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Greece’s Coastal Areas ‘at Risk’ Due to Climate Change, Leading Scientist Warns
A leading scientist has warned that many coastal areas in Greece are at risk from rising sea levels due to global warming. Climate change will bring a host of direct and indirect effects to Greece says...
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Recipients of Greek Citizenship Up 138 Percent in 2016
There was a 138 percent hike in the numbers of foreign nationals granted citizenship in Greece in 2016 compared with the previous year, according to figures released by Eurostat on Monday. A total of...
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FYROM PM: NATO Entry Impossible Without Solving Name Dispute
There can be no invitation to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to join NATO as a full member unless the name dispute with neighboring Greece is first resolved, the country’s prime...
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Turkish Helicopter Flies Over Greek Island; Warning Shots Fired
A Turkish helicopter flew through Greek airspace and over the eastern island of Ro in the latest provocation act by Ankara in the Aegean. According to the Greek ministry of defense, the violation of...
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Yanis Varoufakis Wants the ‘Dirty Job’ as Greece’s PM (video)
Former Finance Minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis has confirmed he will run for prime minister in the nation’s next general election. “It sounds like a nightmare to become the prime minister of...
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Migrant Flows to Greece Increase; Clashes Break Out at Lesvos Camp
Clashes between rival groups of Iraqi migrants broke out on Monday evening at the Moria reception center on the Greek island of Lesvos. According to a report by the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, the...
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Huge Sperm Whale Beached at Santorini (photos, video)
The A 9-meter (30 feet) sperm whale has been washed ashore at the Akrotiri area of the Greek island of Santorini. The dead mammal, which was at an advanced stage of decay, was discovered by a diver....
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Olympiacos Hire Portuguese Coach Pedro Martins
Greek giants Olympiacos Piraeus have named Portuguese manager Pedro Martins as a new coach. Martins, 47, replaces Spaniard Oscar Garcia, who quit last week after club president Evangelos Marinakis...
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Labor Costs in Greece Well Below EU Average
The average hourly labor cost in Greece in 2017 was €14.5 ($17.8), according to figures released by Eurostat, well below the EU average of €26.8. This was also less than the average for the eurozone...
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Erdogan’s Far-Right Ally Says Greek Minister Should ‘Visit a Clinic’
MHP leader, Devlet Bahceli (file photo) The leader of Turkey’s ultra-right MHP party Devlet Bahceli on Tuesday launched a stinging attack on Greece’s defense minister Panos Kammenos saying that he...
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Only Half of Greeks Consider Turkey a ‘Threat’: Survey
Only half of Greeks consider Turkey to be a threat to the country’s territorial integrity according to a new poll. The survey by the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)...
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Greece Sees Big Drop in Fatal Road Incidents
Fatal road crashes in Greece plunged 41 percent between 2010 and 2017 but remained significantly higher than the European Union average, according to figures released by the European Commission....
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EU Agency Warns Flights in Eastern Mediterranean Over Syria
The international air traffic control agency Eurocontrol has warned airlines to exercise caution in the eastern Mediterranean due to the possible launch of airstrikes into Syria in the next 72 hours....
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Greece Continues Visa Program for Turkish Tourists
Greece will provide short-term visas to Turkish nationals wishing to visit Greek islands again this year, the Foreign Ministry has confirmed. A ministry statement said the European Commission agreed...
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Greece’s Ionian Islands to Get First Ferry Link
Navagio beach in Zakynthos A new ferry route that will link all the Ionian islands for the first time will be inaugurated on May 1 and run until October 31. Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis...
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U.S. Spy Planes Land on Crete
MC-12S EMARSS plane (file photo) As tension over Syria builds up, two U.S. spy planes have landed at Heraklion airport in Crete. The MC-12S EMARSS and MC-12W Liberty planes have been used in recent...
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Spectacular Drone Video Captures Greece’s ‘Little Venice’
It may be an exaggeration, but for many locals the town of Aitoliko lying on an island between two lagoons in western Greece is their little version of Venice. A drone video captures the historic...
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Controversial BBC Shoot Finally Takes Place at Ancient Greek Site (photos)
Photos: EUROKINISSI. Giorgos Kontarinis Film crews started shooting early Thursday morning at the ancient site of Sounion, south of Athens, recording scenes for the BBC’s adaptation of John le Carre’s...
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Greek Fighter Jet Crashes into the Aegean; Pilot Killed
File photo Greek rescue teams have found the body of the pilot of a Mirage-2000 Hellenic Air Force jet which crashed into the Aegean Sea on Thursday after confronting Turkish planes. The body plus the...
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Greek Hero Killed in Aegean Jet Crash Identified (photos)
The Greek Ministry of Defense has released the details of the pilot killed when his Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet crashed northeast of the island of Skyros on Thursday. He was 34-year-old Giogros...
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