Greece
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Visitors down, predictions bleak
The number of visitors to Greece is down and the prediction for the number of tourists to Greece over the next 12 months are bleak.
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36th anniversary of Polytechnic protests
Greece last week commemorated the 36th anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising of 1974 with a series of events in Athens.
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Peaceful rally ends with police sweep
More than 270 demonstrators were detained following the demonstration in Athens to mark the Polytechneio uprising.
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Church rails against ‘unfair’ tax hit
The Church of Greece said last week that it is not willing to pay for “other people’s mistakes” in response to a recent government decision to impose a one-off property tax on its
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Alket Rizaj nabbed
Twice-escaped convict Alket Rizaj was caught by police on Monday after being on the run since his daring helicopter escape with fellow inmate, 42-year-old Vassilis Paleokostas, in
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Clinton and Papandreou meet on Berlin sidelines
In Berlin, the Greek PM Papandreou briefed Clinton in his trip to Cyprus and Greece’s expectations for a solution to the name dispute with Skopje.
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Equal rights for migrant children
Prime Minister George Papandreou at an international migration conference in Athens announced that all children born to migrants from now on will automatically acquire Greek citize
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Lesvos migrant centre shut down
At an international conference on migration held near Athens last week, the new government announced the closing of the Lesvos illegal migrant detention centre.
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon strikes a cord with Papandreou
At global migration conference last week Papandreou recognised the impact immigrants have had on Greece’s economy.