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15 Feb
Greece's parliament was set to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption on Thursday, a landmark reform promoted by the conservative government over the opposition of the country's powerful Orthodox Church.
27 Dec
A Greek airforce pilot was killed Wednesday in a training aircraft accident near the southern city of Kalamata, officials said. His US-made T-2 Buckeye crashed near Kalamata airport on its return from a solo training flight, the airforce said in a statement. The two-seat Buckeyes have trained Greek cadets for over four decades, but the…
19 Dec
Greece's conservative government on Tuesday pushed through a controversial law offering limited legal status to migrant workers, overriding the opposition of several of its own lawmakers including a former prime minister. Migration Minister Dimitris Kairidis has said the legalisation move is purely labour-related. It is aimed at those who arrived in Greece before 2021 and…
2 Nov
Greek police said Thursday that 13 people were arrested after far-right and far-left groups clashed in Athens on the anniversary of the fatal shootings of two neo-Nazis a decade ago.
29 Oct
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25 Sep 2023
About 30 per cent of shipping companies in Greece have removed Nigeria from their charter party, following complaints over hostile environment and alleged harsh treatment meted on crew members of vessels caught up in maritime security issues. Disclosing this during the Maritime and Offshore Awards (OMIS) at the weekend, the President of Maritime Security Providers…
15 Sep 2023
According to experts, a quarter of Greece's annual agricultural production was wiped out in last week's deadly flash floods triggered by Storm Daniel, which drenched the central region of Thessaly.
11 Sep 2023
Greece's merchant marine minister said on Monday he had resigned over last week's death of a passenger, who was forcefully pushed into the sea from a ferry.
6 Sep 2023
Storms that unleashed torrential flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria have killed at least 11 people, authorities said Wednesday, as extreme heat gave way to heavy rain.
5 Sep 2023
A Greek coastguard patrol boat picked up 15 migrants, one of whom had died, on the Aegean islet of Farmakonisi on Tuesday, port police said.
28 Aug 2023
Five people including an 11-month girl died Monday and 54 people were rescued when two migrant boats sank off Greece, officials said.
25 Aug 2023
Greek firefighters struggled Friday to contain scores of wildfires stretching nationwide, as the week's death toll from the raging blazes rose to 21.

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