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Greece
6-year-old girl drowns as boat carrying immigrants founders off Greek islet
A 6-year-old girl drowned when a small boat crammed with immigrants trying to enter Greece illegally sank off an eastern Aegean Sea islet.
May 15, 2013
Greek lorry driver jailed after four-year campaign by victim's mother to uncover truth about son's death
A mother who refused to accept the lies of a Greek lorry driver who killed her son on holiday has finally seen him jailed after a four-year campaign for justice.
Daily Mail: May 15, 2013
AEK set for liquidation and third tier
AEK Athens said on Tuesday it was preparing to declare bankruptcy and seek relegation to the third division.
eKathimerini: May 15, 2013
Fitch upgrades Greece credit rating on financial progress
Ratings agency Fitch upgraded Greece's credit rating, citing progress in cutting its budget deficit and the risk of a eurozone exit receding.
BBC: May 15, 2013
EU commissioner criticizes Greece for refusing Syrians asylum
The European Union's top immigration official criticized Greece on Tuesday for refusing asylum to Syrian refugees and detaining other migrants that flock to its borders under "unacceptable" conditions.
Yahoo! News: May 15, 2013
Greek, Turkish authorities join forces in a fight against mosquitoes
Greek authorities of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace prefectures joined their Turkish counterparts in a meeting to deal with mosquito infestation on either side of Evros river,
May 15, 2013
Three female demonstrators in Halkidiki mining area face prosecutor
Local people on Monday gathered outside the courthouse in Polygyros, Halkidiki, in northern Greece, in a show of support to three women arrested a day earlier, when tensions flared between protesters and police during a rally by residents
May 15, 2013
Greek state workers to strike against teachers' walkout ban
Greek public sector workers will walk off the job on Tuesday to protest against a government decision to ban a strike by high-school teachers that would disrupt university entrance exams.
Reuters: May 13, 2013
Greece plans bond market return first half of next year - PM
Greece plans to sell bonds at some point early in 2014, ending four years of exclusion from international capital markets, the country's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Monday.
Reuters: May 13, 2013
KKE leader criticizes government over education, state of social security
The implementation of the "dogma of 'law and order' to secondary education teachers before they even start striking is the pinnacle of authoritarianism," Communist Party of Greece (KKE) secretary general Dimitris Koutsoumbas said on Monday
May 13, 2013