Greece
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Greek President calls for Parthenon marbles to be returned from their ‘murky prison’
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos called for the return of the Parthenon marbles from their “murky prison” in a new round of rhetoric for the return of the sculptures that were …
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Dionisis Balourdos on Greece’s demographic transition and fertility policies
Dionisis Balourdos, demographist and economist at EKKE (National Centre for Social Research), recently directed a study on the ageing population problem in Greece on behalf of diaNEOSIS. As things stand, …
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First electric bus to soon be seen around Athens
Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD presented its electric bus model that will soon be making its way to the streets of Athens. The bus is 100 per cent electric, 8.7 metres …
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Costa-Gavras ‘insulted’ by media criticism of government grant he received
Award-winning director Costa-Gavras expressed his dissatisfaction with comments made following a grant he was given by the Greek government for his next film. He stated his “deep insult” following allegations …
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Lemnos’ Gallipoli Campaign Commemorative Services for April 2019 announced
The Regional Government Authorities on Lemnos have advised Melbourne’s Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee of their plans for this year’s commemorations of the Gallipoli campaign on the island. Each year the …
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Register your Greek property or forever lose your rights
The Ktimatolgio / Hellenic Cadastre is currently in the process of collecting new property ownership declarations for various areas throughout Greece as well as confirming declarations that have previously been …
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Greece signs historic agreement with NASA to send own research vehicle to the moon
Greece is one step closer to exploring the moon, following the signing of an historic agreement with NASA on Monday. The Joint Declaration of Cooperation was signed by representatives of …
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Bulgarian suspect denies involvement in death of Australian gangster John Macris
Bulgarian man Yuliyanov J Raychev Serafim, 31, denied any involvement in the death of Australian gangster John Macris at his home in Greece last October. The man who allegedly stalked …
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Extension for filing deeds with Land Registry in Greece
The Land Registry or Cadester (Κτηματολόγιο) of Greece has started its exclusive operation in many areas of the country, and the process is already underway in several towns and villages. …
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Employment prospects likely to improve in Greece
Things are improving in the Greek employment sector. Thirty-one per cent of employers in the country believe the need for more help will rise within the next three months, as …