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The Latest Breaking News from Greece

Pfizer CEO awarded $1M Genesis Prize for developing COVID vaccine

Albert Bourla is recognised for being at the forefront of fighting the pandemic and developing a vaccine in record time.

Al Jazeera

Greece receives six French fighter jets as part of €11.5bn military overhaul

Government has announced a seven-fold increase in defence spending amid tensions with Turkey over gas reserves

The Guardian - UK

Police arrest 29 for bringing people to EU on leisure boats

Authorities say police in Italy and Albania have arrested more than 20 people accused of smuggling hundreds of refugees and migrants into the European Union from Turkey on rented yachts and other leisure vessels

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Greece imposes rolling fines to push COVID-19 vaccinations in older people

Greece has begun imposing recurring fines on those over the age of 60 who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 to try to boost inoculation in the most vulnerable age group even as infection rates from the fast-spreading Omicron variant are slowing.

Reuters

Greece receives first Rafale fighter jets from France

Six new Rafale fighter jets flew low over the Acropolis in central Athens on Wednesday, the first planes purchased under a defence deal with France that has further stirred tensions with Greece's historic rival and NATO partner Turkey.

Reuters

Greece boosts air force with advanced French jet fighters

French-built fighter jets roared over the Acropolis as Greece races to modernize its military and flaunts new security alliances aimed at checking neighboring Turkey

The Independent UK

Latest travel rules for Spain, Italy and Greece as France reopens to Brits again

While France has recently opened their borders to fully vaccinated UK travellers, Spanish islands have capped gatherings and require appointments to visit beaches.

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Greece to step up Parthenon marbles pressure amid signs tide is turning

Campaign for British Museum to return antiquities boosted by support from the Times newspaper

The Guardian - UK

Erdogan says cost concerns force U.S. rethink on EastMed gas pipeline

The United States has pulled its support for a subsea pipeline that would supply natural gas from the eastern Mediterrean to Europe because it makes no economic sense, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying on Tuesday.

Reuters

Covid briefing: Seven things you need to know as unvaccinated healthcare staff face being sacked in England in mandatory jab plans

Frontline staff in England must be fully vaccinated with two jabs by April 1

Wales Online

Best hotels in Europe 2023, from boho chic to Art Deco design

With glossy city-break options and high-glamour coastal havens, book a stay on the continent

The Independent UK

Albania is most-searched destination in rush for winter sunshine escapes

Greece is the second most popular destination, with searches up about 151 per cent, and average air fares at around £85, according to KAYAK study

Wales Online

Greece to fine unvaccinated older people each month - with money going to hospitals

Older people failing to get vaccinated will face penalties, starting at a €50 fine and increasing to €100 a month

Irish Mirror

Greece to fine people who refuse vaccine £83 a month

Health minister Thanos Plevris said fines would be collected through the tax office with the money to be used to help fund state hospitals

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The Independent UK

In Greece, unvaccinated older people now face monthly fines

Greece has imposed a vaccination mandate for people over age 60, as coverage remains below the European Union average and a recent spike in infections has sustained pressure on hospitals

Asharq Al-Awsat

Renowned Greek Painter Fassianos Dies at 86

Modern painter Alekos Fassianos, one of Greece's most famous artists, died at the age of 86 on Sunday after a long illness, local media reported. A graduate of the Athens Academy of Fine Arts, he moved to Paris in 1960 to study lithography where he met several artists and writers.…

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Dow Dips Below 18,000 As Greece's Fate Hangs In Balance

Ending a two-day streak of gains

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