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Greek officials angry and puzzled after UK's Sunak scraps leaders' meeting over Parthenon Marbles
LONDON (AP) — Greek officials said Tuesday that they will continue talks with the British Museum about bringing the Parthenon Marbles back to Athens, despite U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak abruptly canceling a meeting with his Greek counterpart where the contested antiquities were due to be...
Diplomatic spat over the Parthenon Marbles scuttles meeting of British and Greek leaders
LONDON (AP) — A diplomatic spat erupted Monday between Greece and Britain after the U.K. canceled a planned meeting of their prime ministers, prompting the Greek premier to accuse his British counterpart of trying to avoid discussing the contested Parthenon Marbles. Greek Prime...
Greece's left-wing opposition party slips into crisis as lawmakers quit in defiance of new leader
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s main left-wing opposition party, Syriza, suffered a damaging setback Thursday when nine lawmakers quit the party in protest against its newly elected leadership. Miami-based businessman Stefanos Kasselakis, 35, stunned party veterans when he won the...
Thousands march through Athens to mark 50 years since a student uprising was crushed by dictatorship
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 25,000 people marched through central Athens on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of a pro-democracy student uprising that was violently put down by the military dictatorship ruling Greece in 1973. The demonstration was peaceful, although minor...
Woman dies after dinghy carrying migrants capsizes off Greek Aegean Sea islet
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One woman died and 19 people were rescued after a dinghy carrying migrants to Greece capsized off an islet in the eastern Aegean Sea near the Turkish coast Friday, Greek authorities said. A coast guard statement said the woman was found unconscious in the...
Greece fines local branches of J&J and Colgate-Palmolive for allegedly breaching a profit cap
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities on Wednesday announced fines totaling 1.67 million euros ($1.81 million) on the local branches of two U.S.-based health care and consumer products giants for alleged breaches of a profit cap imposed amid Greece's cost-of-living crisis. The...
Greece's opposition Syriza party splits as several prominent members defect
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s main opposition party suffered a split Sunday when a left-wing faction announced it was breaking away, accusing the party’s recently elected leader of abandoning its core ideology for a sort of “right-wing populism." Umbrella, a faction led by...
Charity says migrant testimonies point to a recurring practice of illegal deportations from Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A leading international medical charity alleged Thursday that testimony from dozens of migrants over the past two years points to a “recurring practice” of secret, illegal and often brutal deportations back to Turkey from two eastern Greek islands. Doctors...
Members of far-right groups and counter-demonstrators clash in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 14 people were due to appear in court Thursday following their arrests during extensive clashes between members of far-right groups and participants in a counter-demonstration. Supporters of the extreme right group Golden Dawn defied a...
Greece's ruling conservatives suffer setbacks in regional, municipal elections
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s ruling New Democracy party suffered a setback in Sunday’s runoff elections for regional governors and mayors, losing the country’s two largest cities and five of the six regional contests. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had explicitly said...
