Greece
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House prices to drop in 2014
House prices in Greece are set to slide again in 2014, extending the crisis in the property market for one more year, according to an annual market report by Eurobank.
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More than 100 mln euros given to NGOs
Church NGO shut down for irregularities shown to have received 23 million euros.
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Korydallos’ atrocious conditions
The hospital wing of Greece’s largest prison houses 200 ill inmates instead of 60.
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Greek airports enjoy upturn in arrivals
Athens and Thessaloniki airports enjoy a flux of recent arrivals
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Greece will not give up WWII claims
German President acknowledges only a “moral responsibility”.
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Unemployment rate at 27.5 pct
Greece’s unemployment rate fell slightly in December, with 27.5 per cent of the workforce registered as being out of a job, according to the Hellenic Statistics Authority.
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Greeks make Forbes rich list
Spiros Latsis, Aristotelis Mistakidis and Philip Niarchos have a combined fortune of $8.2 bln.
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More transparency for Bank of Greece
Despite disagreement with troika, that sees needs up to 9 bln euros, the central bank will put them at 6 bln.
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COSCO to bid for OLP
The Chinese company aims to turn the port of Piraeus into the biggest port in the Mediterranean.
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Naxos among best islands in world
TripAdvisor names the Greek island as the sixth best in the world.