Greece
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Cretan pupils posed online with Nazi signs
Teachers have taken action against the emergence of extreme right-wing groups in schools in Crete
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Greece high on list for EU tourists
Greece is the fourth most popular tourist destination in the European Union in 2010 according to the Eurobarometer survey.
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20 percent of Greeks below poverty line
Twenty percent of Greece’s population are facing poverty according to a survey conducted by the National Statistics Service on living conditions and income earned in 2008.
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Papandreou in Washington
The Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, spent two days in Washington last week meeting with US President Barack Obama and other senior figures in his administration.
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Nationwide strike brings Greece to standstill
More than 30,000 people took to the streets of Athens on Thursday as part of the second nationwide strike in Greece against the austerity measures announced by the Papandreou gover
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Two caught with artifacts
Greek police arrested two men last week for trying to sell several artifacts, including a bronze sculpture of emperor Alexander the Great from the 4th century B.C.
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“We will become their crisis”
Downtown Athens was paralysed once again on Friday when thousands of Greeks took to the streets to protest against the country’s newly announced package of austerity measures.
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Third round of new austerity measures bite hard
The Papandreou government has announced a thid round of austerity measures which are designed to meet European Union demands for savings, rein in the Greek budget deficit and se
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ND leader launches attack on Greek PM
Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party leader Antonis Samaras launched a strong attack on Greek Prime Minister George Papandrou in response to his earlier address to PASOK parlia
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Greek PM: tough measures to be taken on economy
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, addressed PASOK parliamentarians on Tuesday where he announced that a further round of tough austerity measures will need to be implemented.