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Greece uses emergency power on striking teachers

May 13, 2013   ·   0 Comments

BY DEREK GATOPOULOS ASSOCIATED PRESS ATHENS, Greece – The Greek government said Monday it will use emergency powers to prevent protesting teachers from disrupting university entrance ...

Toronto Fest to Spotlight Athens

Jennie PunterVarietyToronto. The Greek capital of Athens will be the focus of the Toronto Film Festival’s City to City program, artistic director Cameron Bailey and ...

Thessaloniki Water Rises on Greek Asset Sales Plan: Athens Mover

Thessaloniki Water & Sewage Co. (EYAPS) rose the most in eight months ahead of a parliamentary committee meeting to discuss Greek government plans to sell ...

Prosecutors Call for Investigation on Greek Deficit

ATHENS — Greek prosecutors called on Tuesday for a criminal inquiry into the actions of the head of Elstat, the country’s statistical authority, and two ...

Qatari interest in Greece seen to be growing

By Vangelis Mandravelis The improvement of the macroeconomic climate in Greece combined with the volatile situation in the Middle East has put this country firmly ...

Shop workers protest in Greece against Sunday opening

Private sector shop employees in Greece have staged a one-day strike against having to work on Sundays. Hundreds marched in Athens and there were some ...

History Shows Why Germany Should Help Greece

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has at last opened the door to the possibility of writing off Greek debts, but only several years from now. As ...

Ankara criticizes Greece for promotion of Karayilan’s book

  Murat Karayılan, a senior leader of the PKK, speaks to the Associated Press in the Qandil Mountains straddling the Iraqi-Turkish border in this Oct. ...

Greece’s Syriza Party Widens Lead Over Conservatives

ATHENS–Greece’s opposition Syriza party has widened its lead over coalition leader New Democracy, according to a new poll Monday, underscoring the government’s fragility as it ...

Amid the Echoes of an Economic Crash, the Sounds of Greek Society Being Torn

Aris Messinis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images One indication of the effects of the economic crisis: people waiting for donated food in Athens. By RACHEL DONADIO ATHENS ...

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