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Council of Europe Warns Migrants in Greece Face Worsening Conditions
File photo Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Thursday that the situation for migrants, including asylum seekers, on Greece’s Aegean islands has...
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Heavy Rainfall, Hail Expected to Hit Greece
Heavy rain is expected to fall in Athens from Thursday afternoon until Friday morning, the Athens National Observatory’s meteo service says. Rain had already begun to fall beginning early on Thursday...
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Greek Parliament Approves Stricter Asylum Law
Greek MPs in the early hours of Friday approved a government bill aimed at easing pressure on the Aegean islands by speeding up asylum procedures and returns of migrants to Turkey, despite warnings by...
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Organ Donations Rise in Greece But Still Lag Behind Rest of Europe
Greece trails behind other European countries in organ donations, the Athens Medical Association (AMA) said on Thursday, but donations are nevertheless on the rise. At an event ahead of Friday’s...
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Greek Islanders Threaten to Block Migrant Ship From Docking
The residents of the island of Leros are threatening to mobilize in protest against the large number of refugees and migrants who are living at the island’s facilities and the plans for more migrants...
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Rockefeller Foundation Vows to Continue Legacy of Involvement in Greek Issues
Ariana Rockefeller (L) with Lina Mendoni, Greece’s Minister of Culture and Sports Ariana Rockefeller, the granddaughter of philanthropist David Rockefeller Sr., said on Wednesday that the Rockefeller...
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A Global Greek Online School Nurturing Ambassadors of Hellenism
The Greek language, an indispensable part of Hellenic heritage and culture, often proves difficult to learn for the hundreds of thousands of second and third generation Greeks spread throughout the...
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Greek PM Vows to Make Piraeus Largest Port in Europe in Visit to Cosco HQ...
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the headquarters of the Chinese shipping giant Cosco in Shanghai on Monday, where he declared that their common goal “is to make Piraeus Port the...
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Greece, China Agree to Double Number of Flights, Add New Routes
Chinese airliner Juneyao Air Co. will launch direct flights connecting Shanghai to Athens in July, the Greek Tourism Ministry said on Monday. Juneyao and Greece signed a deal on the new route during a...
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92-Year-Old Greek Heroine Meets Jewish Family She Helped Save During Holocaust
Melpomeni Dina meets a member of the Mordechai family whom she helped escape in 1943, at the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem. 92-year-old Melpomeni Dina, from the...
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Israel’s El Al Bids Farewell to its 747 Fleet with Sky Art Tribute Off Cyprus
Israel’s official airline El Al said goodbye to its 747 fleet on Sunday with a sky-art tribute above the Mediterranean Sea between Crete and Cyprus. Its most common type of aircraft used in 48 years...
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Tourism in Greece Expected to Break New Records in 2020
Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis speaking at a press conference in London Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis declared on Monday that after several years of increases in its number of visitors,...
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Greece Must Halt Aging Population Trend, Expert Warns
A prominent professor in the field of demographics warned on Tuesday that the future age mix of the Greek population will undermine the entire productive infrastructure of the country. Vyron...
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Greek President Lauds US Congress’ Decision to Recognize Armenian Genocide
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos visiting the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia on Tuesday President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos praised the recent vote of the US House...
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Greece Aims for “Fair” Distribution of Migrants Throughout Mainland
The Greek government under pressure from some local communities who are resisting the hosting of migrants, spelled out its new policy on Tuesday for what it calls a “fair distribution” of the burden...
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Rare Weather Phenomenon Called a “Roll Cloud” Spotted Near Athens
A spectacular weather phenomenon called a “roll cloud” was spotted north of Athens by a group of amateur meteorologists on Monday as rainstorms hit the Greek capital. The group “Forecast Weather,”...
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Acropolis in Central Greece Seven Times Larger Than Mycenae Reveals Its Secrets
Important architectural remains and movable finds dating back to the period of Mycenaean civilization were recently revealed during excavations at the Acropolis of Glas in Viotia, the Greek Ministry...
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Pork Barbecue Protest Near Migrant Camp Causes Uproar in Greece
A plan by an anti-migrant group to stage an outdoor party featuring pork and alcohol outside a migrant camp near Thessaloniki on Sunday has caused an uproar in Greece. Parliamentarians clashed over...
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Rick Pitino Eyes Coaching Spot on Greece’s National Basketball Team
American basketball coach Rick Pitino is said to be close to signing a contract to coach the Greek national team as it attempts to qualify for the 12-team Olympic tournament. The legendary coach is...
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Greek, Cypriot and Egyptian Defense Ministers Condemn Turkish Aggression
The defense ministers of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt condemned Turkey’s illegal actions in the East Mediterranean and Syria during a meeting held in Athens on Tuesday. Reviewing the contents of a joint...
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