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EC keeps Greece on tight rein
European Commission officials last week approved the Greek Stability and Growth Programand welcomed the additional measures heralded by Prime Minister George Papandreou in a televi
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UN chief seeks ‘courage’ on Cyprus
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week called on both communities of Cyprus to show the necessary “courage” to reunify the divided island following talks with polit
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Glum Greeks top EU chart
Greeks are the most pessimistic European citizens according to the results of a Eurobarometer survey released last week.
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Blind Homer moves to UK coastal home
Homer the turtle who was deliberately blinded off the coast of Greece has found a new home in Cornwall.
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Greek mission to Haiti
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis is heading a Greek mission to quake-stricken Haiti with humanitarian aid.
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Three way pact to protect Prespes Lakes
Greek Environment Minister Tina Birbili and her counterparts from neighbouring Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) last week signed a trilateral pact for
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Rise in anti-migrant sentiment
Six out of 10 citizens believe that immigration is having a negative impact on society and diluting Greek national identity, according to the results of a new survey
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Greeks go receipt-crazy
Changes in Greek taxation law has seen consumers demanding receipts from shopkeepers to be able to claim their deductions.
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Staff stand trial over carbon monoxide deaths
Two Thomas Cook employees are standing trial in Corfu over the deaths of two children from carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Marysville: Reborn from the ashes
Anastasia Zarifopoulos reflects one year later on life before and after the Black Saturday inferno hit Marysville.