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Greek Minister: No Sign of Potential Terrorist Hit in Greece, 'Lone Wolf" Scenario Can't be Excluded

There is no indication that Greece is a target for a terrorist attack, but the "lone wolf" hit scenario could not be excluded, said Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas on Sunday. The Greek official spoke to national broadcaster ERT,...

Greek Police Ban All Demonstrations on Thursday to Prevent Police Union Rally at Exarchia

Greek police has banned all demonstrations in Athens on Thursday in order to prevent a protest rally of the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Police Officers (POASY) at Exarchia Square. The controversial issue of the police union demonstration at Exarchia has caused...

Government Announces Social Integration Measures for Roma in Menidi

The government on Friday announced a series of measures aimed to promote the social integration of Roma communities in Menidi and elsewhere in Greece, in a bid to tackle runaway crime among these groups. In a press conference also attended...

Menidi Residents Demonstrate at Citizen Protection Ministry

Angry Menidi residents gathered outside the Citizen Protection Ministry on Tuesday evening to protest the death of an 11-year-old boy by a stray bullet. Moreover the protesters demonstrated against the lack of policing in their crime-infested neighborhood, where gangs of...

Mine Landslide in Northern Greece Forces Village Residents to Ecavuate

The municipal district of Anargyroi in northern Greece has declared a state of emergency as an Amyntaio mountain mine landslide damaged ten homes and forced villagers to evacuate on Saturday. Whole pieces of earth were detached from the mountain where...

Greek Police Evacuate Occupied Buildings

Hellenic Police on Monday morning evacuated two Athens buildings that were occupied by anarchists; the operations were legitimate, said deputy citizen protection minister. Greek police entered the Drakopouleio blood donation center in central Athens, where they found 127 Syrian refugees,...

Lack of Speed Radars on Greece's Highways 'Not New,' Toskas Says

The lack of radar equipment for monitoring speed on Greece's national highways was a real problem but one that dated back several years, Alternate Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas said on Thursday, talking to the radio station 'Real FM'....

Farmers in Greece Continue to Block Roadways for Roll Back of Tax Hikes

Greek Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas urged farmers not to block the cross-border roads because there will be repercussions on an economy that is trying to stand on its feet, in an interview to Saturday newspaper Agora. "They should not...

Bulgarian Interior Minister Expresses Concern for Possible Greek Farmers’ Blockades

Bulgarian Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova expressed her concern for a possible road blockade at the borders by Greek farmers in a letter to Greek Alternate Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Toskas, media in Sofia reported on Wednesday. In her letter,...

Greek Citizen Protection Minister Denies There are New Terrorist Groups

Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas on Thursday said that there are no new terrorist organizations and that the recent policeman shooting was in retaliation to the arrest of Paula Roupa. Toskas spoke on Skai television refusing that there is a...