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Greece

Two caught with artifacts
9 Mar 2010

Greek police arrested two men last week for trying to sell several artifacts, including a bronze sculpture of emperor Alexander the Great from the 4th century B.C.
"We will become their crisis"
9 Mar 2010

Downtown Athens was paralysed once again on Friday when thousands of Greeks took to the streets to protest against the country’s newly announced package of austerity measures.
Third round of new austerity measures bite hard
4 Mar 2010

The Papandreou government has announced a thid round of austerity measures which are designed to meet European Union demands for savings, rein in the Greek budget deficit and secure European financial support.
ND leader launches attack on Greek PM
3 Mar 2010

Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party leader Antonis Samaras launched a strong attack on Greek Prime Minister George Papandrou in response to his earlier address to PASOK parliamentarians.

Major partner withdraws from coalition government
16 Feb 2010

Cyprus President Demetris Christofias has expressed regret over the decision by the Social Democrats Movement EDEK to withdraw from the governing coalition over their opposition to the government's strategy on bilateral talks.
UN chief seeks ‘courage’ on Cyprus
8 Feb 2010

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week called on both communities of Cyprus to show the necessary “courage” to reunify the divided island following talks with political leaders in Nicosia
Christofias: Cautious about progress of talks
18 Jan 2010

Cyprus President Demetris Christofias has said he is very cautious to speak about convergences during the first phase of the intensive talks, in the framework of the ongoing direct negotiation process, to solve the Cyprus problem.

Tourist rescued from NZ mountain after texting family in Greece
8 Feb 2010

Text messages from New Zealand mountain to Greece saves life of lost Greek climber
Blind Homer moves to UK coastal home
8 Feb 2010

Homer the turtle who was deliberately blinded off the coast of Greece has found a new home in Cornwall.
Greeks help rescue 24 year old
25 Jan 2010

A Greek rescue team in Haiti was involved in the rescue of a 24-year-old Haitian man from a collapsed hotel.

Greece high on list for EU tourists
15 Mar 2010

Greece is the fourth most popular tourist destination in the European Union in 2010 according to the Eurobarometer survey.

Record number of Greek candidates in SA elections
15 Mar 2010 Alexandros Logothetis

A total of 20 Greek Australians are candidates in the South Australia elections which will take place on March 20.
Pavlidis launches network on International Women’s Day
14 Mar 2010 Catherine Kladakis

Whittlesea councillor, Kris Pavlidis launched a new woman’s advocate network, Women Matter Two (WM2) on International Women's Day.
20 percent of Greeks below poverty line
14 Mar 2010

Twenty percent of Greece’s population are facing poverty according to a survey conducted by the National Statistics Service on living conditions and income earned in 2008.
Greek Australian to climb Everest
9 Mar 2010

Greek Australian mountain climber John Kazanas is preparing to take on the challenge of a lifetime.
Tough times: Greek cuts bite into local services
9 Mar 2010 Alexandros Logothetis

The new austerity measures announced by Greece have raised significant questions about what impact the drastic cuts in public spending will have on the Greek Government services and programs offered to the Greek communities in Australia.

Pavlidis launches network on International Women’s Day
14 Mar 2010

Whittlesea councillor, Kris Pavlidis launched a new woman’s advocate network, Women Matter Two (WM2) on International Women's Day.
First sod turned at Alphington
9 Mar 2010

Alphington Grammar School took the first steps towards its redevelopment last week as the first sod was turned on two major projects.
Fronditha's radiothon raises $80,340 in funds
9 Mar 2010

All funds raised through the 2010 Radiothon will be going towards the expansion of Anesi in Thornbury turning it into a 120 bed facility at an estimated cost of $13 million.

Push for Greek at schools
14 Mar 2010

The Greek academics and educators who are preparing a Greek community submission as part of the Victorian Languages Strategy Discussion Paper, are calling for the inclusion of the Greek language in the new national schools curriculum.
Young Greek of the Week
11 Mar 2010

Nicole Tsotras, who loves yiayia’s tiropita and describes herself best as passionate is our Young Greek of the Week.