Greece
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Charismatic shipowner dies at 76
Vassilis Konstantakopoulos, one of Greece’s best-known shipowners has died at the age of 76.
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Siemens divides parties
Ex-PM Simitis leads criticism from politicians named in MPs’ report on scandal
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Boy George returns icon
Eighties pop icon Boy George has returned a Cypriot church icon that he bought in the eighties, after a Bishop saw it hanging on the singer’s wall on a TV show.
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Deregulation to open professions
The Greek government has finalised the legislation which will see the deregulation of the ‘closed professions’ in Greece.
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Greek film up for Academy Award
Yiorgos Lanthimos’ Dogthooth was selected as one of nine films that will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards®.
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Diaspora bond being finalised
The Greek government hopes that diaspora bonds will be the secret to unlocking the debt market in the coming months.
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Greek consumers brace for more price hikes
The prices of food items such as bread and meat are set to rise in the next few weeks in Greece.
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Greece to police ignored smoking ban more
Greece said on Tuesday it will enforce a largely ignored smoking ban with hundreds more inspectors, the third time in recent years it has tried to enforce smoking bans in public pl
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Twenty-two missing off Kerkyra coast
Vessel packed with hundreds of migrants, including women and children sinks off coast of Kerkyra (Corfu)
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Five arrests, fear of conspiracy link
The five people arrested, including a German woman, have been charged by Greek authorities for involvement in a terrorist group.