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Two Killed in Mafia Style Execution at Athens Café

Two Albanian men, aged 41 and 44 years old, were shot dead in an execution-style killing by an unknown person late on Sunday at a café in the Athens district of Nea Smyrni. A 31-year-old woman sitting at a nearby...

At Least 6 Wounded in Clashes Between Greeks, Albanians Near Athens

Greek police say at least six people were wounded in clashes that broke out early on Monday between gangs of Greeks and Albanians in Gerakas, east of Athens. The injured, three Greeks and three Albanian nationals, were transferred to hospitals...

Greek Police Detain Six Albanians for Harvesting Rare Herbs

Six Albanian men were arrested by the Greek police near the border that separates the two countries for illegally harvesting a wild mountain herb. Police seized 10 horses and more than 130 kilograms (250 pounds) of primula veris, or cowslip,...

Almost 25% of EU Citizens in Greece Work in Tourism Businesses

Almost one in four (23.4%) insured Europeans with EU citizenship find employment in Greece in the hotel and catering sector, and other tourism-related businesses. The statistics come from Greece's National Social Security Entity unified pension fund EFKA data for February. Europeans...

Thessaloniki: Convictions Made for Illegal Greek Citizenship

The Assize Court of Thessaloniki sentenced seven people today, including four police officers serving at Ano Polis. Specifically, Albanian citizens are condemned because they illegally obtained Greek citizenship through naturalization. The case was revealed after investigations made by Greek...

Greek, Albanian Scuffle in Monastiraki, 6 Wounded

A wild scuffle between Greeks and Albanians for personal differences occurred on September 17, at 23.30, in Monastiraki. Six people were wounded. According to the evidence so far, two large groups of Greeks and Albanians scuffled with clubs, knifes and...

Albanians Protest Visa Problems

Albanians who live in Greece, angry over passport problems, protested outside their consulate in Thessaloniki. The six-month-old problem is that on their passports the city as well as the country of origin of the holder are both written in...