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International travellers opt to pay for smokes than dump them
Overseas travellers who have exceeded the duty-free tobacco limit imposed by the govt have opted to pay additional duty and GST rather than dump the product
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Deadline for declaring illegal homes extended to January
The Environment Ministry said that it is extending the deadline for Greeks who own illegally built or illegally altered homes to declare their properties.
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Officer took part in market attack
A police officer has been suspended from work after it emerged that he played an active role in Golden Dawn’s raid on an open-air market Mesolongi.
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Athens’ homeless strikes a chord with Greek Australian MP
Greek Australian Labor MP Steve Georganas was deeply moved by a visit to an Athens Homeless Centre earlier this year.
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Strike stops school year before it begins
The new school year for Greece will be disrupted tomorrow by a strike by primary school teachers and a 3 hr strike by secondary teachers.
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Golden Dawn, police at loggerheads
The Public Order Ministry was locked in a dispute with Golden Dawn following a decision to revoke the party’s right for state-appointed body guards.
Features –
Greece is crumbling – is there any way out?
Greece’s ties to the euro, along with four decades of mismanagement and corruption, means unimaginably difficult reforms.
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Troika sends coalition back to drawing board
Coalition looking for new savings after troika rejects some cuts.
Dialogue –
Death of a stereotype
From the ‘80s to now, Dean Kalimniou looks at how perceptions and stereotypes have changed for Greeks and Australians