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Greece: Country in Southeast Europe
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring thousands of islands. The country comprises nine traditional geographic regions, and has a population of nearly 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras.

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'What we have achieved in Europe is unique in history,' says Greek PM [Video]

'What we have achieved in Europe is unique in history,' says Greek PM

Euronews asks Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Prime Minister of Greece, what's at stake in the upcoming European elections.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 08:00Published
REDACt: The European project coordinating rapid earthquake response in the Black Sea [Video]

REDACt: The European project coordinating rapid earthquake response in the Black Sea

Experts at the Institute of Seismology in Thessaloniki, Greece, monitor tremors in real-time for REDACt, a consortium helping four countries bordering the Black Sea respond more efficiently to..

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 03:00Published
Greece approves ending state monopoly on university education, despite student protests [Video]

Greece approves ending state monopoly on university education, despite student protests

Greek lawmakers approved sweeping university education reforms that would break the state monopoly on university education, despite student protests.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:10Published
Russian rocket hits close to Zelensky, Greek PM during Odesa visit [Video]

Russian rocket hits close to Zelensky, Greek PM during Odesa visit

Credit: FRANCE 24 English     Duration: 01:46Published
Athens taxi drivers launch strike the same day as public transport stoppage [Video]

Athens taxi drivers launch strike the same day as public transport stoppage

Taxi drivers in the Greek capital will strike the same day that public transport comes to a stop nationwide.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 00:35Published
Queen arrives at thanksgiving service for King Constantine [Video]

Queen arrives at thanksgiving service for King Constantine

The Queen arrives at a service of thanksgiving for Greece's King Constantine, also attended by other members of the royal family. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn..

Credit: ODN     Duration: 01:29Published
Greek protests: farmers say reducing electricity costs not enough [Video]

Greek protests: farmers say reducing electricity costs not enough

Like many of their European counterparts, farmers in Greece are demanding their government do more to improve their working conditions.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 02:19Published
PM Modi Welcomes Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis in India Ahead of Raisina Dialogue 2024| Oneindia News [Video]

PM Modi Welcomes Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis in India Ahead of Raisina Dialogue 2024| Oneindia News

In a momentous occasion that strengthens the ties between India and Greece, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a warm welcome to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in New Delhi, ahead of the..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:00Published
Greek Farmers Take Tractors to Athens to Protest Rising Costs in Europe | Oneindia News [Video]

Greek Farmers Take Tractors to Athens to Protest Rising Costs in Europe | Oneindia News

Watch as Greek farmers drive their tractors to Athens in a powerful protest against soaring costs. Learn more about their grievances and demands in this video. #FarmersProtest #Greece #GreeceNews..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 02:08Published
Four dead in shooting at shipping company in Greece [Video]

Four dead in shooting at shipping company in Greece

Greek media report that the gunman killed two men and a woman before turning the gun on himself.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 00:35Published
Farmers in Greece dump apples and chestnuts in Europe's latest agriculture protest [Video]

Farmers in Greece dump apples and chestnuts in Europe's latest agriculture protest

In recent months, similar protests have swept Europe as farmers on the continent take their grievances over inflation, foreign competition and the costs of combating climate change to the streets.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:00Published
EU Governments Offer Concessions Amid Widespread Farmer Protests [Video]

EU Governments Offer Concessions Amid Widespread Farmer Protests

EU Governments Offer , Concessions Amid Widespread , Farmer Protests. On February 2, tractors lined up around Greece's annual Agrotica trade fair to underline farmers' determination to escalate..

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