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4.7 billion illegal cigarettes in the market

International tobacco companies with a presence in Greece are worried by the government’s plans to move ahead with a new special consumption tax hike on tobacco products

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Three Golden Dawn MPs to testify next week

Golden Dawn’s Giorgos Germenis, Panayiotis Iliopoulos and Stathis Boukouras are to defend themselves on charges of belonging to a criminal organization

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The movie theatres of Athens

Journalist and history buff Dimitris Fyssas has assembled a plethora of material on movie theatres in the Greek capital from 1896 to 2013

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Tensions peak over university action

Tensions in the higher education sector peaked after administrative employees of two Athens universities decided to prolong their strike action into an 11th week

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Talks drag as troika holds firms

Tough negotiations between the government and the troika edged forward amid ongoing disagreements between the two sides as Athens rejects austerity

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Private sector pays far less than the state

The disparity between public and private sector salaries in Greece ranges between 30 and 58 percent in favor of civil servants, an EC report has revealed

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Testing week lies ahead for government

A crucial week lies ahead for the govt as it continues its discussions with the troika – pressure building for Athens to conclude the review of its adjustment program

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Corfu wedding number 62

British couple gets married in Corfu, for 62nd time

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ECHR: Same rights for same-sex couples

In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights found that the Greek state should accord homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual ones

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Irish woman fights to free husband

Mark Marku was in Ireland when three of the seven armed robberies he was convicted for in Crete took place

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