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How changes in taxable values will affect Greek real estate

Changes to the taxable values of property in Greece are expected to cause fluctuations to other taxes and fees pertaining to real estate. According to the Greek daily newspaper Eleftheros …

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Olympic champ Sofia Bekatorou meets with prosecutor to testify on sexual abuse allegations

Veteran Olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou was summoned to testify before prosecutor Sotiria Papageorgakopoulou on Wednesday, after she reported that she had been sexually abused by a Sailing Federation official in …

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Stint in Greek army was no picnic but life lessons were plentiful

There is nothing quite like being dressed to the nines, G3 rifle rests on your shoulder, your arms swing in time with your legs marching in unison with your comrades …

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Tsitsipas: ‘Aussie Greeks are the proudest people I know’

It’s been only a few days since Stefanos Tsitsipas arrived in Australia, but the World No. 6 is already watering the seeds of Tsitsipomania once again in the hearts of …

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Greek telecom giant to enhance key locations with free high-speed internet for visitors

Greek telecommunications giant COSMOTE in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sports announced on Wednesday that it will provide free wireless internet to visitors at major archaeological sites and …

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National service in Greek armed forces to be extended to a year

Military service in Greece is set to be increased by three months so that conscripts will complete a full year of service, the Minister of National of Defence, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, …

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Conflict over voting rights for Greeks living abroad in Greek Parliament

Derogatory views of Greeks living abroad were heard in Greek Parliament when the Radical Left Coalition SYRIZA lawmakers took the floor. Greek left-wing SYRIZA lawmaker Pavlos Polakis refered to the …

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Almost 250 of Germany’s 709 Members of Parliament are urging the government to allow in more refugees stuck in Greece

The cross-parties “Christmas appeal” which cites humanitarian concerns by MPs of the Greens, the Social Democrats and the Left Party but also by dozens of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc and …

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Greeks take to the beach to escape lockdown in unusually warm January

Many Greeks took to the beach on the weekend after the country experienced unusually high temperatures for January, usually a month of cold. In central parts of Greece temperatures climbed …

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Greece doubles its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea

A decree doubling Greece’s territorial waters on its western coast facing Italy and Crete from six to 12 nautical miles has been approved by the nation’s supreme court. The decree …

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