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1. “Turkey-Libya maritime deal violates rights of third countries.” says EU top diplomat KallasEU top diplomat Kallas:

   The Turkey-Libya Memorandum of Understanding on the delimitation of maritime jurisdiction areas in the Mediterranean violates the sovereign rights of third countries, the European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday. Cited by Greek state-run news agency AMNA, Kallas reiterated the deal “is not consistent with customary law based on the law of the […]

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2. OPEKEPE Scandal: Crete leads the map of illegal EU Funds

   Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis announced on Tuesday the first results of the preliminary investigation on the OPEKEPE scandal where hundreds of Greeks declared false and fake plots and livestock numbers in order to receive agricultural funds from the European Union. According to the minister, the investigation conducted by the Economic Crime Prosecution Service […]

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3. Defibrillators in Athens Metro stations and Taxis

   Metro stations and taxis in Greek capital Athens will be equipped with defibrillators for emergency cases, the Health Ministry has announced. The devices in all Athens metro stations will be donated by a big supermarket group and implemented by the Infrastructure & Transport Ministry. The program providing defibrillators to taxis is on voluntarily basis and […]

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4. Emergency landing in Thessaloniki, British passenger arrested

   An airplane from UK to Turkey made an emergency landing at “Macedonia” airport in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Monday night after a British man assaulted another passenger. The plane was traveling from Manchester, UK, to Antalya, Turkey, and made the emergency landing at 11 p.m. According to local media, a 35-year-old British man attacked and […]

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5. Turkish trafficker jumps from ferry into the sea. He was in handcuffs

   An arrested human trafficker in handcuffs escaped from the ferry taking him to the island of Lesvos to stand trial. He was was escorted  by four police officers. Despite being handcuffed with his hands on his back, the 32-year-old Turkish national jumped in the dark waters approximately 1,5 km off shore of Chios island at […]

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