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A 39-year-old Turkish man has been arrested for the murder of a 61-year-old betting store owner in Palaio Faliro, southern Athens, on Tuesday night. The man who has meanwhile confessed to the murder, killed the store owner with 31 knife stabs and a bat, media reported. Moreover, the man who …

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Greeks emerged as the second least satisfied population with their lives across the European Union in 2023 and the third lowest across Europe, according to a survey published by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. The findings place Greece in the second-to-last spot within the EU, with an average life satisfaction score of …

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The Greek Foreign Ministry described as “provocation” statement by the Prime Minister of North Macedonia in which he spoke of an “unsolved” and “extant” Macedonian issue. In an announcement on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry in Athens said that the  statements made by the Prime Minister of North Macedonia while in …

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Conservative State Minister Makis Voridis called on US President Donald Trump to visit Greece and see how the country “successfully” deals with illegal migration. The minister’s call comes a few hours after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis rushed to adopt Trump’s “two gender” policy. The PM who permitted same-sex marriage and …

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Greece’s Energy and Environment Ministry has officially given the green-light to a  proposal by Chevron and HELLENiQ Energy to search for hydrocarbons in the sea zones within the concession areas ‘Block A2’ and ‘South of Peloponnese’.  This became known by a press release issued by the Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy …

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An ancient Hellenistic-era statue was found in a black bag next to a garbage bin, the police announced on Wednesday.Authorities have launched an investigation to determine how the ancient statue came to be found on the street. The statue was found by a man in Thessaloniki on Saturday night who …

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Veteran MP of conservative New Democracy, Nikitas Kaklamanis, has been elected the new speaker of the Greek Parliament with 247 votes. A total of 297 MPs out of 300 in total participated in the vote, with 50 voting “present.” 78-year-old Nikitas Kaklamanis who enjoys the respect of the broader political …

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears to develop into a “political chameleon” depending on the internal needs of the party and following a general trend to more conservative ideologies.The Prime Minister who permitted with a law the same-sex marriage in 2022 and clearly stated in the Parliament that “there are …

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A strong earthquake rattled with a magnitude of 5.1 Richter the island of Lesvos at 10:38 on Tuesday night, causing concern among residents and landslides on the road network between Argenos and Vafios. The epicenter was located North-East of Mithymna and had a focal depth of 14 km. No injuries …

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The century-old custom of vendetta is still alive on the island of Crete where a 79-year-old man shot and wounded the brother of the convicted  murderer of his 34-year-old son back in 2012. The man has been arrested together with his 80-year-old wife, with the latter accused of simple complicity. …

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The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) approved the medium-term fiscal-structural plans of 21 member states, including Medium-Term Fiscal-Structural Plan of Greece (2025-2028) on Tuesday. Ecofin adopted the recommendations for the first-ever plans and set out the net expenditure paths for 21 member states. According to the trajectory approved as …

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A Greek high-ranking employee at the United Nations is facing fraud and forgery charges after she allegedly embezzled more than one million dollars over a period of seven years. The woman held an important position managing significant funds. The case was initially submitted by the UN to the European Public …

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