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Eurovision 2023: Which countries usually vote for each other and why

Eurovision is back in the UK for the first time since 1998, but have you ever wondered which countries always vote for each other - and never vote for the UK?

Liverpool Echo

Walking the Naxos Strada, where the streets are paved with marble

Clare Hargreaves pulls on her walking boots to discover a hiking trail in Greece’s Cyclades that supports a more sustainable form of tourism than the usual fly-and-flop

The Independent UK

Luxury and power: Persia to Greece review – a ‘glittering magpie’s nest’

The ancient civilisations of Greece and Persia were enemies for centuries – and their disagreements didn’t only find expression on the battlefield, said Daisy Dunn in The Daily Telegraph. As this “major new exhibition” demonstrates, they had starkly contrasting attitudes towards luxury goods. From the Persian perspective, “lovely things” such…

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Greek PM seeks 'innovative' solution to decades-old Parthenon Sculpture dispute with British Museum

Greece's prime minister says his government is exploring a “win-win” solution to one of the world’s most intractable cultural heritage disputes: The fate of the Parthenon Sculptures currently in the British Museum

The Independent UK

The AP Interview: Mitsotakis hopes for better relations with Turkey if reelected as Greek premier

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told The Associated Press in a wide-ranging interview that he will extend “a hand of friendship” to the winner of the upcoming Turkish election and try to build on the momentum of recently reduced tensions

The Independent UK

Eurovision 2023: All 26 countries competing in grand final confirmed

Greece and Iceland are among the countries to miss out on a spot in the grand final

The Independent UK

SIX countries booted from Eurovision narrowly missing place in grand final

Six countries were unsuccessful in securing a place in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest final following a tense semi-final against the likes of Albania and Cyprus

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EU details violations at Greece’s ‘model’ refugee camps

EU documents show Greece’s ‘new generation’ of camps struggle to provide accommodations in line with asylum standards.

Al Jazeera

Greece's youngest Eurovision contestant will be sitting GCSE exam in just five days

Victor Vernicos will be representing Greece at this year's contest

Liverpool Echo

Could Greece and Turkey reconcile after elections?

Greece and Turkey head to the polls simultaneously, which experts say could open up possibilities for rapprochement.

Al Jazeera

Brits who hate unpacking their suitcases can now book someone to do it for them

Travel company Eliza was here has launched the free unpacking service in White Village Rhodes, Hotel Kouros Rhodes and Avdou Collection Suites Crete, all of which are in Greece

Daily Mirror

Italy arrests 29 for smuggling migrants from Greece, Turkey

Italian police on Wednesday arrested 29 people on charges of belonging to a criminal group smuggling migrants by boat from Turkey and Greece, a statement said.

Reuters

All the Glasgow Airport destinations you can fly to this summer - full list

Glasgow Airport has almost 90 destinations you can fly to whether you are looking for a quiet trip away soaking up the sun, or a busy city holiday looking at as many tourist sites as possible.

Glasgow Live

Greece to make 287 beaches wheelchair accessible with new high-tech tracks

Greek company Seatrac is leading the ramp project and has already made improvement at 140 beaches across mainland Greece and its islands, with another 140 to come

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Glasgow Live

Covid vaccine travel rules for Spain, France, Greece, USA and more - everything you need to know

If you want to go abroad, or already have the plane ticket booked, here's what you need to know about the Covid vaccine travel rules and what you need to do before you get to your destination.

The Conversation

Mothers' lives in ancient Greece were not easy – but celebrations of their love have survived across the centuries

As a father of three and the husband of an amazing woman, I know that one day a year is far too little to recognize everything mothers do. But my work as a scholar of ancient Greek literature has shown me how much harder it was to be a mother…

The Independent UK

Best all-inclusive holidays in Europe for 2023

We’ve rounded up the best deals where everything’s included in Cyprus, Spain, Greece and Italy

Liverpool Echo

Greece's Eurovision star Victor Vernicos doesn't want to be labelled 'an underdog'

Eurovision's Greek entry is well prepared to bring the contest back to Athens

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The Guardian - UK

‘It’s an incredible feeling’: the Greek skateboarders getting girls and refugees onboard

A grassroots charity in Athens is giving lessons in skateboarding to children of refugees and to increasing numbers of girls across the city

Reuters

Greece warned shipowners days before Iran seized tankers - sources

Greece issued a series of warnings to shipowners to avoid sailing close to Iranian waters days before Tehran seized two tankers amid heightening tensions in the region, according to documents and industry sources.

Al Jazeera

Barred from polls, a Greek neo-Nazi seeks way back to politics

Ex-Golden Dawn member Ilias Kasidiaris launches a party before the May 21 vote, but the Supreme Court disqualifies it.

WEKU

A court in Belarus sentences a dissident journalist to 8 years in prison

Raman Pratasevich and his Russian girlfriend were arrested in May 2021 when their Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was ordered to land in the capital of Belarus, Minsk.

The Guardian - UK

Luxury and Power review: boozed-up Persians and Greeks on a 500-year bender

Centuries of conflict between the civilisations of Persia and Greece are chiefly captured through elaborate drinking vessels in this lively – and occasionally puzzling – show

Evening Standard

Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece at the British Museum review - our world looks too shabby for this stuff

This gorgeous exhibition shows that even if the Greeks thought the Persians were effete decadents, they shared a taste for the finer things in life

The Conversation

Netflix drama ‘Another Self’ spotlights traumas and forced migration shaping modern Turkey

The Netflix series Another Self, released in July 2022, is a drama / romance that tells the story of three friends living in Istanbul who travel to Ayvalik, a seaside town in the northwestern Aegean coast of Turkey, where they experience a life-changing journey.

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