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Some Countries Are Trying a Four-Day Workweek. Greece Wants a Six-Day One.

The country, which already has the European Union’s longest average workweek, wants to add another day in some cases, bucking…

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This Pie Maximizes the Best Part of Spanakopita

A welcome addition to the Greek Orthodox table at Easter, striftopites get their extra-satisfying bite from a high phyllo-to-filling ratio.

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As Development Alters Greek Islands’ Nature and Culture, Locals Push Back

As a proliferation of pools threatens some water supplies and housing costs skyrocket, people of the Cycladic islands say the…

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They Ran for a Better Life, Straight Into a Wildfire

In August, a group of 18 Syrian asylum seekers crossing into Europe found themselves trapped between Greek police and a…

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Hundreds Dead, 9 Arrested, and Many Questions in Migrant Wreck

Greek authorities blamed smugglers for a disaster that may have been one of the worst of its kind. Critics say…

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Anger Mounts in Greece After Deadly Train Crash

As the death toll rose to 47, protesters clashed with the police outside the headquarters of the rail operator, and…

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After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks

The British Museum and Greece’s prime minister are getting closer to a deal on returning the so-called Elgin Marbles to…

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Pope Francis to Return 3 Parthenon Marble Fragments to Greece

The pope will donate the 2,500-year-old pieces held by the Vatican Museums to the archbishop of Athens, a gesture that…

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