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Greek govt faces censure motion over train tragedy
Mar 28, 2024On Thursday, a vote of censure against Greece’s conservative government will be heard in parliament due to allegations that it attempted to influence an ongoing inquiry into the country’s deadliest train accident. The no-confidence motion will... -
Greek PM wants EU aid for steel fence extension along Turkey border
Apr 1, 2023On Friday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the European Union to “seriously consider” offering financial support to help build a steel barrier to keep out immigrants along the country’s border with Turkey. “I think it’s... -
Greek legislative elections set for May 21
Mar 28, 2023Legislative elections will be held in Greece on May 21, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday. “The country and its citizens need clear horizons,” Mitsotakis told the cabinet. “National elections…will be held on Sunday 21 May,”... -
Greek head-on railway collision claims numerous lives
Mar 1, 2023Authorities reported that two trains collided head-on near the Greek city of Larissa, resulting in at least 36 fatalities and 66 injuries. On Wednesday, rescue workers rushed to locate any survivors among the charred debris. Just... -
Greeks paid heavy price during debt crisis, says Merkel
Oct 29, 2021Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel concluded her final official visit to Athens on Friday by conceding that austerity policies implemented to tackle the country’s debt crisis had cost Greeks dearly. Since 2009, Greece has been mired... -
Greek researchers enlist EU satellite against Aegean sea litter
Apr 23, 2019Knee-deep in water on a picture-postcard Lesbos island beach, a team of Greek university students gently deposits a wall-sized PVC frame on the surface before divers moor it at sea. Holding in plastic bags and bottles,... -
In find of ancient gold earring, echoes of Greek rule over Jerusalem
Aug 11, 2018A gold earring believed to date back more than 2000 years has been unearthed near the site of the ancient Jewish temples in Jerusalem, in what Israeli archaeologists called rare evidence of Hellenistic influence. The 4... -
Greek inferno kills at least 80
Jul 25, 2018The death toll from a fire which ripped through a Greek coastal town stood at 80 on Wednesday, with dozens of people unaccounted for as forensic experts tried to identify victims who were burned alive. With... -
Greek opposition to file censure motion against PM over Macedonia deal
Jun 14, 2018Greece’s opposition New Democracy party will file a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in parliament over a deal to solve a decades-old name dispute with Macedonia, its leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday. Tsipras’s... -
Greek court approves first forced Syrian deportations
Sep 23, 2017News Hour Greece’s top administrative court on Friday approved the forced deportation of two Syrian refugees, setting a precedent for hundreds of similar cases, a justice source said. Over 750 Syrian exiles are likely to be...
