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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Greece, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 1,079 stories have been published about Greece which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Greece, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 1,079 stories have been published about Greece which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Europe · AthensThe campaign for Greece’s May 21 national election officially opened Saturday. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou to propose the dissolution of the parliament that was elected in July 2019. He said that with less than three months before lawmakers’ four-year terms were due to end, next month”s voting does not count as an early election. The main opposition Syriza party has promised to form a coalition government if it wins.See the Story
Campaign for Greek election begins with dissolved parliament
47% Left coverage: 17 sources
Europe · Vatican CityThe Vatican and Greece were finalizing a deal Tuesday for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries, the latest case of a Western museum bowing to demands for restitution.See the Story
Vatican, Greece ink deal for ‘donation’ of Parthenon Marbles
55% Left coverage: 38 sources
Europe · AthensThe Greek presidency said Monday the country will hold fresh elections on June 25, as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seeks to consolidate his gains in national elections that still left it short of a parliamentary majority.
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Greek president dissolves new parliament, announces fresh elections on June 25
40% Left coverage: 10 sources
Europe · AthensThree people have died and up to 12 others are missing after a dinghy carrying migrants overturned near the Greek resort island of Mykonos, officials said.
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Three dead, others missing after dinghy carrying migrants overturns near Greek holiday island
37% Center coverage: 11 sources
Europe · AnkaraGreece's outgoing prime minister says he has ordered a probe into a report that authorities illegally deported a group of migrants. Kyriakos Mitsotakis strongly denied that Greece has an official policy of returning newly arrived migrants to Turkey. Such illegal deportations are known as pushbacks. The New York Times report was based on a video provided by an activist.See the Story
Greece says it's investigating claim migrants were illegally deported back to Turkey
67% Left coverage: 9 sources
