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Greece’s government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou spoke out a halfhearted apology for having targeted and discredited the POLITICO correspondent in Greece, Nektaria Stamouli, who is also the president of the Foreign Press Association in the country. Oikonomou could not help but to correct his previous statements after an outcry by local …

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Following a public outcry in Greece, the Foreign Ministry decided to co-sign the declaration on the anti- LGBT Hungarian law. Alternate foreign minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis posted on Twitter on Wednesday noon: Greece is co-signing the declaration on the anti LGBTQI Hungarian law after the relevant rule of law hearing at …

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Following a social outcry over a sexist video, the President of the Hellenic Republic and the Secretariat for Gender Equality withdrew their support from the highly controversial “fertility conference” schedule to be held next month in the city of Ioannina. Withdrawn their support have also state broadcaster ERT and news …

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Out of a sudden and without a warning, the chief of Greece’s Police issued a ban on large public gatherings with more than 100 people with effect as of 6:00 a.m. Tuesday and for 6 days, until February 1, 2021, “at least.” Police Chief Michalis Karamalakis claims for the decision …

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Anti-abortion posters appeared at several metro stations in Athens on Monday morning and triggered a public outcry.By early afternoon, the posters were removed following an order of the Transportation Minister. Many metro commuters were shocked on Monday morning to see huge ads about an issue that has been settled in …

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