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Canadian Firm Plans Production of Medicinal Cannabis in Greece
A Canadian company is planning medicinal cannabis investment in Greece, as a bill on its production and use was passed in principle by the relevant parliamentary committees on Wednesday. The Canadian...
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Vandals Rampage Throughout Greece Over Jailed Terrorist Suspect
Extreme leftist groups have intensified their campaign of defiance and widespread vandalism throughout Greece in support of a jailed suspected terrorist. In a message posted on an anarchist website...
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New Ministers Swear Oath Without Greek Church
New Greek government ministers appointed following a mini cabinet reshuffle were sworn in at the presidential mansion in Athens on Thursday. They took a civilian oath of office in the presence of...
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Two Greek Soldiers Arrested by the Turkish Army at Evros
Two Greek soldiers have been arrested by the Turkish Army near the border between the two countries at Evros River. The Greek ministry of Defense says that the two Greeks lost their way due to bad...
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Creditors Talk Up ‘Constructive’ Week with Greece
This week’s talks between the Greek government and creditor institutions were “constructive” it was claimed on Thursday, coming at the end of the first phase of the negotiations. The unidentified...
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Greece Approves Medicinal Cannabis Law
Greece’s parliament has approved a bill allowing the production of medicinal cannabis, with the government coalition and centrist parties voting in favor. The main opposition New Democracy, the...
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Captured Greek Soldiers To Stand Trial in Turkey (update)
The two Greek soldiers that mistakenly strayed onto Turkish territory during a border patrol will stand trial for illegally entering the country, a Greek government spokesman has confirmed. Dimitris...
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Varoufakis’ Tenure ‘Cost Greece €200B’
Thomas Wieser, former president of the Eurogroup Working Group. addresses the Delphi Economic Forum in Greece The six-month reign of Yanis Varoufakis at the Greek Finance Ministry in the first half of...
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Six Greek Universities Rank Among World’s Top 500
The Metsovio Polytechnic of Athens (National Technical University of Athens) has been ranked 124th in the Engineering and Technology category of the QS list of the best 500 universities in the world....
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Driver Killed After 100-Mile Police Chase on Greek Highway
Photos courtesy of LamiaReport.gr A 100-mile high-speed police chase ended in tragedy on Monday when a rogue driver smashed into a Greek police checkpoint. The male driver hit the police blockade on...
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Holy Fury at ‘Unorthodox’ Greek School Books (photos)
Several thousand people, including hundreds of Greek Orthodox clerics, have marched on parliament, angry about new school texts they claim endanger faith in Orthodox Christianity. Some participants at...
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UPDATE: Turkish Court Rejects Greek Soldiers’ Bail Request
Two Greek soldiers arrested for illegally crossing into Turkey last week have had their request for bail rejected. Lawyers filed a demand for the two men’s release from custody until a trial date is...
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Flashback to the Greek Peasants’ Uprising
The statue of the unknown farmer marks the place in Thessaly, central Greece, when more than a century ago poor farmers started a revolt against the powerful landed gentry and demanded the...
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Oil Giants Bid For Exploration Off Greece
Two consortia have expressed interest in participating in two Greek oil and gas exploration and exploitation tenders for regions off Crete and in the Ionian Sea, the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources...
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Greek Police Swoop on Suspected Neo-Nazi Cell
Counter-terrorism officers (file photo) Six people were arrested during raids by counter-terrorism officers in different locations in Attica on Tuesday morning. According to reports, the suspects are...
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Athens Taxi Drivers Strike Against ‘Uber Invasion’
Striking taxi-drivers protest outside their union headquarters in Athens on Tuesday Athens taxi drivers walked off the job on Tuesday in protest at what they call unfair competition from the Uber...
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Greek Minister Flouts Anti-Smoking Law (photos)
An embarrassing photo has emerged of a Greek minister smoking indoors during an event in Thessaly as the government is supposedly trying to enforce widely-flouted anti-smoking laws. The mayor of...
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Schoolkids Send Messages of Support to Greek Soldiers Held in Turkey
Pupils at a primary school in a town near Thessaloniki have created postcards with messages of support for two Greek soldiers being held in a Turkish prison. The messages from the pupils at Evosmos...
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US Navy Conducts Exercise in Eastern Med
The USS Iwo Jima transits the Mediterranean Sea, March 2, 2018, Courtesy of Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Public Affairs The U.S. Navy is conducting a major exercise in the Mediterranean at a time...
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Greek Football Fans Storm State TV in Protest
Dozens of PAOK supporters have stormed the TV studios of state broadcaster ERT 3 in Thessaloniki and forced a sportscaster to read a five-minute protest message on the air. The fans were protesting at...
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