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Greek and Turkish delegations meet in Athens as part of efforts to improve often strained ties

The 2 regional rivals are NATO allies but have been at odds for decades over a series of issues, including territorial claims in the Aegean and drilling rights in the Mediterranea...

Greek and Turkish delegations meet in Athens as part of efforts to improve often strained ties

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European Patients' Rights Day: The 14 rights that need to be strengthened
European Patients' Rights Day: The 14 rights that need to be strengthened

It includes the following 14 rights: Right to preventive measures, access to care, information, consent , free choice, privacy and confidentiality, respect for patients' time, adherence to quality standards, safety, innovation, avoidance of unnecessary suffering and pain, individualized treatment, right to cancel, rig...

PM: We stand by Israel but also urge all sides to show restraint
PM: We stand by Israel but also urge all sides to show restraint

"Any escalation at this time would be a critical threat for regional stability and security. We continue to stand by Israel but, at the same time, we urge all sides to show the necessary restraint in order to avoid a probably very dangerous further escalation," Mitsotakis noted at the start of his meeting with the Eur...

Tsitsipas wins Monte Carlo Masters
Tsitsipas wins Monte Carlo Masters

Tsitsipas sat holding his head in his hands, briefly crying as he took in his first title of the year and biggest tournament victory for two years.  “I’m very proud of myself today. I had been waiting for a moment like this for a long time,” said the 12th-ranked Tsitsipas, who reached a career-high No. 3 ranking in...

Stolen 7th-Century B.C. oenochoe returned to Greece by Hanover museum
Stolen 7th-Century B.C. oenochoe returned to Greece by Hanover museum

The oenochoe has a trefoil-shaped mouth and a cover, and is dated to 620-600 BC. Traces of the decoration around its neck are still visible. The vessel had been given to the August Kestner Museum by geology professor Hannfrit Putzer in 1986. It was accompanied by a letter of provenance, which said it had been hande...

Tsitsipas advances to Monte Carlo Masters semifinals with straight-set win over Khachanov
Tsitsipas advances to Monte Carlo Masters semifinals with straight-set win over Khachanov

The 12th-ranked Greek player dropped only five points on his first serve and hit 20 winners. He will next face either Jannik Sinner or Holger Rune for a spot in the final at the clay-court event. Tsitsipas won back-to-back titles at the Country Club in 2021 and 2022. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic takes on Alex De...

Direct flight from Shanghai to Athens provides opening to key tourism market for Greece
Direct flight from Shanghai to Athens provides opening to key tourism market for Greece

On the occasion of the inaugural flight, representatives from the Municipality of Athens (This is Athens-CVB), executives from the Athens International Airport, as well as other key players in Athens' tourism market travelled to Shanghai to promote Greece as a top destination to major Chinese travel agents. At a re...

EU regulators seek views on extending temporary state aid rules for agricultural sector
EU regulators seek views on extending temporary state aid rules for agricultural sector

The temporary rules known as the Temporary Crisis Framework were adopted in March 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and have been tweaked several times since then. Specific rules for the agricultural sector, which allow governments to provide limited aid to companies in the agriculture and fisheries secto...

EU Parliament approves migration and asylum reform
EU Parliament approves migration and asylum reform

Amid mounting dissent from both the right and left, the momentous vote proceeded on Wednesday afternoon, despite uncertainties. Dubbed the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, the legislation awaits final approval from member states at the end of the month. The pact aims to manage asylum seekers’ reception and relocat...

PAOK fans stage Tempe protest outside European Parliament in Brussels
PAOK fans stage Tempe protest outside European Parliament in Brussels

“57 murdered souls ask for justice,” the large PAOK banner proclaimed, along with an offensive reference to Hellenic Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The fans chanted “No peace without justice” and “in the name of the dead let’s be a voice, let this crime not be covered up.”

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Traffic arrangements on Sunday in Athens due to 41st Peace March Marathon
Traffic arrangements on Sunday in Athens due to 41st Peace March Marathon

Specifically, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., there will be gradual suspensions of vehicular traffic, as well as a ban on stopping and parking on the following avenues and streets, in the area of the Municipalities of Marathon - N. Makris, Rafina - Pikermiou, Pallini - Geraka - Anthousa, Agia Paraskevi, Chalandrio and Ps...

Flame lighting ceremony takes place today
Flame lighting ceremony takes place today

Just outside the site of the ancient Olympic Games, hooting owls break the nighttime silence at a white marble monument containing what’s left of a singular Frenchman’s heart. Baron Pierre de Coubertin was the driving force behind the modern Olympics, and as head of the International Olympic Committee oversaw the...

After police officer’s death, Greek soccer fans will need a state-issued QR code to attend games
After police officer’s death, Greek soccer fans will need a state-issued QR code to attend games

Under new rules, fans will only be allowed into stadiums using their cellphones and displaying a government-issued QR code so they can be identified and attendance bans can be enforced. Stadiums have been closed to spectators for two months so security measures could be overhauled following the death of a police of...

Run Greece 2024: Ideal premiere in Heraklion
Run Greece 2024: Ideal premiere in Heraklion

In the relevant announcement of SEGAS it is stated: "SEGAS and RUN GREECE keep up with the needs of the modern era, with new cities on the calendar, renewed image, modern branding and new tasteful medals. All these new touches add more weight and breathe new life into the popular race series", emphasized the presid...

Sakkari qualifies for Charleston's "4"
Sakkari qualifies for Charleston's "4"

Despite the fact that with the "good morning" of the first set, Sakkari found herself behind with a break from the Russian (she competes under a neutral flag), she immediately reacted and "broke" Kundermetova's serve twice, leading to with 4-2. Afterwards, the Greek champion held her serve and with a new break, took t...

Sakkari: "I want a good run in a Grand Slam"
Sakkari: "I want a good run in a Grand Slam"

Sakkari declared that she was completely satisfied with her performance in this particular match, but also with her general progress in recent weeks: "I am pleased with my reaction to the difficult parts of the match. All in all, I know that I am a character that has ups and downs", emphasized the leading Greek tennis...

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