Greece
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War on graffiti takes Sisyphean turn
Municipal cleanup campaign sparks fresh wave of vandalism in central Athens
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New legislation on illegal building works
Engineer Surveyor Christopher Zinas explains the new laws surrounding illegal building works in Greece and how it affects Greek Australians with property
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Pension fund debts lead to new cuts
Debts at pension funds mean new cuts inevitable, unionists say
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Greece rejects UN’s proposal on FYROM name issue
Matthew Nimetz, the UN mediator in a longstanding dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) over the latter’s official name
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Teachers call a five-day strike
Secondary teachers’ unions in Greece decided yesterday to go on a five-day strike starting on Monday 16 September
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Merkel vows to keep reform pressure on Greece
Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Social Democratic challenger Peer Steinbrueck sparred over the debt crisis in southern Europe and Germany’s economic outlook
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Major cities in disagreement over Sunday store opening
Just one in eight Athens merchants is in favour of commercial stores operating on Sundays
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Greeks report vulgar facebook page
A facebook page, entitled ‘F*ck Greece’, has upset Greek people, forcing them to take action by reporting the page.
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Further falls for property prices
Cash-strapped developers in Greece have been adopting somewhat unusual practices in the last few weeks, in a desperate attempt to rid themselves of unsold apartments
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Two decades to create jobs
Labor Institute says employees’ earnings have fallen 41bln since 2009 and it will take 20 years to recreate jobs lost in crisis