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Controversial EU border ‘lie detector’ put to test in Hungary, Greece and Latvia
Nov 02, 2018 19:31The European Union-funded IBORDERCTRL project has begun testing its “smart lie-detection systems” at EU borders in Hungary, Greece and Latvia, despite concerns raised regarding their effectiveness.
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Greek students clash with police in central Athens
Oct 29, 2018 13:55Greek youths have clashed with police in central Athens as a protest against education reforms turned violent when it reached parliament's Syntagma square.
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Greek FM resigns in internal dispute over Macedonia deal
Oct 18, 2018 13:28Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has resigned in an internal dispute over a deal with neighboring Macedonia, which he helped negotiate but which has faced opposition from a section of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s coalition government.
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Greek coalition ally to quit if Macedonia name deal goes to parliament
Oct 15, 2018 14:37The leader of a small right-wing party threatened on Monday to pull it out of Greece's governing coalition if a deal settling a row over Macedonia's name comes to parliament, increasing uncertainty in a country that just emerged from bailouts.
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Greece promises to improve conditions in offshore refugee camps
Sep 19, 2018 07:43Greece has vowed to improve living conditions for refugees held in detention camps on its Aegean Sea islands.
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Turkey says to start controversial drilling for gas in East Mediterranean
Sep 04, 2018 06:06Turkey says it may begin drilling for gas in the Eastern Mediterranean this fall in reaction to the Greek Cyprus’s “unilateral” drilling in the disputed region.
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Death toll from Greek wildfire rises to 93, including four foreigners
Aug 11, 2018 16:25Greece has announced the names of the 93 victims, including four foreigners, killed by the forest fire in the Attica region near the capital Athens.
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Greece recalls ambassador from Russia: TASS
Aug 11, 2018 13:26Greece has recalled its ambassador to Russia amid tensions over Moscow’s alleged interference in the country’s affairs.
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After fires, floods hit Greek capital
Jul 27, 2018 07:20Heavy rains led to flash flooding Thursday in the north of Athens, three days after devastating wildfires killed scores of people in the region around the Greek capital.
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At least 60 killed in wildfire raging near Athens, people flee to beaches
Jul 24, 2018 11:29At least 60 people were killed and about 170 others wounded as a wildfire swept through woodlands and villages near the Greek capital of Athens, trapping families with children behind walls of smoke and flames as they tried to flee to the beach.