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Dump protest leads to clashes, fire and arrests

A protest against a local dump in Grammatiko,west of Athens, had dire consequences for local officials, police and residents.

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Orthodox Patriarchs kiss and make up

The visit of the newly elected Russian Orthodox Patriarch to Turkey has eased relations between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church.

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25 arrested for human trafficking

One of the largest human trafficking rings in Eastern Europe and the Balkans was busted by Greek police last week.

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EU: recover the subisidies or else

The failure to recover government subsidies from Olympic Airways has seen Greece fined by the European Court of Justice.

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Postcard arrives 22 years late

A postcard that was sent from Nisyros in 1987 reached its intended recipient in the United Kingdom twenty two years after the fact.

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Karatzaferis attacks illegal immigrants with comments falsely attributed to Rudd

The leaders of an extreme right-wing parliamentary group in Greece has used false statements attributed to the Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, to mount an attack against ill

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64 medal haul for Greece in Mediterranean Games

The 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara saw Greece mount its best performance ever with a 64 medal haul.

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Corruption is thriving in Greek public sector

Corruption is rife in the Greek public sector, according to the annual report of the Greek Auditor General released last week.

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Illegal immigration “major threat to the equilibrium of democracy”

EU Vice-President Jacques Barrot warned last week that Greece could be threatened by social unrest from the huge flow of illegal migrants arriving on its shores via Turkey.

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Karamanlis: OSCE summit a success for diplomacy

The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe meeting on Corfu was a ‘great success for Greek foreign policy’, according to the Greek Prime Minister.

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