Greece
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Tourist season a stress test for Greek ports
Years of insufficient investment in infrastructure has resulted in ports being unable to accommodate the huge number of passengers coming through.
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Greek economic sentiment indicator on the rise
The European Commission’s Greek economic sentiment index reached its highest level since February 2015.
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Former Greek Statistic Bureau head found guilty of breach of faith
Andreas Georgiou accused of intentionally inflating Greece’s 2009 deficit figures.
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Pyrros Dimas: ‘Syriza made me leave Greece’
The Olympic weightlifting champion and former MP has blamed the Greek government for his decision to seek employment in the US.
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BBC laments the decline of Greek ‘whistling’ language
Residents of Antia in Evia have been using a whistled language to communicate across distant valleys for 2,500 years.
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Ancient DNA reveals living Greeks are descendants of Mycenaeans
The study’s findings have dispelled various scholars’ claims that call into question whether modern Greeks are descendants of the ancients.
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‘Love you Greece’
Kris Jenner cruises the Greek islands with the Hilfigers and her boyfriend.
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€7 billion project to transform Elliniko includes six towers
Plans include a Tourism, Leisure and Business Park with a Health and Wellness area and resort, 5-star hotel, conference halls and casino with coastal views of Athens and Piraeus.
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Prince Charles and Camilla on holiday in Corfu
The royals are guests at the Rothschild Villa in Kerasia.
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Tsipras and Varoufakis spar over crisis history
War of words breaks out as PM and former minister reveal tensions of 2015.