Greece
House examining requests for lifting of immunity
Three requests for lifting the parliamentary immunity will be debated during the plenary session, following the Parliament’s Ethics Committee suggestion.
Athens responds firmly to the Turkish Defense Minister’s provocative statement
In a statement to the Anadolu agency, the Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, said that the armament of the Greek
Two German officers who replaced the Greek flag dismissed from Army
The two German army officers, stationed at the NATO facilities in Chania, who took down the Greek flag and replaced
Greek 2018 primary budget surplus exceeds forecasts
Greece’s budget performance in 2018 was better than expected following some revenue-boosting measures by the government. According to the country’s
Hellenic Space Agency collaborates with NASA on mission to the Moon
Greece will participate in a space mission to the Moon, according to the collaboration agreement signed between the Hellenic Space
Ancient shipwreck to be made accessible to divers in Greece
Near the northern Greek island of Alonissos lies a remarkable ancient shipwreck: the remains of a massive cargo ship that
New tensions erupted on Saturday outside a migrant camp in northern Greece between migrants and Greek police who prevented them from advancing towards the border with North Macedonia.
Hundreds of migrants from camps elsewhere in the country gathered outside the Diavata camp near Thessaloniki after anonymous social media posts over recent days claimed that human rights groups stood ready to assist migrants in crossing into North Macedonia and on to other EU states.
After two coaches left the area on Saturday morning, taking some of the protesting migrants to other camps in northern Greece, a group of the 800 remaining migrants threw stones at policemen, who responded with tear gas, an AFP photographer on the spot said.
People exhorted by fake news were misled because of their hope.
Dimitris Vitsas
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Repaying earlier expensive International Monetary Fund loans is a significant step for Greece which will create favorable conditions for its economy, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday, promising more relief measures. “We are gaining points
Greece’s budget performance in 2018 was better than expected following some revenue-boosting measures by the government. According to the country’s statistical agency, Greece recorded a primary budget surplus, which excludes the cost of servicing the
More than 33 million tourists visited Greece last year. Specifically, according to the Bank of Greece’s final data, incoming travel traffic in 2018, increased by 9.7% to 33,072 million travelers, compared to 30,161 million in
Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film, “The Favourite” has received a total of ten Oscar nominations, just a few weeks ahead of the 91st Oscars Award Ceremony, which will take place on Sunday, February 24th (Monday morning
On This Day
April 23
- 1910: 25 men and women farmers were indicted for the bloody events of March 6 at Kileler.
- 1941: King George II and the Greek Government fled to Crete as the Germans marched towards Athens.
- 1944: The revolt of Greek leftist troops in Alexandria was put down by force.
- 2003: Greek Cypriots were allowed to visit the occupied North for the first time since 1974. Turkish Cypriots were allowed to visit the South.
- Births: Melina Kanakaredes, Greek-American actress (1967).
- Deaths: Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek Revolution (1827), Constantine Karamanlis, Greek politician (1998)
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A major fire has broken out at the famed Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris, causing huge damage to the 12th century building. Media footage showed the cathedral in the French capital continuing to burn
European Council President Donald Tusk wants Britain to have until next April to come up with a viable plan for its exit from from the European Union. EU leaders would have to approve the extension
Sen. Bernie Sanders made a trip to the Apollo Theater in Harlem to pay tribute to Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., but along the way slammed
Lyon’s archbishop, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin and five other figures are
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Britain’s embattled Theresa May will make a push this week
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Trade unions and farmers pledged Wednesday to join nationwide protests
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Tensions between Greece and Turkey over the divided island of
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Former FYR Macedonia prime minister Nikola Gruevski said on Tuesday
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U.S. President Donald Trump launched verbal assaults Tuesday on France
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A major fire has broken out at the famed Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris, causing huge damage to the
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House examining requests for lifting of immunity
Three requests for lifting the parliamentary immunity will be debated during the plenary session, following
Athens responds firmly to the Turkish Defense Minister’s provocative statement
In a statement to the Anadolu agency, the Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, said that