Recent
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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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Golden Greeks shine in Mediterranean Games
18 gold medals across a number of different sports has marked the Greek participation in the Mediterranean Games in Italy.
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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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Greece through to next round
Greece has passed to the second round of the World Under 19s Basketball Championships in New Zealand.
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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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Smokers in Greece react to new bans
The implementation of smoking restrictions in Greece last week has seen strong reactions from smokers in Athens.
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Nimetz: ‘flexibility’ required on the FYROM naming issue
UN mediator, Matthew Nimetz, calls for both Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to be ‘flexible’ on the naming issues.
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Theophanous committal hearing this week
Theo Theophanous will be appearing in court today for the first day of his committal hearing on rape charges.
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Young Greek of the Week
Noddy Angelakos, who loves Yemista and feels that passionate is the one word that best describes him, is our Young Greek of the Week.