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Greece's left-wing Syriza loses its status as the main opposition party as infighting intensifies
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s left-wing Syriza party has lost its position as the country’s main opposition group in parliament during an intensifying leadership battle. Two members of parliament announced Thursday they were quitting the party, reducing Syriza’s number of...
Greece hit by general strike as thousands of workers protest over the high cost of living
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of workers marched through the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday as part of a 24-hour general strike called by labor unions to protest the rising cost of living and timed to coincide with the government submitting the 2025 budget to Parliament. ...
Greece to repay chunk of bailout debt early and touts recovery during anger over cost of living
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece will make an early repayment of 5 billion euros ($5.3 billion) in bailout-era debt in 2025, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a banking conference in Athens on Monday, describing the move as a signal of the country's fiscal recovery. “This ......
Former Greek premier Samaras is expelled from the ruling conservative party
ATHENS, GREECE (AP) — Former Greek Prime Minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras was expelled from the ruling New Democracy party over his persistent criticism of government policies. Samaras, 73, a hard-line nationalist, has criticized Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ approach...
Greek and Turkish coast guards aim to boost cooperation against migrant smuggling
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Senior Greek and Turkish coast guard officials have agreed to boost cooperation in restricting one of the main illegal migration routes into Europe, authorities said Wednesday. A Greek coast guard statement said Tuesday's meeting on Greece's eastern Aegean Sea...
Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek business magnate and Kennedy family friend, dies at 90
Vardis J. Vardinoyannis, a powerful and pivotal figure in Greek shipping and energy who survived a terrorist attack and cultivated close ties with the Kennedy family, died Tuesday in Athens. He was 90. His death was announced by Motor Oil Hellas, the petroleum company Vardinoyannis...
Greece searches for a child who went missing after a migrant boat ran aground
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities were searching for a second day Monday for a child reported missing off the Aegean Sea island of Samos after a small boat carrying migrants ran aground on a rocky shore. A coast guard statement said 46 migrants, including 21 children, made it...
Former Greek opposition leader Kasselakis departs left-wing Syriza
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Stefanos Kasselakis, a businessman who burst into Greek politics over a year ago, said he was leaving left-wing Syriza, the country's main opposition party he had led, and forming his own. Kasselakis announced he was leaving Syriza Friday after a two-day...
Greece and Turkey press ahead with talks in effort to smooth often volatile relations
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Recent efforts to smooth the frequently volatile ties between neighbors and regional rivals Greece and Turkey are bearing fruit, their foreign ministers said Friday, although significant differences remain between the two countries as they seek ways to prevent spats from...
Greece cites new trust of Turkey as the neighbors seek to ease tensions
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s foreign minister said Thursday that his country has established a foundation of trust with Turkey, ahead of a visit to Athens by the Turkish foreign minister as the two neighbors try to ease tensions. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will meet...
