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Greece sends earthquake aid to Turkey, putting aside rivalry

Greece sent thousands of tents, beds and blankets on Thursday to help the hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by deadly earthquakes in Turkey, in an act of solidarity with a neighbour that is a NATO ally but also a historic foe.

Reuters

Analysis-Prudence, reforms can help Greece regain investment grade after election

Greece will have to wait until after parliamentary elections this year to win back its long-awaited investment grade rating, and it will only do so if the new government stays on the path of reform and fiscal prudence, analysts told Reuters.

Reuters

Greece's main opposition party to abstain from votes in parliament

Greece's main opposition Syriza party said on Tuesday it would abstain from any parliamentary votes until a national election is held, in protest over the conservative government's handling of a phone tapping scandal.

Reuters

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Japan, Greece step up security ties as 'strategic partners'

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Greek counterpart, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, have agreed to strengthen their security, defense and economic ties and pledged to cooperate in responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other threats in Europe and Asia

The Independent UK

Greek PM survives confidence vote but phone-tapping scandal rumbles on

Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras describes Kyriakos Mitsotakis as mastermind of ‘a criminal network’

The Guardian - UK

Greek government survives no-confidence vote over wiretaps

Greece’s government has survived, as expected, a no-confidence vote following a motion by the country’s opposition leader over a wiretapping scandal that has stung the center-right governing party in the run-up to elections

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak must fight hard to stop a Labour win looking inevitable

Yesterday the Prime Minister and his Cabinet gathered at Chequers for a spot of truth-telling by Isaac Levido, their elections guru. There was to be no “sugarcoating” during Levido’s election strategy briefing, we were told. The presence at the large shiny mahogany table of the Conservatives’ embattled chairman Nadhim Zahawi…

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Greek government faces confidence vote over spying row

Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused of orchestrating mass wiretaps of political allies and foes

The Guardian - UK

Greek government faces no confidence vote over wiretaps

The leader of Greece’s main opposition party has filed a no confidence motion in the government over a wiretapping scandal that has stung the center-right ruling party ahead of elections this year

The Independent UK

Greek opposition submits censure motion over phone tapping scandal

The head of Greece's largest opposition party submitted a censure motion against the conservative government on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of orchestrating mass wiretaps of political allies and foes.

Reuters

I’m sorry, dear Greeks, but the Elgin Marbles simply must stay here

Yesterday I made my way in the crisp morning sunshine to the British Museum to gaze at the utter magnificence of the Elgin Marbles, the future of which have become a thorny topic again. In December we heard it was likely they were returning to Greece, this week they are…

Evening Standard

Struggle to reach deal in secret talks to return Elgin Marbles to Greece

Sources say two sides cannot agree on how much of the disputed artefacts should return to Athens and for how long

The Independent UK

Greece will hold parliamentary election in spring, PM says

Greece will hold a parliamentary election in the spring, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday, confirming local media reports that the government was considering a ballot around April.

Reuters

Greek PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday dismissed reports of an imminent repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures known in Britain as the Elgin marbles.

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The Independent UK

Greek prime minister hails Albania's EU integration steps

The Greek prime minister has offered his country’s full support to neighboring Albania’s further integration efforts with the European Union

Reuters

Greek parliament approves spy operations reforms

Greece's parliament on Friday passed a bill reforming the country's intelligence service (EYP) and banning the sale of spyware as the government tries to mitigate the impact of a phone tapping scandal still under investigation.

The Independent UK

Greece to ban spyware as wiretap scandal grows

Lawmakers in Greece are set to approve plans to outlaw commercial spyware following weeks of allegations that senior government officials may have been targeted

The Independent UK

British Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon Sculptures

The British Museum has pledged not to dismantle its collection following a report that the institution’s chairman has held secret talks with Greece’s prime minister over the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles

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Evening Standard

George Osborne holding ‘secret negotiations with Greece’ over Elgin Marbles

The negotiations between the former chancellor and Kyriakos Mitsotakis have reportedly been taking place since November 2021.

Daily Mirror

King Charles discusses £12.3m restoration plan for Prince Philip’s Greek family home

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was entertained to tea at Windsor Castle, where the two men discussed how the monarch is assisting the authorities in Athens in a project to restore the abandoned Tatoi Palace

Reuters

Greece PM senses "momentum" in "Elgin Marbles" talks with Britain

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday there was "progress" and a sense of "momentum" in talks with Britain to reunite the Parthenon Sculptures in Greece.

The Guardian - UK

What happens when an oligarch takes on a prime minister? Look to Greece to find out

The drama started three months ago with spyware allegations. Now it prompts a big question: where does power really lie?, says Athens-based journalist Alexander Clapp

Al Jazeera

Reporters dig up more links between Greek government and spyware

A media outlet uncovers that the Greek government sent millions of dollars to a company that sells an illegal spyware.

The Conversation

Greece's 'Watergate' explained: why the European Parliament is investigating over a wiretapping scandal

After Greece and the European Central Bank agreed post-economic-crash bailout terms in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a 146-page report outlining all the key state problems that were seen as having caused Greece’s fiscal crisis.

Al Jazeera

Greece to ban sale of spyware amid phone-tapping scandal

The move comes after a newspaper report alleging politicians and business people have been under state surveillance.

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