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Greek Minister Apologizes for Auschwitz Remark
A newly appointed Greek minister apologized to the Jewish community for a remark he made in 2009 about Auschwitz and the Holocaust.
Thanos Plevris, a lawyer, who became Minister for Health after Tuesday's cabinet reshuffle said on Wednesday that the...
Diaspora
Greek Left Votes Down Bill to Remove Diaspora’s Voting Restrictions
Greek leftist parties voted against an amendment that would have removed all restrictions for the Diaspora to vote in national elections.
Greek News
Medical Marijuana Approved for Production and Sale in Greece
The Greek Parliament voted in favor of a bill to legalise the cultivation and sale of medical marijuana in Greece on Friday.
Greek News
Greek Woman Abused by Former Ambassador of Venezuela Speaks Out
A Greek woman, former employee of the Embassy of Venezuela in Greece, spoke about the sexual abuse she suffered.
Greek News
Greek Government Spokesman Resigns
Government spokesman and Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Christos Tarantilis resigned his post on Sunday in a letter to Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Greece
Government, Opposition Clash over Bill to Curb Demonstrations in Greece
As the vote for the bill to regulate demonstrations is about to go up for a vote in the Greek Parliament Thursday, there continue to be fierce reactions from the opposition, unions and other sectors of society.
Greece's public sector employees...
Greece
Wide Consensus Foreseen as Opposition Parties Support First Female Greek President
It was announced on Thursday that the first Parliamentary vote to elect the next Greek President will take place on Wednesday, January 22.
According to the recently-amended Greek Constitution, the first vote requires a 2/3 majority for a candidate to...
Greece
Greek PM Proposes a Female Judge as the Next President of Hellenic Republic
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in a televised message on Wednesday evening that his ruling New Democracy party will propose Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou as a candidate for the position of President of the Republic.
PM Mitsotakis announced the candidate following...
Greece
Who Will Be the Next Greek President?
A media fever has reigned in the past few weeks in Greece over the choice of who may be proposed as President of the Hellenic Republic, although the official announcement of the proposed candidate is several days away.
Analysts and reporters...
Diplomacy
PM Mitsotakis: Greece will Ask NATO to Condemn Turkey over International Law Violations
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday said that he will ask NATO to condemn Turkey at the NATO summit on December 3-4 in London.
Greece will not tolerate any Turkish provocation without responding, the prime minister and New Democracy...