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Greece could extend a suspension on examining asylum applications passed by parliament last month if migrant flows from Libya start rising again, Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said on Thursday. In ...

The energy regulator on Thursday gave a provisional green light to the payment by Cyprus of €25 million to the project promoter for the Great Sea Interconnector, the planned subsea electricity ...

An Israeli cruise ship which was turned away from the Greek island of Syros on Tuesday after a mass protest was staged at the island’s port arrived at the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday paid tribute to the 16 Greek soldiers killed during the invasion as a service was held at the Ayia Sophia church in Strovolos to repatriate their ...

Greece, alongside the Republic of Cyprus, reaffirmed its commitment to finding a comprehensive and mutually acceptable resolution to the Cyprus issue on Sunday. In a statement issued on the 51st ...

The municipality of Ayia Napa announced on Monday that it is moving forward with a formal twinning agreement with the Greek municipality of Alexandroupolis, in what Ayia Napa mayor Christos ...

Greek lawmakers voted on Friday to temporarily stop processing asylum requests from migrants arriving from North Africa by sea in a bid to reduce arrivals into Europe’s southernmost tip, ...

Diko MP Pavlos Mylonas, who chairs the education committee, said on Wednesday that students raised serious concerns about soaring costs for studying in Greece.  Top of their list were the ...

Greece will stop processing asylum applications of people coming from North Africa, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, amid a surge in migrant arrivals. The announcement came a day ...

Rubik’s Cube owner Spin Master Toys UK on Wednesday lost its battle against a Greek rival as Europe’s second-highest court annulled trademarks related to the shape of the ...

The foreign ministry, in cooperation with the Greek authorities, is handling the case of a Greek man remanded in custody in the north, sources said on Tuesday. According to the ...

Greeks and members of their families, as well as Cypriots and nationals from other countries, were repatriated from Israel through Egypt in an operation coordinated by the Greek foreign ministry ...

The European Union has imposed a € 392.2 million fine on Greece over a major scandal involving the mismanagement of agricultural subsidies by a government agency between 2016 and 2022. The bloc’s Executive ...

Health Minister Michael Damianos met with his Greek Deputy counterpart Marios Themistocleous at the Health Ministry to discuss the strengthening of bilateral cooperation in the health sector on Friday. “We ...

A group of Cypriot students in Ioannina has appealed to the transport ministry and several airlines – including Sky Express, Cyprus Airways, Wizz Air, Ryanair, Aegean Airlines, and Tus Airways – calling ...

United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin will meet Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis in Athens on Thursday, according to reports. The Cyprus News Agency reported that Holguin will meet Gerapetritis ...

A 43-year-old man of Cypriot origin, born in Britain, is suspected of leading a major drug smuggling ring that was dismantled in Greece. Authorities allege the group was involved in ...

Greece expressed its support for the European Commission’s announcement of Johannes Hahn as its special envoy for the Cyprus problem, though Turkey was less enamoured by the decision. Greece’...

Cyprus’ leaders “must be encouraged” to achieve a solution to the Cyprus problem, former Greek foreign minister Dimitris Avramopoulos said on Monday. Writing in newspaper Politis, he said a “sustainable ...

A ceremonial meeting took place at the presidential palace in Nicosia on Wednesday, as Cyprus welcomed the Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas, marking his first official trip abroad since assuming office. ...

President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas starts a three-day official visit to Cyprus on Wednesday, at the invitation of President Nikos Christodoulides, his first visit abroad since he assumed ...

The Great Sea Interconnector project was absent from announcements and discussions in Greece following a meeting of the country’s National Security Council (Kysea) on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, ...

Athens is getting cold feet in relation to a planned subsea electricity cable linking Greece to Cyprus, Turkish media reported on Tuesday. Turkish daily Milliyet, which led with a story ...

An explosion occurred outside the offices of Hellenic Train in Athens, Greek police said on Friday, adding there were no immediate reports of injuries. Police cordoned off the area after ...