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Posted on November 4, 2011 by Blogger

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    Frontex is under fire for letting Greece illegally repel migrants as the agency expands to play a more central role at the bloc’s external borders.
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  • Greek Orthodox Church Faces Criticism as Virus Hits Its Ranks February 16, 2021
    Church leaders have backed government restrictions, but defiance by hard-liners and a commitment to the sacrament of communion, taken with a shared spoon, may undercut good intentions.
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  • Olympic Athlete Speaks of Assault and Breaks a Bigger Silence in Greece February 16, 2021
    Sofia Bekatorou, a sailing champion, said she was sexually assaulted by a top sports official, prompting an outpouring of support in a country where the issue has long been ignored.
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  • In Greece, Accusations of Sexual Harassment Rock Arts World February 16, 2021
    Dozens of actors have accused some of the nation’s best-known performers and directors of sexual harassment and abuse, leading to several high-profile dismissals and resignations.
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  • How Much Do You Know About Greece? February 8, 2021
    Can you find Greece on a map? What else do you know about this European nation with 10.7 million people?
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  • Greece Wants Him in Prison. Instead, He’s in the E.U. Parliament. December 23, 2020
    Leaders of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn party were convicted of running a criminal group. But one is living free in Brussels, immune from extradition as a European Parliament member.
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  • It Took a Century to Open a Mosque in Athens. Then Came the Pandemic. November 14, 2020
    The first purpose-built Muslim place of worship in the Greek capital since the Ottoman occupation arrived after decades of delay — just in time for a second coronavirus surge.
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  • In Turkey, a Frantic Rescue Effort After a Deadly Earthquake November 2, 2020
    The quake, centered in the Aegean, killed at least 24 people in Turkey and two in Greece. Ten hours after it struck, rescue workers were still pulling people from rubble in the Turkish city of Izmir.
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  • Dramatic Rescues After Major Earthquake Kills at Least 39 in Turkey November 2, 2020
    The magnitude-7.0 quake that struck in the Aegean Sea also killed at least two people in Greece. Hundreds were injured in Turkey and many thousands displaced.
    The New York Times

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About Drachma

The drachma was reintroduced in 1832, soon after the establishment of the modern state of Greece. It replaced the phoenix at par. The drachma was subdivided into 100 lepta.

The last replaced by the euro in 2001 (at the rate of 340.750 drachma to the euro). The euro did not begin circulating until 2002 but the exchange rate was fixed on 19 June 2000, with legal introduction of the euro taking place in January 2002.

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