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8:57am, 7th May, 2019

Greek PM Tsipras to announce tax, pension relief measures as polls loom

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will unveil tax and pension "relief measures" on Tuesday, weeks before a European Parliament election, a government official told Reuters.

Greek minister targeted over comments about quadriplegic candidate

10:16am, 6th May, 2019

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Greek minister targeted over comments about quadriplegic candidate

Greece's conservative opposition plans to submit on Monday a censure motion against one of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's closest aides whom they charge with humiliating a quadriplegic candidate in upcoming European Parliament elections.

Greek conservative leader eyes EU vote victory, PM post in election by autumn

11:38am, 9th April, 2019

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Greek conservative leader eyes EU vote victory, PM post in election by autumn

Greece's potential next prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, says he plans to unblock privatizations, cut taxes and enact meaningful reforms to attract investment, increase state efficiency and make the pension system viable.

Greek minister urges migrants to leave border, return to camps

4:37am, 5th April, 2019

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Greek minister urges migrants to leave border, return to camps

Greece on Friday urged hundreds of migrants and refugees who have gathered in a field close to the country's northern border to return to their housing settlements, otherwise they could face sanctions.

Turkey won't allow Greek interference in East Med activities: minister

5:29am, 24th October, 2018

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Turkey won't allow Greek interference in East Med activities: minister

Turkey will not allow Greece to interfere in its activities in the eastern Mediterranean, its defense minister said, a few days after Ankara complained that a Greek frigate had harassed a Turkish energy exploration ship in the region.

Turkey says it will not tolerate shift in Greek maritime border

6:49am, 23rd October, 2018

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Turkey says it will not tolerate shift in Greek maritime border

Turkey warned Greece on Tuesday it would not tolerate a shift in the Greek maritime border, a few days after Athens said it planned to extend its territorial waters to 12 miles to the west of the country.

Situation at 'boiling point' at refugee center on Greek island: U.N.

6:20am, 31st August, 2018

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Situation at 'boiling point' at refugee center on Greek island: U.N.

The United Nations refugee agency urged Greece on Friday to speed up transfers of eligible asylum-seekers from Aegean islands to the mainland, saying conditions at an overcrowded Lesbos reception center were "reaching boiling point".

Greek passenger ferry docks at Piraeus after fire; no injuries reported

10:35pm, 28th August, 2018

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Greek passenger ferry docks at Piraeus after fire; no injuries reported

A passenger ferry with 1,016 people onboard arrived at the port of Piraeus in the early hours on Wednesday after it reported a fire while en route to Chania, on the island of Crete, and was forced to return, the Greek coast guard said.

Tarnished by bailout, Greek PM eyes reshuffle before election

4:39pm, 27th August, 2018

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Tarnished by bailout, Greek PM eyes reshuffle before election

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras saw his interior minister take up a key post in his leftist Syriza party on Monday, heralding a cabinet reshuffle to shore up waning support after painful bailouts.

Greek Prime Minister heads to Ithaca at end of bailout journey

3:49am, 21st August, 2018

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Greek Prime Minister heads to Ithaca at end of bailout journey

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras headed to the Greek island of Ithaca on Tuesday in a gesture laden with classical symbolism as the country emerges from nine years of crisis and international financial bailouts.

Greek PM meets survivors in fire-stricken town after criticism

12:40pm, 30th July, 2018

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Greek PM meets survivors in fire-stricken town after criticism

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met survivors of a wildfire that killed at least 91 people during his first visit to the town of Mati on Monday, as rescue teams kept recovering bodies and families mourned their dead.

Greek wildfire kills at least 24 near Athens, residents flee homes

1:46am, 24th July, 2018

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Greek wildfire kills at least 24 near Athens, residents flee homes

At least 24 people died and more than 100 were injured when a wildfire swept through a small resort town in eastern Greece, with many victims trapped by flames as they fled.