ATHENS – GREECE'S New Democracy government plans to rapidly deport unlawful migrants instead of trying to use a lengthier return process that ...
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Regular Flights to Resume Between Georgia and GREECE
According to the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA), regular flight operations are going to be resumed between Georgia and GREECE starting from ...
Cyprus sees far-right nationalists gain in parliamentary election
Cyprus's ruling conservatives emerged as winners but failed to get an absolute majority in a parliamentary election on Sunday, with voters turning to smaller parties, including a right-wing party with links to Greece's now outlawed Golden Dawn.
Coronavirus Strain First Found In India Named "Delta Variant": WHO
A WHO expert group has recommended using letters of the Greek alphabet -- Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and so on -- to refer to COVID-19 variants. The one first found in India will henceforth be referred to as...
In post-pandemic Europe, migrants will face digital fortress
The European Union is installing a high-tech surveillance system at a migration flashpoint along Greece’s border with Turkey during a lull in movement due to the coronavirus pandemic
[Ticker] Far right gains ground in Cyprus election
Elem, a Cypriot far-right party affiliated with the now-illegal neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party in Greece, doubled its share of the vote in Cyprus elections on Sunday. The ruling centre-right Dysi party and left-wing opposition Akel parties came top, with 28 percent and 22 percent, respectively. But Elem came fourth with 6.8 percent in an election dominated by government corruption scandals and xenophobia over increasing numbers of migrant arrivals.
[Ticker] Turkish minister upsets Greece on 'Turkish minority'
Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu prompted Greek rebukes after visiting the Thrace region in Greece on Sunday, where he met Muslim leaders, and spoke of a "Turkish" ethnic "minority" there. "Turkey's constant attempts to distort this reality, as well as the allegations of alleged non-protection of the rights of these citizens ... are rejected," the Greek foreign ministry, which considers the Thrace minority a religious not an ethnic group, said.
