PARIS: OECD MINISTERIAL MEETING
Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis presides over the OECD Ministerial Council at the French Foreign Ministry May 23, 2006. Industrialised economies are growing at 3.1 percent this year, the OECD said as it warned that the United States may have to raise interest rates further but that the European Central Bank should wait. (UPI Photo/William Alix)
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ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The New Democracy party said Sunday that Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis has conceded defeat to Socialist leader George Papandreu in Greece's election.
ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline will position Greece as a vital energy hub for the Balkans, said Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis.
ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis staged a major reshuffling of his Cabinet Wednesday in the wake of continuing youth protests.
PATRAS, Greece, June 9 (UPI) -- Residents of two western Greek provinces were living outdoors Monday after a strong earthquake killed two people and injured 100 others.
ATHENS, Greece, March 6 (UPI) -- The Athens Stock Exchange resumed trading Thursday afternoon after being closed for three days by a strike over pensions that spread to other sectors.
ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The head of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Christodoulos, died at his Athens home Monday of liver cancer at the age of 69.
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MOSCOW, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The Athens authorities have decided to buy 415 BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles from Russia.
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- As Greek firefighters scramble to control scores of wildfires, the story of one man has emerged -- how he saved his house by fighting fire with wine.
ATHENS, Greece, June 11 (UPI) -- Archbishop Christodoulos, the head of the Church of Greece, has been hospitalized in Athens with symptoms of gastroenteritis.
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