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Hopes fading as Greece scours migrant shipwreck site for survivors

KALAMATA, Greece, (Reuters) - Rescuers scoured the seas off Greece on Thursday following a shipwreck that killed at least 78 migrants, as hopes of survivors dwindled and fears grew that…

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Updated: Survivors of migrant boat sinking go to Greece, over 500 feared dead

Updated 1320 Fresh media reports are indicating that up to 500 persons could have lost their lives in the latest Mediterranean tragedy after survivors told authorities that between 400 and…

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Greek unemployment rises to 11.2% in April

June 1 (Reuters) - Greece's jobless rate stood at 11.2% in April, up from an upwardly revised 11.1% in March, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday. Seasonally adjusted…

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Greek vote shows public mellowing from crisis-era anger

By Michele Kambas and Renee Maltezou Leftist Syriza took just 20.1% to come distant second Party led by Yanis Varoufakis did not get a single seat Analysts say electorate has…

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UPDATED: Greece appoints caretaker PM ahead of June repeat election

By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS, May 24 (Reuters) - Greece's president appointed a caretaker prime minister on Wednesday to form a government that will lead the country to a repeat election…

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UPDATED: Greek PM eyes new election on June 25 after failing to win majority

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday he will not seek to form a coalition government following this weekend's election, paving the way for a second vote in June…

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Greek PM Mitsotakis says has won decisive mandate to govern

Greek Prime Minister claimed victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday, saying he had a mandate to form a strong autonomous government. Early official results indicated on Sunday that Mitsotakis'…

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Greek ruling New Democracy takes lead in vote-exit poll

ATHENS, May 21 (Reuters) - Greece's ruling conservative New Democracy party was leading in a general election on Sunday, but looked set to fall short of an absolute majority to form a…

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Political parties in Greece vie for votes of ‘lost generation’

By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - Politicians vying for votes in Greece's election on Sunday have turned to YouTube and TikTok to win over a younger generation who have long…

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Greece extends energy relief measures to end-September

ATHENS, May 18 (Reuters) - The Greek government has extended by three months to the end of September some of the measures it took last year to help households and…

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Greek president approves PM request for May 21 election

ATHENS, April 22 (Reuters) - Greece's president approved a request by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday to dissolve parliament and hold elections on May 21, as the country gears…

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Greek parliament votes to ban extreme-right party from elections

Greek MPs voted to ban the extreme-right Greeks-National Party from running in elections, aiming to block its members linked to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn criminal organization from entering parliament. The…

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Greek EU-harmonised inflation eases to 5.4% y/y in March

April 10 (Reuters) - Greece's annual EU-harmonised inflation slowed to 5.4% in March from 6.5% in February, data showed on Monday. The cost of housing dropped by 10.4%, while prices…

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Israel says signs $400 mln deal to sell Greece anti-tank missiles

JERUSALEM, April 10 (Reuters) - Israel signed a 1.44 billion shekel ($400 million) deal to sell Spike anti-tank missiles to Greece, Israel's Defence Ministry said on Monday, just days after…

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Boat with 400 migrants adrift between Greece and Malta

MILAN, (Reuters) - A vessel with around 400 people on board is adrift between Greece and Malta and is taking on water, support service Alarm Phone said, after a sharp…

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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 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 asks Panama to check possible money transfers from Qatar to MEP Kaili

POLITICO reports that Greek authorities have asked Panama for information regarding possible money transfers from Qatar to accounts belonging to MEP Eva Kaili, who’s currently detained in Brussels pending trial…

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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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Pope Francis orders Parthenon marbles held by Vatican be returned to Greece

Pope Francis has decided to return to Greece three 2,500-year-old pieces of the Parthenon that have been in the papal collections of the Vatican Museums for two centuries. The Vatican…

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European prosecutor requests immunity lifted from two Greek MEPs

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European chief prosecutor requested on Thursday that the European Parliament lift the immunity from prosecution of two Greek members over suspicions of fraud. The prosecutor's office…

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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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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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Turkey denies involvement with migrant incident at Greek border

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey denied involvement in an incident where Greece found 92 illegal migrants close to its northern border with Turkey, Turkish Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Catakli said. "As…

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