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Annual Book Festival opens at Zappeion in Athens
Friday, September 03, 2010 (33 reads) We do not endorse external links

The 39th annual Book Festival opened Friday in the courtyard of the Zappeion Mansion in central Athens.

Athens: Turkey must lift threat
Friday, September 03, 2010 (24 reads) We do not endorse external links

A foreign ministry spokesman on Thursday stressed that Turkey must withdraw a threat to initiate hostilities against Greece in the event that Athens decides to legally extend the country's territorial waters to 12 nautical miles.

PM awarded Quadriga Award
Thursday, September 02, 2010 (44 reads) We do not endorse external links

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will be amongst the recipients of Germany's prestigious Quadriga award for 2010 for his social contributions and high-profile efforts to reform Greece's fiscal policies in tandem with efforts to avert the country's bankruptcy, it was announced on Wednesday.

Gov't: Good intentions via actions, not words
Thursday, September 02, 2010 (39 reads) We do not endorse external links

Greece will not back down from its territorial rights and expects Ankara to prove its good intentions with actions rather than just words, government spokesman George Petalotis stressed on Wednesday.

Celebrating the 2,500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 (53 reads) We do not endorse external links

The municipality of Marathon in Attica on Tuesday announced a programme of events to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary since the historic Battle of Marathon on September 12. On this crucial battlefield, the ancient Athenians managed to thwart invasion by a numerically superior Persian force, inaugurating an era in which Greece flourished and laid the foundations of western culture.

PM briefed on nationwide anti-smoking ban
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 (48 reads) We do not endorse external links

Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday received the "anti-smoking committee, along with the relevant health minister, whom he congratulated for what he called their "exceptional work".

PASOK: Local gov't candidacies on Sun.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 (62 reads) We do not endorse external links

Ruling PASOK's candidates for November's local and regional elections pre-occupied the largest part of Monday's lengthy meeting at the Maximos Mansion, chaired by Prime Minister George Papandreou.

Ban on smoking in indoor public places from Sept. 1
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 (62 reads) We do not endorse external links

As of Wednesday, September 1 there will be a blanket ban on smoking in all indoor public areas throughout Greece, with stiff fines for transgressors. The ban applies equally to work places and recreational venues, without the option of a special smoking area, except in the case of casinos and recreational venues larger than 300 square metres playing live music. For the last two categories, there will be an eight-month transitional period and the full ban will begin to apply from June 1, 2011.

FinMin on VAT
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 (62 reads) We do not endorse external links

Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou, referring to the possibility of an increase in VAT for various products as well as for Public Power Corporation (DEH) bills, said that "we are examining plans and solutions that will not burden the Greek households."

Exhibition on ... exam cheats
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 (70 reads) We do not endorse external links

An original and humorous exhibition illustrates how resourceful, imaginative and, of course, dishonest even the dullest students can become at exam time has been organised by the Thessaloniki University's economics department.

Merchant marine fleet 5.1% up
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 (61 reads) We do not endorse external links

Greece’s merchant marine fleet grew 5.1 pct in June, compared with the same month in 2007, after a decline of 5.8 pct recorded in the 2004-2007 period, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Monday.

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