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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras makes a statement to the press outside his office in Athens, on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Tsipras says the results of recent European elections, in which his party suffered a heavy defeat that forced him to call early national elections, has led some in Brussels and in Greece to attempt to undermine his government's decision to introduce new benefits and consumer tax cuts. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Alexis Tsipras Greece government upended by conservative surge

By Nikolia Apostolou and Marina Rigou — Special to The Washington Times

US Ambassador to Greece condemns vandal attack on his home

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PAOK chairman Ivan Savvidis celebrates with fans the Greek Super League championship title in front of the White Tower, in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, early Monday, April 22, 2019. PAOK won the Greek league with a round to spare after beating Levadiakos 5-0, 34 years after the last time the team won the championship. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

Backed by Russian billionaire, Greek city celebrates title

By COSTAS KANTOURIS - Associated Press

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks during a news conference after the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) conference at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, Saturday, April 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Greece looks to repay IMF early as bond yields tumble

By DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

A migrant woman with a child pushing with riot police outside a refugee camp in the village of Diavata, west of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, Friday, April 5, 2019. Clashes broke out Thursday between migrants and Greek police outside a camp in northern Greece, where hundreds gathered in the hope of reviving a route that saw hundreds of thousands enter more prosperous countries in Europe. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

Greece: Protesting migrants block Athens’ main train station

By COSTAS KANTOURIS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS - Associated Press

Plain clothed policemen escort a Bulgarian man, center, at a court in Athens, Friday, April 5, 2019. Greek authorities said Friday they have arrested and charged a Bulgarian man over the suspected contract killing of a Greek-Australian who was fatally shot outside his home in an Athens seaside suburb last year. (Dimitris Kapadais/InTime News via AP)

Greek police arrest suspect in Greek-Australian’s murder

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5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes central Greece

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FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 file photo, famous Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis holds a Greek flag waves after his speech at a rally in Athens. &quot;Zorba the Greek&quot; composer Mikis Theodorakis has undergone surgery in Athens to have a pacemaker installed, according to a hospital statement Friday March 8, 2019, saying the 94-year old Theodorakis, is recuperating from the operation Friday.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

‘Zorba the Greek’ composer Theodorakis leaves hospital

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‘Zorba the Greek’ composer Theodorakis hospitalized

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FILE - In this Tuesday, July 24, 2018 file photo, people stand amid the charred remains of burned-out cars in Mati east of Athens. Greek prosecutors are criticizing the authorities who handled the country’s deadliest wildfire in decades last summer. Extracts of a report into the fire shown to reporters by prosecutors Thursday, March 7, 2019 catalogued a lack of planning and coordination that combined with fire service and police blunders, led to 100 deaths. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

Greece: Poor response, planning blamed for wildfire deaths

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

Workers remove a road sign that reads ''Republic of Macedonia'' as the other sign reads in Greek &quot;Hellas-Greece&quot; in the southern border with Greece, near Gevgelija, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. The small Balkan country of Macedonia officially changed its name Tuesday by adding a geographic designation that ends a decades-old dispute with neighboring Greece and secures its entry into NATO. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

The Latest: UN officially notified of North Macedonia change

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the MPs of his ruling Justice and Development Party at the parliament, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey, Greece stress need for dialogue

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Athens leaders: New 6,000-seat arena could boost economy

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Under heavy rain, opponents of Prespa Agreement, some holding Greek flags, gather outside the Greek Parliament, in Athens, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. Greek lawmakers are to wrap up three days of acrimonious parliamentary debate with a vote on a deal normalising relations with Macedonia, under which Greece's northern neighbour will rename itself North Macedonia and Athens will drop its objections to the country joining NATO. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Latest: UN’s 20-year envoy on name dispute cheers vote

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Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, right, reacts during a parliament debate about Prespa Agreement in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Greek lawmakers are debating a historic agreement aimed at normalizing relations with Macedonia in a stormy parliamentary session scheduled to culminate in a Friday vote. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Greek lawmakers ratify Macedonia name-change deal

By Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

Members of Greece's Communist Party stand on the ancient Acropolis Hill over giant banners protesting against the Prespa Agreement in front of the ancient Parthenon temple, in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Greek lawmakers are debating a historic agreement aimed at normalizing relations with Macedonia in a stormy parliamentary session scheduled to culminate in a Thursday vote, while opponents have announced a series of protests. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

AP Explains: Greek lawmakers vote on Macedonia name change

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Members of Greece's Communist Party stand on the ancient Acropolis Hill over giant banners protesting against the Prespa Agreement in front of the ancient Parthenon temple, in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Greek lawmakers are debating a historic agreement aimed at normalizing relations with Macedonia in a stormy parliamentary session scheduled to culminate in a Thursday vote, while opponents have announced a series of protests. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Latest: Rioters taunt Greek police at Macedonia protest

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Members of Greece's Communist Party stand on the ancient Acropolis Hill over giant banners protesting against the Prespa Agreement in front of the ancient Parthenon temple, in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Greek lawmakers are debating a historic agreement aimed at normalizing relations with Macedonia in a stormy parliamentary session scheduled to culminate in a Thursday vote, while opponents have announced a series of protests. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Thousands protest as Greek lawmakers debate Macedonia deal

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and COSTAS KANTOURIS - Associated Press

Protesters chant slogans during a rally outside the parliament in Athens, Monday, Jan.14, 2019. Greek riot police have used tear gas to disperse rioting state schoolteachers, days after the country's public order minister criticized officers for allegedly using &quot;indiscriminate&quot; violence against protesting schoolteachers in similar circumstances. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Striking Greek school teachers shut down traffic in Athens

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second left, talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during their meeting in Athens, Thursday Jan. 10, 2019. Merkel is in Greece for talks. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece, Germany put tension behind them in Merkel visit

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press