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  • Verhofstadt urges Greece to take reforms

    Guy Verhofstadt, President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Group in the European Parliament, on Saturday urged Greece to ...

  • Two arrested one sought in Mani for growing cannabis plants

    Twho people have been arrested in Mani in the Peloponnese for allegedly growing cannabis plants.Police on Saturday arrested a 73-year-old American woman and a 48-year-old man from Poland after searching a house in the coastal village of Nyfi, in eastern Mani. They were also seeking another Polish man, aged 46.During the raid on the property, police found 57 cannabis plants, 32 grams of hashish ...

  • Hydra blaze under control

    A forest fire in the Aghia Triada area on the island of Hydra has been brought under control with firefighting planes, authorities said on Saturday.The fire, which broke out on Friday, spread quickly as it was stoked by strong winds. It is not known what caused the blaze.Reports on Saturday said the firefighters remained stationed in the area to prevent the blaze from ...

  • EU leaders to focus on tackling youth unemployment at next summit

    European leaders have decided youth unemployment and the risk of social breakdown are among the toughest challenges they face and finding solutions will be a top priority for the coming months.In a letter released late on Friday, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said youth unemployment was one of the most pressing issues for the 27-member European Union."The June European ...

  • Vrachati gas station robbed

    Police over the weekend were looking for three armed men who robbed a gas station in Vrachati, in the Peloponnese, late on Friday. The incident happened about 11 p.m., when the unidentified men entered the gas station on the Corinth-Patra highway, and demanded money from the two clerks. The suspects got approximately 1,300 euros in cash before fleeing, police said. The clerks, and one ...


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Headhunters (Hodejegerne)

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  • Another Defection As PASOK Unravels

    Former Education Minister Anna Diamantopoulou is giving up on PASOK and breaking away, mulling formation of a rival party, more bad news for the Socialists. ATHENS - After winning the 2009 elections under George Papandreou with 44 percent of the vote, the once-dominant PASOK Socialists are down to 5-7 percent and fraying at the edges with one of its stalwarts, former Education Minister Anna ...

  • Greek government in bid to mend rift over anti-racism bill

    In a bid to mend a widening rift in his fragile government regarding the fate of a contentious anti-racism bill, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is to meet with his coalition partners on Monday afternoon for talks that are expected to be heated amid reports that the smaller parties feel sidelined by conservative New Democracy.The meeting, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the Maximos Mansion, was ...

  • Greece visa pledge attracting investors

    A government initiative aimed at encouraging foreign investment by offering short-term residence permits to entrepreneurs from China, Russia and Arab states has reportedly fuelled strong interest, particularly from the Chinese market following high-level talks in Beijing and Shanghai by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras earlier this month.Less than two weeks after Samaras told a business conference ...

  • Golden Dawn Vows Mosque Protest March

    Angry that the Greek government is paying to renovate a building that will become the country's first official mosque, the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party is reportedly planning to mobilize 100,000 protesters to try to stop it. The Macedonian International News Agency (MINA), which is located in FYROM, said the party's spokesman, Ilias Kasidiaris, told supporters at a rally that there will ...

  • Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery

    Greek authorities evacuated the seafront Monday after a swimmer found a corroded artillery shell just 10 yards from dry land, fished it out and presented it to a lifeguard.A coast guard statement said army explosives experts were rushed to Vouliagmeni beach and safely disposed of the munition. The 30-centimeter (12-inch) round dated to World War II, when much of the coastline around Athens was ...

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