Tag: Greece government
Greek PM calls for improved ties with Turkey
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister said Friday his country is seeking improved ties with neighbor and longtime foe Turkey, but that the onus...
Greece to EU: Don’t let countries use migrants as leverage
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister says Europe should be “very, very strict” when dealing with countries that he said are seeking to use...
Greek Fire Service rescuers get mandatory vaccination order
ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say they are introducing a compulsory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for members of the fire department’s special rescue service.
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Cyprus, Greece, Egypt: new threats need tighter defense ties
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The defense ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt said Wednesday that emerging regional threats and challenges necessitate even closer cooperation and...
Greek extreme right Euro-MP extradited to Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Ioannis Lagos, a Greek far-right member of the European Parliament, was extradited to Greece Saturday to begin serving a 13-year prison...
Belgian court OKs extradition of Greek far-right lawmaker
BRUSSELS — A Greek far-right member of the European Parliament arrested last month in Belgium can be extradited to Greece to serve a 13-year...
Greece: All adults can receive COVID-19 vaccines by end June
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s health minister says any adult who wants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to do so by the...
Greek PM: Vaccine hesitancy driving high death rate
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister has issued an appeal for elderly Greeks to get vaccinated, blaming hesitancy for persistently high rates of death...
Greek far-right lawmaker held, awaiting extradition ruling
BRUSSELS — A Greek far-right member of the European Parliament refused Wednesday to be extradited from Belgium to Greece to serve a 13-year prison...
EU Parliament lifts immunity of Greek far-right lawmaker
BRUSSELS — European Union lawmakers voted Tuesday to lift the immunity of a Greek far-right member of the EU parliament who has been sentenced...
