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Greece to hold national election on May 21 – PM

Greece will hold a parliamentary election on May 21, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday. The conservative government's four-year term expires in July. "The country and its citizens need…

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Greece to have elections in May, prime minister says

Greece will hold general elections in May, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a television interview on Tuesday.The conservative government's four-year term expires in July, and Mitsotakis was widely expected to…

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Greece to increase minimum wage again, before election

ATHENS, March 17 (Reuters) - The Greek government will raise the minimum wage next month, the third rise in more than a year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday,…

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Greeks walk off the job to protest over deadly train crash

By Renee Maltezou and Alkis Konstantinidis ATHENS, March 16 (Reuters) - Flights to and from Greece were grounded and ships remained docked at ports on Thursday, as Greek workers walked…

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Greek PM apologises for deadly train crash, promises to fix railways

ATHENS, March 9 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologised on Thursday for a train crash that killed 57 people, promising to fix long-standing deficiencies in the railway sector…

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Greece train disaster exposes rail network neglect

On Feb. 7, Greek rail workers issued a statement complaining about yet another minor accident on the network earlier this year and warning a more serious incident was all but…

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UPDATED: Greek railway workers extend strike over train crash

ATHENS, March 6 (Reuters) - Greek rail workers went on strike for a sixth day on Monday to protest over safety conditions following a train crash last week that killed…

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Thousands protest in Athens after Greece’s deadly train crash

ATHENS, March 5 (Reuters) - Clashes erupted briefly between police and a group of demonstrators in central Athens on Sunday on the fringes of a protest by thousands of students…

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Greece to wrap up search at train crash site as anger simmers

ATHENS (Reuters) -Rescuers continued digging through debris on Saturday at the site of Greece's worst train crash but were expected to wrap up their search operation later in the day.…

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Greek unemployment drops to 10.8% in January, lowest since 2009

ATHENS, (Reuters) - Greece's jobless rate eased to 10.8% in January, down from an upwardly revised 12.4% in December, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed. Seasonally adjusted data showed 501,948…

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Strike, protests in Greece as anger grows over train crash

By Karolina Tagaris and Lefteris Papadimas LARISSA, Greece, March 3 (Reuters) - Greek railway workers extended their strike to a second day on Friday, and more protest rallies were planned,…

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Greek rescuers comb through train crash wreckage as hopes fade

Larissa, GREECE, March 2 (Reuters) - Rescuers resumed a search on Thursday for survivors of Greece's deadliest train crash, combing through the buckled and crushed remains of carriages that derailed…

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Disbelief turns to anger over Greeks train crash

LARISSA, Greece (Reuters) - Disbelief turned to despair and anger in Greece after dozens of people were killed in the country's worst rail disaster in living memory. Tuesday's crash 220…

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Two trains collide in Greece, at least 32 killed, 85 injured

Two trains collided head-on in Greece killing at least 32 people and injuring 85 late on Tuesday night, the fire brigade said, but the cause of the deadliest rail crash in Greece in decades remained unclear.…

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Greek 2022 trade deficit widens, imports outpaced exports

ATHENS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Greece's current account deficit widened last year compared to 2021, as increased imports outpaced exports despite strong tourism revenues, data from the Bank of Greece…

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Greece offers more aid to inflation-hit pensioners and businesses

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's conservative government announced more financial aid for pensioners, farmers and businesses hurt by inflation and costly energy bills, launching the latest measures months before a national…

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Greece bans parties with convicted leaders from running in elections

ATHENS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Greek parliament paved the way for banning political parties whose leaders have been convicted of crimes from running in elections, ahead of national polls…

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Three drown, dozens feared missing in migrant shipwreck off Greece

Three people drowned and two dozen are believed to be missing in the second migrant shipwreck off Greece this week, authorities said on Tuesday. The coast guard said 16 people…

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Snowstorm shuts schools and shops, disrupts traffic in Athens

