Vangelis, composer of Chariots of Fire score, dies at 79
Vangelis, the Greek composer whose rousing electronic theme music for the Oscar-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire became one of the most loved movie scores, has died at the age of 79.
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Greek man gets life sentence for killing British wife
A Greek man, who confessed to killing his young British wife in front of their 11-month-old child last year, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday in a case ...
Greek parliament approves defence pact change on eve of PM’s visit to U.S.
Greece’s parliament approved the renewal and amendment of a defence cooperation agreement with the United States on Thursday, days before Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Washington.
The conservative ...
Greece bans LGBTQ conversion therapy
Greece on Wednesday banned conversion therapy for minors, a practice aimed at suppressing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity and which the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community ...
Vodafone, Centrica sign solar power deal with Greece’s Mytilineos
Vodafone (VOD.L) and British Gas owner Centrica (CNA.L) have signed a deal to buy electricity from Greece-based energy company Mytilineos from the three solar farms under construction in ...
Greece, UAE agree joint investments in energy, other sectors (Updated)
Greece and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday agreed to jointly fund investments worth 4 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in the Mediterranean country and explore further cooperation in the energy sector, ...
Greece, Bulgaria say new LNG terminal will help cut reliance on Russia
Greece and Bulgaria said on Tuesday a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility to be built off the northern Greek port of Alexandroupolis would help create a new gas route ...
Greece lifts Covid curbs for travellers ahead of key summer season
Greece lifted COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday for foreign and domestic flights, its civil aviation authority said, ahead of the summer tourism season that officials hope will see revenues bouncing back ...
Greece says Turkish overflights in the Aegean undermine NATO unity
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Turkey on Thursday to stop violating Greek airspace with fighter jets, a behaviour which he said undermines the unity of NATO at a ...
Greece to pay Gazprom without breaching sanctions against Russia
Greece plans to pay Russian gas supplier Gazprom next month in a way that will not breach European Union sanctions against Russia, the country’s energy minister said on Thursday.
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Greece to help Bulgaria after Russia cuts gas supply
Greece said on Wednesday it would offer help to Bulgaria after Russia cut off its gas supply, while a Greek official said Sofia had already booked some liquefied natural gas (...
Israel’s Econergy to team up with Terna Energy to build solar plants in Greece
Israel’s Econergy Renewable Energy (ECNR.TA) has partnered with Greece’s Terna Energy (TENr.AT) to develop 460 megawatts (MW) of solar plants in Greece, it said on Monday.
Econergy ...
Russian tanker impounded by Greece will be released
A Russian tanker impounded by Greek authorities off the island of Evia this week will be released, a government source told Reuters on Thursday.
Greek authorities had said on Tuesday ...
Greece to raise minimum wage to boost low incomes
Greece will raise the minimum wage from May 1 for a second time this year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday as rising inflation takes a toll on household incomes.
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Greece seizes Russian tanker as part of EU sanctions
Greece has seized a Russian oil tanker off the island of Evia as part of European Union sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, the Greek coast guard ...
Greece lifts Covid restrictions for summer tourism season
Greece said on Wednesday that pandemic restrictions such as mask-wearing indoors and Covid certificates will be lifted throughout the summer tourism period and authorities will consider reinstating them in September.
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Greece speeds up gas exploration to help reduce Russia reliance
Greece will speed up gas exploration as it looks to cut its reliance on Russian energy, aiming at its first test drilling in more than two decades by the end ...
Greek workers strike over soaring prices, low wages
Greek workers began a day-long nationwide strike on Wednesday over what they call a “deepening crisis” of rising prices and squeezed incomes, disrupting transport, ferries, schools and public hospitals.
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Greece offers second COVID booster for people over 60
Greece will offer a second COVID-19 booster dose for people aged 60 and above, at least four months after the previous shot, Greek health officials said on Tuesday.
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Safe in Greece, Ukrainian children confront trauma of war
The drawings in a makeshift classroom in Athens tell the story of children who escaped war. Combat scenes – a helicopter dropping bombs, burning buildings, tanks and bodies on the ground – ...
Greek mother jailed pending trial over killing of young daughter
A Greek prosecutor ruled on Monday that a 33-year-old mother accused of intentionally killing her 9-year-old daughter, in a case that has caused public outrage, will remain in custody pending ...
Greek supermarkets limit flour, sunflower oil purchases as customers hoard
Supermarket chains in Greece said on Thursday they are restricting how much flour and sunflower oil customers can buy, saying the step was precautionary after seeing demand rise on worries ...
Greece does not expect Ukraine crisis to derail economy ‘at the moment’
Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Tuesday he did not “at the moment” expect the Ukraine crisis to derail Greek economic growth.
The Greek economy is forecast to grow ...
Greek farmers on tractors protest ‘unbearable’ fuel, fertiliser costs
Hundreds of Greek farmers, some on tractors, protested in Athens on Friday, demanding more tax cuts and subsidies to combat high fuel and fertiliser prices which have soared since Russia’...