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FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday June 24, 2021, European Council President Charles Michel, left, greets Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel during an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels. The government of Luxembourg said Monday June 28, 2021, that Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation for 10 days. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, FILE)
The Latest: Hong Kong to ban flights from UK to curb virus

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 06:35 AM EDT

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, right, and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu talk to the media during a press conference after their meeting in Athens, Monday, May 31, 2021. The two foreign ministers are to make statements to the press after their meeting. It will be the first time the two have spoken together in public since the two held a joint press conference Ankara in April which descending into a trading of barbs and accusations as the two listed their respective country's differences with the other. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Greek, Turkish leaders to meet in June in bid to mend ties

By Elena Becatoros May. 31, 2021 07:51 AM EDT

A dog owner shouts slogans during a rally against a proposed law by the government related to household pets, at Syntagma square, in Athens, Sunday, May 23, 2021. Several hundred dog owners, most of them also hunters, and their pets, protested outside the Greek Parliament Sunday against a new law, still at the consultation stage, that mandates sterilization of household pets. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Greek dog owners protest mandatory sterilization of pets

By Demetris Nellas May. 23, 2021 09:13 AM EDT

Greek Fire Service rescuers get mandatory vaccination order

May. 19, 2021 09:38 AM EDT
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they are introducing a compulsory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for members of the fire department’s special...

36 year-old Vasilis Tsipiras receives his first dose of the of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, at a vaccination center in Piraeus, near Athens, Thursday, April 29, 2021. Greece’s health minister says any adult who wants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to do so by the end of June, as the country ramps up its vaccination drive. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Greece: All adults can receive COVID-19 vaccines before July

Apr. 29, 2021 07:20 AM EDT

Policemen check the drivers for valid documents at a roadblock in Elefsina toll stations, west of Athens, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Greek police set up checkpoints along highways leading out of the Greek capital to enforce a travel ban tightened for Orthodox Easter on May 2. Easter holidays are often celebrated with relatives outside Athens and other cities, but the government said COVID-19 infection levels remain too high to allow free travel. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Greek PM: Vaccine hesitancy driving high death rate

Apr. 28, 2021 08:28 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, May 10, 2020 file photo, people enjoy the beach of Glyfada suburb, southwest of Athens. Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday April 21, 2021, the country's tourism industry will open on May 15 when a ban on travel between different regions in the country will be lifted, adding that restaurants and cafes will also be allowed to reopen outdoor areas starting on May 3. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis, File)
Greece to reopen tourism services on May 15

By Derek Gatopoulos Apr. 21, 2021 11:39 AM EDT

First lady Jill Biden watches as New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives a sticker to a woman who had just received a COVID-19 vaccination during a visit to First Choice Community Healthcare - South Valley Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, April 21, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
The Latest: New Mexico preparing for 'vaccine hesitancy'

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2021 01:20 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, March 24, 2021, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech during his ruling party's congress inside a packed sports hall in Ankara, Turkey. Libya's visiting interim prime minister and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirmed their commitment to a controversial maritime demarcation agreement, Monday April 12, 2021, that has angered Greece and Cyprus. (Turkish Presidency via AP, FILE)
Turkey, Libya recommit to contested maritime borders deal

By Suzan Fraser Apr. 12, 2021 02:30 PM EDT

Flags fly at half-staff on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney as a tribute to Prince Philip, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. (AP Photo/Mark Baker))
The Latest: Australia mourns Prince Philip

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 03:30 PM EDT

Greece OKs Venezuelan Embassy assets seizure in legal case

Apr. 09, 2021 07:48 AM EDT
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Justice Ministry has authorized a court order to seize assets from the Venezuelan Embassy in Athens following a court case...

A Turkish man wearing a mask to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 26, 2021. Daily COVID-19 infections in Turkey surged above 26,000 on Friday, weeks after the government eased restrictions in dozens of provinces under a so-called "controlled normalization" program. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
The Latest: Navajo Nation extends "safer at home" order

By The Associated Press Mar. 27, 2021 08:01 AM EDT

People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk under cherry blossoms Friday, March 26, 2021, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 370 new coronavirus cases on Friday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: Texas state judge upholds Austin's mask mandate

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

Members of the Greek army march with traditional costumes during a parade in Athens, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Fighter jets flew by the ancient Acropolis and tanks rumbled past parliament in central Athens as Greece's celebrations for the bicentenary of the nation's war of independence culminated in a military parade attended by dignitaries from Britain, France and Russia but no public. (Kostas Tsironis/Pool via AP)
Greek Independence Day events culminate in military parade

By Elena Becatoros Mar. 25, 2021 04:13 AM EDT

Britain's Prince Charles attends a ceremony at Greece's newly renovated National Gallery in Athens, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Greece on Wednesday kicked off two days of celebrations to mark the bicentenary of the start of the country's war of independence, although events are far more muted than originally planned due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Greece kicks off events for bicentenary of independence war

By Elena Becatoros Mar. 24, 2021 10:09 AM EDT

The first visitors wearing face masks to protect against the spread of coronavirus, walk atop of Acropolis hill, as the Parthenon temple is seen in the background in Athens, Monday, March 22, 2021. Greece's government reopened the Acropolis and other ancient sites nationwide after four months as it prepares to restart the tourism season in mid-May. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Greece orders private doctors to join COVID-19 battle

Mar. 22, 2021 05:17 AM EDT

People wait to get tested for COVID-19, at a National Health Organisation (EODY) outdoor testing point, in Athens, Sunday, March 14, 2021. More than 1.1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in Greece, but infections remain on the rise despite four months of lockdown measures. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
Greece could order private doctors to join COVID-19 battle

Mar. 17, 2021 12:57 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 file photo, protesters throw a petrol bomb at riot police during a student rally against campus policing, in Athens. Faced with a surge in coronavirus infections and a wave of violent anti-government demonstrations, Greece’s center-right prime minister accused political opponents Friday March 12, 2021, of exploiting lockdown fatigue. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
Greece: "Lockdown fatigue" blamed for fueling mass protests

By Derek Gatopoulos Mar. 12, 2021 05:19 PM EST

Painted white chairs stand outside a closed coffee shop, in Psiri district of Athens, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.Greek authorities have announced a new record high in daily COVID-19 infections for this year, and one of the highest figures since the beginning of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Greece outlines new coronavirus relief package

Mar. 11, 2021 10:32 AM EST

Israel, Greece sign tourism deal to boost economies

Feb. 08, 2021 02:32 PM EST
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli and Greek officials agreed Monday to clear the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between their Mediterranean nations in a bid to...