ATHENS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Heavy snowfall and plummeting temperatures shut schools and shops in the Greek capital on Monday, with many public services and businesses switching to remote working.…

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Greek unemployment unchanged at 11.6% in December

ATHENS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Greece's jobless rate stood at 11.6% in December, unchanged from an upwardly revised 11.6% in November, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Wednesday. Seasonally…

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Pilot dies in Greek F-4 jet crash in Ionian Sea, second pilot missing

One pilot died in an F-4 fighter jet crash in the Ionian Sea off western Greece on Monday and rescuers were searching for the jet's second pilot, the Greek defence minister said.…

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Greek opposition presents no-confidence motion against government

Former prime minister of Greece and current leader of the leftwing opposition Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday presented a no-confidence motion against the conservative government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The motion came…

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Greece detects African swine fever in a wild boar

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Greece has detected African swine fever in a wild boar in the north of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.…

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Greece expands fence along border with Turkey

Greece will almost double the length of the 5-meter (16-foot)-high steel fence on its border with Turkey amid concerns over a surge of migrants. Around 400 people try to enter…

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Europe’s royals, in Athens, bids farewell to Greece’s last king

ATHENS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - European royalty gathered in Athens on Monday for the funeral of former King Constantine of Greece, born a prince but spurned by his country which…

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Greece to hold parliamentary election in spring, PM says

ATHENS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Greece will hold a parliamentary election in the spring, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday, confirming local media reports that the government was considering…

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Malta lags behind in sanctioning Russian assets – EU

Malta, together with Greece, lags behind their European Union peers in freezing Russian assets sanctioned over Moscow's war against Ukraine, according to an EU official and an internal document, as the…

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Greece to require negative COVID tests for travellers from China

Air travellers to Greece from China must show they have tested negative for COVID-19 48 hours before arrival, a new requirement that will be announced shortly, two government officials said on Thursday.…

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Greece takes measures to tackle medicine shortages

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece announced additional measures to deal with certain drug shortages, a problem it said was global and attributed to an increase in seasonal virus infections, supply chain…

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Greece island rattled by strong earthquake, felt in Athens

ATHENS, Dec 28 (Reuters) - A 4.9 magnitude earthquake shook the island of Evia in central Greece on Wednesday and was felt in Athens, according to the Athens Geodynamic Institute.…

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Greece’s 2022 tourism revenues seen at 18 bln euros, PM says

ATHENS, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister said on Tuesday that revenues from its all-important tourism industry are seen reaching at least18 billion euros ($19.13 billion) this year, beating the government's…

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European lawmaker Eva Kaili’s stellar rise hit by Qatar probe

ATHENS (Reuters) - Eva Kaili's career charted a meteoric rise from student activism in Greece to the highest echelons of European lawmaking but now faces an equally precipitous fall after…

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UPDATE European Parliament acts against lawmaker Kaili over Qatar graft charges

By Andreas Buerger and Charlotte Van Campenhout STRASBOURG, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The European Parliament took steps on Tuesday to strip lawmaker Eva Kaili of her senior assembly post after she and…

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Greek anarchists claim arson attack against Italian diplomat in Athens

ATHENS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A Greek anarchist group claimed responsibility on Thursday for an arson attack on cars at a senior Italian diplomat's home in Athens this month, saying…

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Greek police investigate arson outside Italian deputy ambassador’s home

ATHENS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Police in Greece are investigating an arson attack on cars in the parking lot of the Italian deputy ambassador's home in Athens, a police official…

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Strong earthquake rattles Crete, no reports of damage

ATHENS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete early on Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake was of…

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Maltese and Cypriot maritime registers see oil tankers leave as a result of sanctions on Russia

A large number of tankers which previously sailed under European Union flags, such as Cyprus’ and Malta’s, are leaving those registers as a result of the sanctions on Russian oil…

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Greece to ban sale of spyware amid wiretapping scandal

