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Greece expected to ratify FYROM name agreement in mid-January
After weeks of speculation, a time frame has emerged regarding the Greek Parliamentary vote on the agreement between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). According to reports, …
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Farmer shoots teen asylum seeker in Lesvos
A teenage Syrian was sent to hospital on Tuesday night after a farmer allegedly took out his gun and shot the victim twice, once to the head and once on the legs, …
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Greek Australian lawyers host conference in Rhodes
Over 400 delegates and other members of the international legal community gathered on the island of Rhodes in order to participate in the inaugural International legal conference hosted by the …
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Oldest written record of ‘The Odyssey’ discovered in Olympia
The oldest known extract of Homer’s epic The Odyssey has been discovered in Ancient Olympia by a team of Greek and German Archaeologists. The extract comprises 13 verses from the 14th …
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Air traffic increases in Greece while cruise sector plummets
According to data collected in the first half of 2018, passenger traffic in Greece is witnessing an all-time rise having increased by 45 per cent over the past four years. …
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Vamvakinou: ‘If people can’t find work then there’s something wrong’
The link between settlement and employment was discussed last week at the roundtable hosted by Federal member for Calwell, Maria Vamvakinou MP, the Shadow Minister for Multicultural Australia and Citizenship, Tony …
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‘We have to produce locally, but think globally’
It’s been four years since Wines of Greece, the association representing the country’s winemakers and vine growers, first organised a deployment in Australia, and each year has been more encouraging …
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Zero or low inheritance tax for the immediate family in Greece
Taxes have gone up for the average Greek in the last decade, due to the economic and social crisis. Inheritance taxes, however, have dropped significantly since 2010, mainly for the …
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ECCV responds to the Minister for Citizenship’s article on English language for migrants
Last week, Neos Kosmos published an article by the Hon Alan Tudge MP, in which the federal Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs argued on the contribution of the English …
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State-funded language program to be rolled out in Victorian kindergartens
Preschoolers across Victoria will have the opportunity to learn a language other than English, starting from term one 2019, as part of a state-funded initiative. Marking an Australian first, the …