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Teacher shortage government’s biggest challenge

Greek education minister Anna Diamantopolou said the current teacher shortage is the sector’s biggest challenge.

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Himara killing: Albanian held

The man wanted for allegedly murdering an ethnic Greek in the Albanian town of Himara turned himself in to police.

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Greece gets second loan tranche from the EU/IMF

Euro finance ministers are expected to approve the second tranche, which totals nine billion euros, 6.5 billion from the eurozone and 2.5 billion euro from the IMF when they meet o

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Heat turned up on tax cheats

Greek Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou’s met with the head of the financial crimes squad (SDOE), Yiannis Kapeleris where it was decided to set up five teams that will g

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Greece and Israel build on relationship

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enjoyed a two day visit to Greece last week which saw both countries seeking to strengthen their military co-operation and the establishme

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Greek PM ponders next moves

Papandreou and several of his ministers headed to the island of Paros to consider his PASOK’s list of candidates for the November local elections, which, sources say, is likely to

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Athens retailers reeling

Fifteen percent of retail businesses in Athens have closed because of the debt crisis and ensuing recession, a study released by a leading trader association

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Sharp increase in teacher retirement

The number of Greek teachers applying to retire has tripled in the last year according to the Greek Deputy Minister for Education Evi Christofilopoulou.

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Housing prices down by up to 10 percent

Residential property prices in the first six months of the year fell by an average of 4 to 10 percent in Athens

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Greece meets all targets

EU and IMF officials say Greek reforms are ‘on track’

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