Greece will soon ban the sale of spyware, the government said on Monday, after a newspaper report that more than 30 people, including ministers and business people, had been under state surveillance…

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Greek jobless rate drops to lowest since March 2010

ATHENS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Greece's jobless rate eased to 11.8% in September from a downwardly revised 12.1% the previous month, marking its lowest rate since March 2010, data from…

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Greece urges cuts in peak-hour use of energy-intensive appliances

ATHENS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Greek consumers should cut use of energy-hungry appliances during peak hours to help save at least 5% of energy over the winter, its energy minister…

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German Chancellor tells Greek paper solidarity only way out of energy crisis

ATHENS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Solidarity is the only way to deal with the energy crisis, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with Greek newspaper Ta Nea before…

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Photo story: The aftermath of floods in Heraklion, Crete

A street with damaged cars and debris that were dragged by floods, in the aftermath of a flood in Aghia Pelagia, Heraklion, Crete island, Greece, 16 October 2022. House and…

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Greek police find dozens of naked migrants at border with Turkey

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police have rescued a group of 92 illegal migrants who were discovered naked, and some with injuries, close to its northern border with Turkey, police said.…

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One dead in flash floods on the Greek island of Crete

ATHENS (Reuters) - A man died and a woman was missing after their car was carried away in flash floods which hit the north coast of the Greek island of…

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UPDATED: At least 16 migrants dead in shipwreck off Greek island Lesbos

ATHENS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - At least 16 migrant women died when their vessel sank off the Greek island of Lesbos in the central Aegean Sea early on Thursday, in…

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Greece to present proposal on EU gas price cap this week – energy minister

Greece will submit a technical proposal for a cap on natural gas prices to the European Commision later this week following consultations with other European countries, its energy minister said…

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Greece requests second tranche of EU recovery funds

ATHENS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Greece on Friday requested a second disbursement of 3.56 billion euros from the European Union's Recovery Fund, deputy Finance Minister Theodore Skylakakis said, funds that…

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Greece proposes European fund to address soaring gas prices

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has proposed a multibillion-euro European fund partly financed by a gas levy on power producers to support households and businesses struggling with soaring energy costs and…

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Greek PM tells Turkish people ‘we are not enemies’

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused Turkey's leadership of undermining peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean region at time of war but assured Turkish people that Greece is not…

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Greece extends energy bill subsidies ahead of ‘winter battle’

ATHENS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Greece will pay out a further 1.1 billion euros ($1.09 billion) in power bill subsidies in October to shield households and businesses from the impact…

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Greek jobless rate drops to 12.4% in second quarter

ATHENS, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Greece's jobless rate fell to 12.4 in the second quarter from 13.8% in the first quarter of the year, data by the country's statistics service…

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Greek actress and singer Irene Papas dies aged 96

ATHENS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Greek actress and singer Irene Papas, who gained international recognition starring in classic 1960s films such as "Zorba the Greek" and "The Guns of Navarone",…

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Greek PM says pensions to rise for first time in more than a decade

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday the minimum wage would rise again next year and pensions would be increased for the first time since the…

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Greece tells state entities to save energy or risk losing funding

ATHENS, (Reuters) - Greek state entities will risk losing government funding if they fail to implement a government energy-saving plan, ministers said this week, as the country, like its European…

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Greece complains to NATO and United Nations over Turkey’s remarks

Greece has sent letters to NATO and the United Nations, complaining over what it called "inflammatory" statements by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and asking them to condemn Ankara's behaviour, diplomatic…

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Erdoğan repeats threat against Greece: We can come suddenly one night

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday repeated his stark warning to neighbouring Greece regarding alleged airspace violations over the Aegean Sea. It is time for Athens to "pull themselves…

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Greece to tap tourism revenues to keep subsidising power bills

ATHENS, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Greece plans to tap higher than expected revenues from tourism this year, the country's biggest cash-earner, to keep subsiding power bills, the government spokesman said…

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