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FYROM President blames Greece for deadlock

Gjorge Ivanov, the conservative President of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) blamed Greece for the ongoing impasse in the name dispute while calling upon Brussels

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Fifteen to stand trial for structured bond scandal

The Appeals Justices Council ruled that 15 people should stand trial for the 280-million-euro structured bond sold to Greek social insurance funds at inflated prices

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Bill to decriminalise use of drugs

The government is preparing a bill that would decriminalise the use of drugs in a bid to help users kick the habit and ease overcrowding in Greek prisons

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Decision imminent on taxi owners’ strike

Taxi owners were to hold an emergency meeting last Friday night to decide on the future of their strike

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Fears of far-right rise in crisis-hit Greece

They descended by the hundreds – black-shirted, bat-wielding youths chasing down dark-skinned immigrants through the streets of Athens and beating them senseless in an unprecedente

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Lesvos, Corfu and Laconia up in flames

A wildfire that broke out on Thursday in the region of Ano Tompra, west of Gythio in Laconia prefecture, located in the southern province of Peloponnese, has burned its way through

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Parliament passes key law before EU/IMF visit

Instead of taking their usual long summer recess, Greek lawmakers are working full-time

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Olympic stadium becomes prayer space for muslims

Athens’s Muslim population will be able to celebrate the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on the grounds of the Olympic Stadium of Athens

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Tax cheats face jail

From August 1, a new law passed by the Greek Government empowering police to arrest anyone who owes more than 5,000 euro in back tax

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Tsochatzopoulos files lawsuit at the Human Rights Court

Tsochatzopoulos is cliaming his right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty has been violated following allegedly incriminating statements by two conservative MPs

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