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Appeals Business Government International 

Top EU Court Blocks Double Taxation of Improper Exports

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 MOLLY QUELL
alcohol, European Court of Justice, European Union, exports, Greece, Italy

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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Civil Rights Health International Politics 

Greek Students, Teachers Defy Weeklong Ban on Protests

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, Greece, protests, reforms

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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Civil Rights International Law 

Refugees Cannot Be Returned to Greece, German Court Rules

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Asylum, Germany, Greece, refugees

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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Civil Rights Government Health International 

Citing Pandemic, Greece Bans Protests for a Week

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, Greece, protests, students

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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Arts International Religion 

Lebanon Returns Two Stolen 18th-Century Icons to Greece

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
art, auctions, Christianity, 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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Health International Religion 

Greek Churches Open on Epiphany Feast Despite Tight Lockdown

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Christianity, churches, coronavirus, Greece, holidays

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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Government Health Religion 

Greek Church Tells Priests to Ignore Pandemic Closure Order

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Christianity, churches, coronavirus, Greece, schools

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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Health International Science 

Self-Harm Rises in Greek Migrant Camps Amid Lockdown: Study

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
coronavirus, Greece, immigration detention, mental health

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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Energy International Politics 

EU Plans to Hit Turkey With More Sanctions Over Med Drilling

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Diplomacy, EU, Greece, oceans, Oil and gas, Sanctions, Turkey

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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Energy International Politics 

Turkish Research Ship in Port After Mediterranean Survey

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Diplomacy, Greece, oceans, Research, Turkey

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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Civil Rights Government International 

Greece: No Police Custody for Migrant Unaccompanied Minors

November 18, 2020November 19, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Asylum, children, Greece, immigration detention, teens

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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Arts International 

Ancient Greek God’s Bust Found During Athens Sewage Work

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
art, culture, Greece, sewage

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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Civil Rights International Media Politics 

Rights Court Backs Greek Journalist on Wrongful Conviction

November 5, 2020November 6, 2020 MOLLY QUELL
defamation, European Court of Human Rights, Greece, Journalism, Nazi, schools

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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Business Health International 

Greece Imposes Lockdown to Avoid Worst at Hospitals

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, Greece, 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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Environment International Science 

Quake Toll Rises to 116 in Turkey; Rescuers Finish Searches

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Earthquake, Greece, rescue, Turkey

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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Environment International Latest Headlines 

Quake Kills 6 in Western Turkey, Rattles Greek Island

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Greece, Turkey

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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Criminal Politics 

Greek Neo-Nazi Ideologue Evading Arrest After Group Conviction

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Greece, Manhunt, Nazi, sentencing

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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Government International Politics 

Greece Finalizes Plan to Build Wall on Border With Turkey

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
borders, construction, Greece, immigration, 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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Criminal International Politics 

Greece: Extreme-Right Party Leaders Jailed For 13 Years

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Greece, Hate Crimes, political parties, politician, sentencing

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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Criminal International Trials 

Greek Man Goes on Trial for Slaying of US Scientist on Crete

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Greece, murder, rape

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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