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Papandreou May Reshuffle Cabinet But Won't Rock Boat
  • Dina Kyriakidou
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  • September 02, 2010
ATHENS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is likely to reshuffle his cabinet in coming days to free up candidates for local elections but he won't risk making major changes to ...
Turkish Jets Continue Incursions Into the Aegean
  • TNH staff
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  • September 02, 2010
NEW YORK -- Turkish military jets once again encroached into Greece's FIR (Flight Information Region) this week and were met by Greek jets who intercepted them three times over the Aegean Sea. Turk...
Tertiary reforms to be unveiled
  • E- Kathimerini
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  • September 02, 2010
ATHENS, Greece - A draft law aimed at overhauling tertiary education will be presented toward the end of September, indicating the start of a three-month period when teachers and professors will be ab...
Siemens Probe Nearing an End
  • E- Kathimerini
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  • September 01, 2010
The parliamentary committee investigating claims that Siemens Hellas paid bribes to Greek public officials and politicians to secure state contracts hopes to wrap up its work by the end of September, ...
Psomiadis to Comply With Samaras' Ultimatum
  • NET, NET 105.8
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  • September 01, 2010
Panagiotis Psomiadis, a candidate for governor of the region of Central Macedonia, announced his decision to comply with Greek Conservative party leader Antonis Samaras' ultimatum to exclude his broth...
Greek Defense Ministry Holds 2nd Round of Talks on Shipyard Sale
  • September 01, 2010
Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Greek Defence Minister Evangelos Venizelos held a second round of talks with Thyssenkrupp AG and Abu Dhabi MAR Group late yesterday on the sale of a Greek shipyard. A “series...
Greek PM Papandreou Proves Resilient, Despite Cuts: Poll
  • August 31, 2010
ATHENS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou still enjoys strong support despite tough austerity measures his socialist government has taken to deal with the country's debt crisis...
Premier’s Legal Adviser Resigns as Aide Recommendations Draw Ire
  • NET, NET 105.8
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  • August 31, 2010
ATHENS -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's legal adviser Glykeria Siuti submitted her resignation on Monday amid uproar over her proposal for the hiring of a 25-year-old aide to the premier wh...
Greek FinMin: Markets Still Assessing Reforms
  • Elena Becatoros - The Associated Press
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  • August 30, 2010
ATHENS, Greece — The international bond markets will likely wait until the end of the year before passing judgment on Greece's efforts to overhaul its economy and pull itself out of a debt crisis that...
Greece's Conservative Party Criticizes Troika Again, Calls for Different Policy Mix
  • August 30, 2010
(ANA-MPA) -- Main opposition New Democracy (ND) party leader Antonis Samaras, in an article published in an Athens weekly on Sunday, again aired and detailed his criticism of the government and the m...
Gov't Vice President on Reshuffle, Economy
  • ANA- MPA
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  • August 30, 2010
Greek Government Vice President Theodoros Pangalos reminded reporters that it was the prime minister's prerogative when and if a reshuffle takes place, merely noting that a consideration of ministers'...
On Sunny Crete, Tourism Season Dented by Greek Crisis
  • Charlotte Turner - AFP
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  • August 30, 2010
ELOUNDA, Greece - It's late afternoon but the relentless summer sun still beats down from a clear sky above picturesque Crete, Greece's largest island. Just outside Elounda, a tourist town on the i...
Greek Young People Would Opt to Emigrate for Jobs, Poll Shows
  • Maria Petrakis
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  • August 30, 2010
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Seven in 10 younger Greeks would abandon the country if they could, as austerity measures crimp incomes and reduce career prospects, an opinion poll shows. Almost 74 percent ...
Netanyahu Offers Natural Gas to Greece
  • Avi Bar-Eli - Haaretz
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  • August 29, 2010
During his recent visit to Greece, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested to his Greek counterpart that the country purchase natural gas from Israel, but did not discuss the move with National In...
Greece Bulks Up Air Defense
  • August 28, 2010
August 28, 2010: Greece is upgrading twelve of its AH-64A Apache helicopter gunships to the AH-64D Block II standard. Greece currently has 19 AH-64As and 11 AH-64Ds. The Block II gear includes a digit...
Greece Defeats China in World Premier, But Basketball Suspensions Stand
  • Brian Mahoney - The Associated Press
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  • August 28, 2010
ISTANBUL — Basketball's governing body has rejected Greece's appeal of two player suspensions stemming from a brawl in a game against Serbia. Patrick Baumann, FIBA's secretary general, said the pun...
Church of Greece Nixes Own Charity
  • E- Kathimerini
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  • August 27, 2010
The Church of Greece decided yesterday to dissolve its charity organization Agapi (Love), formerly known as Allilegi (Solidarity), as a result of the huge debts that it had racked up, although the non...
Greece: PM Holds Talks with Belgian FM
  • ANA- MPA
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  • August 27, 2010
Belgian government vice president and Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere sent a message of strong solidarity from the Belgian government to Greece for the economic crisis that it is facing, as well as ...
Low Greek College Scores to Spur Reform
  • August 26, 2010
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Low scores by applicants applying to Greek universities are spurring the government to reform its educational system, Greece's education minister said. Candidates w...
Greek Legal System to Go Digital
  • August 26, 2010
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Greece says it will spend $47 million to computerize its legal system in an effort to cut down on red tape and speed the dispensation of justice. Justice Minister H...
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