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Start of exams as turmoil continues Many of the 94,600 senior high school students who will try to gain a university place this summer begin their exams today as Greece’s tertiary education sector gradually grinds to a standstill due a dispute over reforms.

The Technical University of Crete and the University of Thessaly yesterday confirmed their decisions not to proceed with elections for rectors because

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Central bank says households not overburdened despite increase in loans One in two households have currently contracted some form of debt, usually a credit card or a home-owner’s loan, but the country’s borrowers are not considered to be in over their heads, according to survey results published yesterday.

The Bank of Greece, the country’s central bank, said that a survey it prepared recently showed that 51.4 percent of house

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DJ continues broadcasting while radio studio burns They say the show must go on - but what if your studio bursts into flames?

A radio DJ on Athens station City 99.5FM found himself in such a predicament when during a live broadcast, that was also being filmed for the internet, his studio caught fire.

The film footage shows how during his broadcast, the fire starts in a small rubbish bin behind him.
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Alogoskoufis says gov’t must consider ‘conservative’ Greek society when it comes to changes The reforms which the government has pursued to date and those it will attempt in future take into account the tolerance of Greek society, which is “conservative� with regard to big changes, Economy Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis said yesterday.

“We do not make harsh changes but we make necessary ones. We wish to move in parallel with society,� he

Life & Health

Community leaders to meet today as Nicosia worries about Ankara stance As Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat prepare to meet today to discuss the prospects for a new peace drive, officials in Nicosia expressed concern that Ankara opposes the island’s reunification. A recent statement by Turkey’s National Security Council indicates that Ankara wants two separate states on Cyprus, according to Cyprus govern

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Eleftheria Arvanitaki We’re sitting in Eleftheria Arvanitaki’s elegant central Athens apartment, reminiscing about a Saturday evening a decade ago. After an epic four hour open concert by her, we’d ended up in a street café in the small hours, our little daughters falling asleep while the big people consumed good food, wine and conversation.

Were those little gir

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Greek Double Standards If you live in Greece, like myself, you are bombarded with images on tv shows and celebrity life where you see very old men dating very young women. Does TV mimic real life? Or vice versa? SURE DOES. I can’t even count how many times I have seen girls my age dating 60+ men in the last 4 years I have lived in Athens.

In fact, from what I understand, it is encouraged. Many