Greece
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Education Minister sees no need for university dismissals
Andreas Loverdos wants to go against government policy and refuse to fire any university administrative staff. He claims universities have less administrative staff than they need.
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Mihalis Hatzigiannis detained over false statement
The pop singer’ and his accountant detained over falsifying a police report
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Coalition leaders to hold final meeting ahead of Paris talks
Government officials will look at all the loose ends remaining ahead of the troika’s expected return to Athens in mid-September.
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Greek Church backs anti-racism bill
The Church wants to see the bill “safeguard social peace for all, irrespective of sex, color, religion”.
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Start-ups hold promise for Greece
In 2013, 144 new companies were considered start-ups in Greece.
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Five-day travel card introduced for Athens public transport
Tickets reduced to 1.20 euro but will also last 70 minutes.
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Crisis impacts on migrants
Unable to find work, large numbers of non-Greeks have been buying one-way tickets home.
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Cultural tourism untapped, says study
Rome’s Colosseum and its surroundings have almost quadruple the number of visitors compared to the Acropolis.
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Attack on gay couple in Athens leaves one man hospitalised
It is at least the fifth homophobic attack in the capital this summer.