Top EU Court Blocks Double Taxation of Improper Exports
In a 25-year-old case involving the export of Italian ethanol to Greece, EU judges held that products improperly exported within the bloc cannot be taxed by two different countries.
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Greek Students, Teachers Defy Weeklong Ban on Protests
Thousands of students and teachers held peaceful demonstrations in Greece’s two biggest cities Thursday against proposed education reforms, defying a weeklong ban on protests imposed as part of measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
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Refugees Cannot Be Returned to Greece, German Court Rules
A German court said Tuesday that two refugees granted asylum in Greece could not be sent back there because of the “serious risk of inhumane and degrading treatment” they could face.
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Citing Pandemic, Greece Bans Protests for a Week
Greece’s center-right government on Tuesday imposed a weeklong ban on public protests attended by more than 100 people, angering left-wing political opponents.
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Lebanon Returns Two Stolen 18th-Century Icons to Greece
Lebanon handed back two 18th-century religious icons of Jesus and Mary to Greece on Tuesday after they were seized during an auction, a judicial source said.
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Greek Churches Open on Epiphany Feast Despite Tight Lockdown
The Greek government relented and allowed limited attendance at churches celebrating the feast of the Epiphany on Wednesday, reversing a ban on attendance designed to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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Greek Church Tells Priests to Ignore Pandemic Closure Order
Greece’s powerful Orthodox Church is rebelling against a government order to briefly close places of worship under a weeklong drive to tighten virus restrictions before the planned reopening of schools.
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Self-Harm Rises in Greek Migrant Camps Amid Lockdown: Study
A major increase in self-harm and mental health conditions has accompanied the coronavirus lockdown in Greece’s migrant camps, a prominent aid group said Thursday.
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EU Plans to Hit Turkey With More Sanctions Over Med Drilling
European Union leaders early Friday gave the green light for the expansion of sanctions against Turkey over its exploration of gas reserves in Mediterranean waters claimed by EU members Greece and Cyprus.
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Turkish Research Ship in Port After Mediterranean Survey
The Turkish research vessel at the heart of a Mediterranean Sea energy dispute between Turkey and Greece is back in port.
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Greece: No Police Custody for Migrant Unaccompanied Minors
Greece is abolishing the practice of holding asylum-seeker children and teenagers who arrive in the country without parents or guardians in protective police custody, the migration minister said Wednesday.
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Ancient Greek God’s Bust Found During Athens Sewage Work
A bust of the ancient god Hermes, in good condition, was discovered in central Athens during sewage work, authorities said Sunday.
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Rights Court Backs Greek Journalist on Wrongful Conviction
At a time when dozens of members of Greece’s neo-Nazi party are going to jail, the European Court of Human Rights slammed the country on Thursday for having convicted a journalist who railed against one of the party’s supporters.
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Greece Imposes Lockdown to Avoid Worst at Hospitals
With a surge in coronavirus cases straining hospitals in many European countries, Greece announced a nationwide lockdown Thursday in the hopes of stemming a rising tide of patients before its hospitals come under “unbearable” pressure.
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Quake Toll Rises to 116 in Turkey; Rescuers Finish Searches
The death toll in last week’s Aegean Sea earthquake rose to 116 on Wednesday as rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir finished searching buildings that collapsed in the quake.
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Quake Kills 6 in Western Turkey, Rattles Greek Island
A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, collapsing buildings in the city of Izmir in western Turkey, and officials said at least six people were killed and scores were injured.
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Greek Neo-Nazi Ideologue Evading Arrest After Group Conviction
A Greek neo-Nazi ideologue and deputy leader of the Golden Dawn party was evading arrest Friday as dozens of fellow members headed to prison following a group conviction.
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Greece Finalizes Plan to Build Wall on Border With Turkey
Greece’s government says it has finalized plans to extend a wall along its northeast border with Turkey, over concerns that migrants may try to stage mass crossings into the European Union country.
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Greece: Extreme-Right Party Leaders Jailed For 13 Years
A Greek court sentenced the leadership of the extreme-right Golden Dawn party to 13 years in prison Wednesday, imposing the near-maximum penalty for running a criminal organization blamed for numerous violent hate crimes.
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Greek Man Goes on Trial for Slaying of US Scientist on Crete
A 28-year-old man has gone on trial in Greece for the rape and murder last year of American scientist Suzanne Eaton, who was killed on the island of Crete while attending a conference.
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