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Former EU Commission leader: Greece has nothing to fear in terms of security
Greece must feel absolutely peaceful and secure in terms of Turkish aggression, former Italian prime minister and former European Commission president, Romano Prodi, told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA), on Friday.
Coronavirus fears prompt mask shortage in Thessaloniki
As fears grow about the possible spread of coronavirus in Greece, pharmacies in the northern port city of Thessaloniki have been running out of face masks used to prevent its transmission, state-run Athens Macedonia news agency (ANA-MPA) reports.
Greek man wanted in Germany over 15.3-million-euro fraud
A 50-year-old Greek man who was arrested in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Tuesday is wanted by German authorities for allegedly defrauding investors of some 15.3 million euros.
Draft bill on overseas vote goes to parties
Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos on Friday sent a draft bill for allowing Greeks living abroad to participate in election in Greece to the political parties before it is put to public consultation next week.
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US ambassador, AmCham president praise Greece's progress at ExportUSA Forum
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt on Monday said that Greece is making "great strides towards creating a more welcoming business climate for investors and entrepreneurs," praising the recently elected government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for "exceeding expectations" and doing "a tremendous amount of work to advance the reform agenda," the state-run Athens-Macedonian News Agency
Minister says 20,000 refugees to be transferred from Greek islands by year-end
At least 20,000 refugees and migrants will be transferred from the Greek islands to the mainland by the end of the year, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis was cited as saying by New Democracy sources on Thursday.
Moria migrant camp on Lesvos breaks new record with nearly 14,000 residents
The notoriously overcrowded migrant and refugee processing center on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos broke a new record on Tuesday, when its population reached more than 13,800 people.
This is more than the camp, which was designed to accommodate just 3,000 people, has ever held.
15-year-old Afghan kills compatriot at refugee camp
A 15-year-old Afghan boy living in the juvenile unit of the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesvos, attacked three compatriots of his with a knife around midnight Saturday, killing one and injuring the other two.
Tsipras seeks quid pro quo for Greece's support of EU candidates
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras demanded assurances from Europe's socialist leaders, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in particular, on a series of issues in exchange for Greece's support for their candidates for the bloc's top jobs, government sources said on Wednesday.
Electoral process going ‘smoothly,’ says Supreme Court chief
Despite being "completely unprecedented," Greece's triple elections for European Parliament, and regional and local government are "proceeding smoothly," Supreme Court President Vassilis Peppas said on Sunday afternoon.