Greek police arrest over 140 people during raid on Athens squats
The squats had been occupied for several weeks.
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The squats had been occupied for several weeks.
A government spokesman later Friday said “life in Athens is back to normal”.
The snowfall in Athens prompted authorities to close schools and courthouses, while many public offices and banks provided minimal services.
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The country is not out the woods though and its people are still feeling austerity.
Forensics experts have faced a difficult task trying to identify the bodies.
An Irish couple are reported to have been caught up in the giant wildfires which broke out on Monday.
Brian O’Callaghan-Westropp married Zoe Holohan last Thursday and they had just gone on their honeymoon.
While the woman has since been hospitalised, the man remains missing.
Authorities said that 26 bodies were discovered at a seaside resort this morning.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has declared a state of mourning.
The ticket mix-up at Charles de Gaulle airport was not noticed by airline staff.
Greek workers are protesting against staff shortages that have resulted from terminating hundreds of short-term contracts.
Dutch-Irish artist Annabel Konig spent a month in the migrant accommodation centres in Athens in early May.
ERT said Papademos, PM from 2011 to 2012, had been targeted by a letter bomb.
The grenade left a tennis ball-sized hole in the pavement, and shrapnel marks on the embassy gate and guard post.
EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici hailed the deal.
The flame was kindled in the 2,600 year-old Temple of Hera at Ancient Olympia today.
“No home, no bathroom, no life.”
But will the proposals be sufficient to see a deal being done to keep Greece in the EU?
Yesterday’s result will have inspired millions across Europe that the forces of the 1% can be taken on.
Around 25,000 people gathered to hear PM Alexis Tsipras speak this evening.
Germany is still demanding the country go through with its planned referendum.
They are braving bad weather as they make their feelings clear over the upcoming referendum.
The Tánaiste added that Syriza was yet to “persuade us” they can run the Greek economy.
The IMF last night walked away from talks on the future of the Greek bailout, which has hit the euro hard in international trading.
Europe and Greece are racing to reach a deal to avoid a catastrophic ‘Grexit’. It’s expected Greece will seek a six-month extension deal today.
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The narcotics were discovered in Greece.
The explosion came as Greece prepared to return to bond markets. No one was injured in the incident.
The shooting comes just weeks after the indictment of six Golden Dawn lawmakers for their involvement in a “criminal organisation”.
Mark Marku has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection with a number of armed robberies.
Greek authorities are moving to dismantle Golden Dawn — which has 18 members in the 300-seat parliament — after the shock murder of an anti-fascist musician on September 18.
Minister Michael Noonan is in Brussels today for the talks.
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The short trip comes a day after the Taoiseach’s comments on Ireland not giving special tax deals.