Showing posts with label greece. Show all posts
Showing posts with label greece. Show all posts

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Greece Sacks Police Chief After Train Tragedy Protests

Greece Sacks Police Chief After Train Tragedy Protests

Greece said on Saturday it had sacked its national police chief, days after clashes between security forces and demonstrators broke out in the wake of the country's deadliest train tragedy.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Nineteen Trains With Arms Sent By US To Europe Via Greek Port This Month Alone -Port Chief

port of Alexandroupolis

The US has sent 19 trains with military equipment through the Greek port of Alexandroupolis to Europe in December alone, chairman of the port authority Konstantinos Chatzimichail said on Tuesday.

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Unbelievable, heroes, who defended the Messolonghi in 1825-1826 are compared to Nazis from Azov battalion


Greece’s recent comments are attempts to find excuses for its anti-Russian stance, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday, referring to the Greek prime minister’s remarks during his May 16-17 visit to Washington.

Monday, March 22, 2021

Greece to mark revolution bicentenary with 1821 allies, featuring troops - Global Times

Greece to mark revolution bicentenary with 1821 allies,

Greece will this week celebrate the 200th anniversary of the uprising that created its modern state, a romantic revolution that experts say captivated both elites and the masses around the world.

Friday, March 12, 2021

British Prime Minister Rules Out Return Of Parthenon Marbles To Greece - UrduPoint

Parthenon Marbles

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ruled out the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in an interview published Friday, insisting the artefacts were legally acquired by Britain.

Friday, July 6, 2018

Europe: Moves to further limit refugee flow prompt concern

Europe: Moves to further limit refugee flow
Rights groups and watchdogs have expressed concern over several countries' proposals to return asylum seekers to Greece as several European leaders call for refugee routes to be closed.

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Turkey suspends migrant readmission deal with Greece

Turkey suspends migrant readmission deal with Greece
Turkey has suspended its migrant readmission deal with Greece, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying by Hurriyet daily on Thursday.

Saturday, April 28, 2018

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Greek pensioners protest new planned bailout cuts

planned bailout cuts
Thousands of Greek pensioners took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday to protest a new planned round of cuts to payouts scheduled for 2019 under bailout agreements with Greece's international lenders.

Monday, March 5, 2018

Greek soldiers detained in Turkey after crossing border not released by court – lawyer

Greek soldiers detained in Turkey after crossing border not released by court
A Turkish court on Monday rejected a request for the release of two Greek soldiers who were detained after crossing the border into Turkey in bad weather, Reuters said, citing local media.

Monday, February 26, 2018

‘Refugee bottleneck in Greece result of EU & NATO failure to deal with Syria problems’

Around 47,000 asylum-seekers have found themselves unable to leave Greece
The EU is the biggest culprit in the refugee crisis in Europe, and you can’t leave it to Greece alone to deal with it, Stephen Morris from the English Democrats party says. Why aren’t NATO and the EU doing anything, he asks.

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Greeks celebrate start of lent

Greeks celebrate start of lent
Families across Greece celebrated the end of the carnival season and the start of Lent on Monday, exchanging wishes for health and prosperity.

Sunday, February 11, 2018

Greeks celebrate Chinese New Year in Athens

Chinese New Year in Athens
Greeks joined their Chinese friends living in Athens on Saturday in celebrations ahead of the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, sending warm wishes to China for a prosperous and peaceful year.

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Tens of thousands of Greeks protest FYROM's name

ATHENS
Chants blared through speakers as a crane lifted a massive Greek flag above Syntagma Square, where Greeks converged from across the country to rally against negotiations over a name dispute between Athens and Skopje.

Friday, January 19, 2018

EU’s Frontex expects illegal migration to Spain to rise further in 2018

migration to Spain to rise further in 2018
Europe’s border agency expects a further increase in arrivals of illegal migrants in Spain by sea this year, after numbers more than doubled in 2017.