EU pursues Greece over games law
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The European Commission takes Greece to court for failing to change a law could ban people playing computer games at home.
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ATHENS, Jan 14 (IPS) - The European Commission (EC) announced a formal  investigation Dec. 20 into complaints that the Greek state is  illegally subsidising its national air carrier.
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A Greek policeman is being questioned after a soldier providing Olympic security was shot dead, apparently after playing Russian roulette.
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Those scoffing at Greeceâs ability to put on a secure Games have so far been biting their tongue. Helicopters and a zeppelin patrol the skies and security around the stadiums has been tight.
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The European Union&#39;s executive commission said Wednesday it would open legal proceedings against Greece for its sloppy bookkeeping and underreporting its budget deficit by billions of euros between 1997 and 2003.
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The Greek National Tourism Organization announced Friday that it will take legal action against an advertising firm because it "defamed the country" by continuing an Olympic-related campaign abroad even after the Athens Games were over.
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ATHENS, Greece -- In a rented warehouse in Athens&#39; Alimos neighborhood, a group of Greek florists with blistered fingers are working to be a part of Olympic history.
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The Athens Olympics will cost a total of almost 10 billion euros (&#36;12.09 billion), more than double the original target, pushing Greece's budget gap well above EU limits, finance ministry sources said on Wednesday.
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The European Commission is warning Greece about publishing false information about its public finances.
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European countries who do not sign up to anti-doping laws by the end of 2008 should not be allowed to bid for major international sports events such as the Olympics, European Union sports ministers agreed on Thursday.
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ATHENS Greece has confessed to having been in breach of European Union budget deficit rules since 2000, leading to suggestions that it may not have been entitled to join the common currency after all.
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A group of Greeks seeking compensation from Germany for a 1943 Nazi massacre suffered a setback Thursday when the European Union's high court said EU law does not cover the claim.
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Greece is to face legal action after providing false budget deficit figures between 1997 and 2003, which disguised the country&#39;s repeated breaches of European Union budget rules.
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Greece was rocked by the threat of being  stripped of an Athens Games medal and the host nation's team  manager offered to quit on Friday, as doping overshadowed  Michael Phelps' drive to be Olympic swimming's top medal  winner.
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A member of the Chinese Olympic Committee came to Athens last May. He visited our Olympic sites, which were still under construction, and met members of the Greek Olympic Committee.
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Rosie Goldsmith reports from Greece which has begun to fight hard to save its antiquities and archaeological sites from decay and looting.
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The European Commission said it would sue Greece for submitting incaccurate deficit figures before joining the euro zone in 2001.