Greece
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Lesbians flock to home of Sappho for festival
Lesbians from across Europe are flocking to Greece for the tenth annual International Women’s Festival
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IMF to send permanent monitors
Kathimerini is reporting the IMF will send two officials to Athens, permanently
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Greece clinches deal on shipyard sale
After tough and painful negotiations the negotiating teams today initialled the deal
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Reforms proposed to university admissions
Proposed reforms to the unversity admissions program could see high school students studying fewer subjects more intensively
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PM: Reforms have just started
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says economic reforms will be steady
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Athens Nike temple unveiled
The temple of Nike has undergone massive restoration works, and was unveiled last week.
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Anniversary marks Battle of Marathon
Marathon’s city council announced a program of events to mark the 2,500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon
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Leaders continue property discussions in Cyprus
Talks continue about the “very complex” property issues in Cyprus.
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Greek job prospects among world’s worst
A survey shows Greece joins Italy and the Czech Republic on weak job prospects
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Autumn starts with new smoking bans
Smoking is now illegal in all indoor public areas in Greece