Port Authority submits revised master plan; worth 800 mln€

Mitsotakis to Observer: Athens will ask for loaning of Parthenon Marbles amid 2021 series of events

Greek state collects 1.138 bln€ with 26-week T-bills issue; yield at 0.15%

Teenager killed in horrific accident at Greek amusement park

Yiannis Tsarouchis

Greek shipping fleet’s transport capacity more than doubles since 2008; global first place retained

Tax breaks

Greece resumes migrants deportations to Turkey

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