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Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a debate in Parliament on same-sex marriage in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Mitsotakis' center-right government is poised to make Greece the first Orthodox Christian-majority country to approve marriage equality legislation. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

Greek Parliament to vote on legalizing same-sex marriage in first for an Orthodox Christian country

By Nicholas Paphitis - Associated Press

FILE - Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis talks to the photographers as he waits for his Bulgarian counterpart Nikolai Denkov at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. Greece's center-right government will soon submit a draft law allowing same-sex civil marriages, despite reservations from its own lawmakers and the country's powerful church, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday, Jan. 10. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

Greek prime minister says legislation allowing same-sex marriage will be presented soon

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs 10 Downing Street, London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, on Wednesday Nov. 29, 2023. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

U.K. Prime Minister Sunak ramps up criticism of Greek prime minister in Parthenon Marbles spat

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

The moon rises in the sky behind the 5th century B.C. Parthenon temple at the ancient Acropolis hill, in Athens, July 31, 2023. The Parthenon Sculptures have been displayed in London for more than 200 years. But Greece vocally wants them back. Diplomacy failed when U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak abruptly called off a London meeting scheduled for Tuesday Nov. 28, 2023 with Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

Diplomacy fails as Parthenon Sculptures spark a dispute between Greece and the U.K.

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This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows flooding areas near the town of Palamas, Thessaly region, central Greece, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. The number of confirmed deaths from recent flooding in central Greece rose to 15 after the bodies of four people previously considered missing were found on Sunday, authorities said. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

European Union to rush more than $2 billion to disaster-hit Greece, using untapped funds

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Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, welcomes his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Modi's visit to Athens is especially significant for Greek foreign policy as it is the first official visit by an Indian prime minister to Greece in 40 years. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

India’s Modi visits Greece, the first visit to the country by an Indian prime minister in 40 years

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Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis signs a protocol after taking the oath during a swearing in ceremony at the Presidential palace, in Athens, Greece, Monday, June 26, 2023. Greece's center-right leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis received the mandate to form a new government Monday after easily winning a second term with a record-high margin over the leftwing opposition, in an election that also ushered new far-right parties into Parliament. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Pro-reform Mitsotakis wins second term in Greek election that sees surge by small far-right parties

By Nicholas Paphitis - Associated Press

Greece's Prime Minister and leader of New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis, center, addresses supporters at the headquarters of his party in Athens, Greece, Sunday, May 21, 2023. The conservative party of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has won a landslide election but without enough parliamentary seats to form a government. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece faces new ballot in weeks, after election triumph fails to deliver center-right majority

By Nicholas Paphitis - Associated Press

A woman stands in front of the parliament, in Athens, Greece, Saturday, May 20, 2023, a day before the general elections. Sunday's Greek parliamentary election looks likely to be a dress rehearsal for a new round of voting in the busy summer tourist season — barring a surprise coalition deal by dissonant opposition parties. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

Greece votes in first election since international bailout spending controls ended

By Elena Becatoros and Theodora Tongas - Associated Press

Greece's Prime Minister and leader of New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis gives a speech at the headquarters of his party in Athens, Greece, Sunday, May 21, 2023. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his conservative party are leading Greece's election by a wide margin, according to partial official results, but a new electoral law means he will be unable to form a government without seeking coalition partners, and a second election is likely. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Conservative party of Greek prime minister in big election lead, to seek outright majority

By Elena Becatoros and Derek Gatopoulos - Associated Press

From right to left, New Democracy leader and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras, PASOK-Movement for Change (KINAL) leader Nikos Androulakis, Communist Party of Greece Secretary General Dimitris Koutsoubas, Greek Solution leader Kyriakos Velopoulos, and MeRA25 Secretary Yanis Varoufakis wait for the start of debate at the premises of public broadcaster ERT in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Sunday’s Greek parliamentary election looks likely to be a dress rehearsal for a new round of voting in the busy summer tourist season — barring a surprise coalition deal by dissonant opposition parties. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Focus on coalition horse-trading as Greek election looks unlikely to deliver a strong winner

By Nicholas Paphitis - Associated Press

Greece's Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Volos, central Greece, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Greece's prime minister says his government is exploring a “win-win” solution to one of the world’s most intractable cultural heritage disputes: The fate of the Parthenon Sculptures currently in the British Museum. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greek PM seeks ‘innovative’ solution to decades-old Parthenon Sculpture dispute with British Museum

By Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, poses for a photo with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou at the Presidential palace, in Athens, Saturday, April 22, 2023. Mitsotakis visited the Greek President to officially announce a general election on May 21. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Campaign for Greek election begins with dissolved parliament

By Demetris Nellas - Associated Press

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece, speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Greek PM Mitsotakis: ‘We will not go to war with Turkey’

By Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

Former King Constantine II of Greece arrives for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 7, 2014. Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, has died his doctors announced late Tuesday Jan. 10, 2023. He was 82. (AP Photo/Lionel Bonaventure, Pool, File)

Greece’s former king to be buried as a private citizen

By Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls for support for Ukraine, during a speech to a joint meeting of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Greek prime minister urges American support for Ukraine, defense of democracy

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

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

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A policeman lays injured on the road after an attack by protesters as his colleagues try to help him during clashes in Athens, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Severe clashes broke out Tuesday in Athens after youths protesting an incident of police violence attacked a police station with petrol bombs, and severely injured one officer. (AP Photo/Aggelos Barai)

Youths protesting police violence attack Athens precinct

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks during a parliamentary session in Athens, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Mitsotakis has promised to outline proposed legal changes in parliament on Thursday to make it easier for victims of sexual assault to report the crimes. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greek PM vows legal overhaul in wake of #MeToo allegations

By DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

This image provided from Cyprus' press and information office, Greece's Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seen during a press conference after a meeting with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades at the presidential palace in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Mitsotakis is in Cyprus for one-day official visit. (Stavros Ioannides, PIO via AP)

Greek PM accused of flouting lockdown rules

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