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Albania aims to join the European Union by 2030, prime minister tells expatriates in Greek city

Nov. 03, 2024 15:35 PM EST

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Albania hopes to join the European Union by 2030, Prime Minister Edi Rama told a crowd of some 2,000 supporters at a hotel in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Sunday. Rama also promised that the numerous Albanian expatriates will be able for...

5.2-magnitude tremor hits northern Greece; no damage reported

Nov. 03, 2024 13:29 PM EST

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A 5.2-magnitude tremor hit northern Greece Sunday evening, authorities said. The earthquake occurred offshore from the Chalkidiki peninsula, about 40 kilometers southeast of Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, the Athens Institute of Geodynamics...

Greek leaders tell German president a WWII reparations claim is very much alive

Oct. 30, 2024 14:37 PM EDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek leaders on Wednesday revived a long-standing demand for war reparations stemming from Nazi Germany's World War II occupation of Greece, during a visit by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Steinmeier ruled out German compliance, telling Greek...

Greek man convicted of causing disturbance by entering neighbors' properties to smell their shoes

Oct. 17, 2024 12:37 PM EDT

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A judge in northern Greece on Thursday imposed a suspended one-month prison sentence on a man convicted of disturbing his neighbors by repeatedly sneaking into their properties to smell their shoes. The 28-year-old Greek man told the Thessaloniki court...

Greece's prime minister says he will keep spending under wraps in a keynote speech

Sep. 07, 2024 15:57 PM EDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister said Saturday he would not allow excessive spending to derail the country’s recovery from the lengthy financial crisis that required an unprecedented infusion of funds from its creditors, in a key speech at the country’s most prestigious trade...