Greece
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Farmer shoots teen asylum seeker in Lesvos
A teenage Syrian was sent to hospital on Tuesday night after a farmer allegedly took out his gun and shot the victim twice, once to the head and once on the legs, …
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Greek Australian lawyers host conference in Rhodes
Over 400 delegates and other members of the international legal community gathered on the island of Rhodes in order to participate in the inaugural International legal conference hosted by the …
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Oldest written record of ‘The Odyssey’ discovered in Olympia
The oldest known extract of Homer’s epic The Odyssey has been discovered in Ancient Olympia by a team of Greek and German Archaeologists. The extract comprises 13 verses from the 14th …
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Air traffic increases in Greece while cruise sector plummets
According to data collected in the first half of 2018, passenger traffic in Greece is witnessing an all-time rise having increased by 45 per cent over the past four years. …
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Zero or low inheritance tax for the immediate family in Greece
Taxes have gone up for the average Greek in the last decade, due to the economic and social crisis. Inheritance taxes, however, have dropped significantly since 2010, mainly for the …
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Ongoing crisis has deep impact on Greece’s population, study shows
Greece has been facing a well-documented demographic problem since the 1980s, but it was the financial crisis that has given the most decisive blow to the country’s population. Accordign to …
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Greek holiday vacation prices continue to rise
Rents for most high profile locations in Greece are seeing yet another increase, despite the current trend in the devaluation of properties in the country. This conclusion is included in …
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Greek NGO heralds a new dawn in the battle against leukaemia
A special piano recital took place last month in Athens, marking the launch of Aurora, a charity born to celebrate the life and memory of Nicola David-Pinedo and embody her …
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Bank of Greece deems long-term budget surplus targets unfeasible
Last month’s final review of Greece’s bailout program concluded with a debt deal, which according to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras represents a “historic” agreement for Greece to become “a normal …
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Greece sees 50 per cent rise in mortgage applications
Popular short-term leasing platforms such as Airbnb and HomeAway seem to be the reason for Greece showing signs of fast recovery according to the latest bank data made public. A …