Tag: Athens
Greece orders private doctors to join COVID-19 battle
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s health minister is requisitioning the services of private sector doctors from certain specialties in the wider Athens region to help...
Mediterranean ministers to discuss EU migration policies
ATHENS, Greece — The interior ministers of the five Mediterranean countries on the front line of mass migration to Europe are meeting in Greece...
Greek police recover ancient statue of ‘exceptional artwork’
ATHENS, Greece — A man has been arrested on suspicion of antiquities smuggling for trying to sell an ancient marble statue of “exceptional artwork”...
Greece to reopen ancient sites despite COVID-19 surge
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s government announced plans Friday to reopen the Acropolis in Athens and other ancient sites nationwide and provide free weekly rapid...
Turkey says Greek FM to visit Ankara next month
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s foreign minister says his Greek counterpart is set to visit Turkey for talks next month following a meeting of senior...
Greece issues 30-year bond to smooth debt costs
ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Wednesday launched a 30-year government bond auction, hoping to take advantage of low interest rates to improve its debt...
Greeks fly kites for Clean Monday holiday despite pandemic
ATHENS, Greece — Colorful kites danced in the skies above the hilltops and seafront promenades of Athens on Clean Monday as Greeks turned out...
Greek, Turkish diplomats hold talks after year of strain
ATHENS, Greece — Senior diplomats from Greece and Turkey are meeting in Athens on Tuesday in an effort to ease long-standing tensions between the...
Watching the watchers: who’s at the helm of EU’s Frontex?
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency Frontex, the pride of the 27-nation bloc’s vast effort to keep watch over its...
Greece: “Lockdown fatigue” blamed for fueling mass protests
ATHENS, Greece — Faced with a surge in coronavirus infections and a wave of violent anti-government demonstrations, Greece’s center-right prime minister accused political opponents...