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Greece
Corruption in Greece has Not Increased, General Secretariat Says
Corruption in Greece has not increased "but is only now being uncovered," the General Secretariat for Combating Corruption said in an announcement on Tuesday, responding to press reports. He also pointed out that Transparency International's annual report for 2016...
Environment
Flamingos and Swans Found Dead in Xirolimni Lagoon
Approximately 200 birds mostly flamingos, coots and swans were found dead in Xirolimni lagoon, northeastern Greece. Members of the Nestos-Vistonida-Ismarida management body were informed and went to the lagoon where they located the dead birds and sent them to...
Economy
SYRIZA MP Comment on Grexit Generates Reaction From Opposition
A comment about Greece returning to the drachma made by SYRIZA MP Nikos Xydakis generated reactions from opposition parties, even though he played down his statement later on Tuesday.
Xydakis spoke on Skai television on Tuesday morning saying that the...
Economy
Greek Economy Stagnant as Euro Zone Figures are on the Rise
The Greek economy remains in recession while figures for the rest of the euro zone have taken a positive turn with growth on the horizon, as new Eurostat data released on Tuesday show.
Unemployment is at its lowest in eight...
Economy
ESM Clarifies IMF Should Contribute in Greek Program’s Funding
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) issued a clarification on a report published in Reuters on Tuesday, in which Director General Klaus Regling was quoted as saying that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not have to contribute with funds...
Greece
Border Post at Evzoni Blocked by Protesting Farmers
The border post at Evzoni (Greek-Fyrom borders) remains closed from 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Protesting farmers have blocked Idomeni interchange, 200 meters away from the borders with Fyrom.
"If police do not prevent the additional forces that we expect to...
Greece
President Pavlopoulos: Challenging the Lausanne Treaty Is Like Challenging the EU Borders
Challenging the Lausanne Treaty is like challenging the borders of Greece and the European Union, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said in Lisbon.
Pavlopoulos who is paying an official visit to Portugal made these statements at the official dinner hosted in...
Greece
Migrants and Refugees Located on Samos Beach; Missing Man Rescued
Greek Coast Guard located 16 undocumented migrants early Tuesday on a beach on Samos island.
The migrants and refugees had disembarked from a dinghy and told the authorities that a man that was among them fell into the water and...
Greece
Tsipras to ‘Politika’: Only Mutual Respect Can Build Sound Bilateral Relations
Good bilateral relations between countries can only be established on the basis of mutual respect, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was reported as telling Serbian newspaper “Politika,” in an exclusive interview on Monday, ahead of his official visit to...
Greece
Turkish Propaganda Targets Greece, EU for Not Responding to Extradition Requests
A note released by Turkey on Monday accuses Greece, Germany, Belgium and the European Union in general of rejecting extradition requests of political asylum seekers branded as "terrorists" and "coup perpetrators."
According to a mignatiou.com, Ankara goes to the length...