Greece
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Greek goats top the pop lists in European Union study
When it comes to goats the European Union country with more of them than any other is Greece, a Eurostat study has concluded. In fact Greece has nearly a million …
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Brexit has strengthened the cause for return of the Parthenon Marbles
With Brexit finally being realised, Greece’s culture minister believes the time is right to step up the campaign to get the Parthenon Marbles out of the British Museum and back …
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Revolutionary CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients available in Greece
The promising CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients was tried at a Greek public hospital for the first time on 22 January. A patient suffering from a chemoresistant primary mediastinal …
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Greek minimum wage rises and average earnings increase
The economic crisis in Greece saw wages plummet, unemployment spike and a huge brain drain away from the country as professionals sought jobs abroad. A domino of bankruptcies left behind …
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Canadian company to open offices in Athens to create 600 jobs
A Canadian company has announced it is expanding its operations in Europe and is to create more than 600 jobs in Athens, a city it says that is one of …
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Hard Rock heads to courts to reverse old Athens airport casino decision
Hard Rock International has filed a pre-trial appeal in Greece against the decision by the Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) to grant the initial rights to develop a casino resort in …
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Greek company develops cheap system to test offshore wind power
A Greek innovation is offering huge savings in the offshore wind energy field and has received a European Commission award a two million euro funding grant. The Floatmast, a floating …
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Greece condemned for plans to build a floating barrier to deter migrants in the Aegean
Human rights groups have condemned Greece’s plans to build a 2.75km-long floating barrier off its Aegean coastline to deter migrants from Turkey after the Greek Defence Ministry put out a …
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Greek high-schoolers to benefit from international exchange programme
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) is providing support for a three-year pilot programme to give 50 Greek high school students the opportunity to spend a semester on an international exchange …
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Hard Rock offers to build 1 billion euro complex at old Athens airport
Hard Rock International has promised to invest one billion euros for an integrated casino resort (IRC) at the Hellenikon International Airport site near Piraeus if it wins the international tender …