NEWS ARCHIVE - DECEMBER 2010

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December 31, 2010

Bomb blasts in Ambelokipi, and Athens night club

Kathimerini on the bombing which took place at an Athens area court building:

The bombing follows a recent series of letter bomb attacks against foreign embassy's in Athens, and also a molotov firebombing at the Greek Embassy in Buenos Aires which took place within hours of the Ambelokipi attack.

Bombing at Athens night club

The Australia Herald Sun on the bombing trend in Athens ahead of terrorist trials for anarchists:

Public sector government staffing to shrink by a third

An unprecedented staffing reduction is due to take place throughout the Greek public sector. Story at Kathimerini:

Greek majority against leaving euro

A series of public opinion polls conducted by the Kapa Research Firm had results published at the Athens News:

"...58.2 percent of respondents agreed with the statement that Greece has avoided bankruptcy, with 33.5 percent opting for the opposite opinion. Finally, 60.3 percent of respondents are against Greece's exit from the EU and 61 percent are against a possible return to the drachma. "

[Note, simultaneous with the closing down of the Athens Plus publishing venture, the perennial English-language newspaper Athens News has recently overhauled its web site introducing a much better-looking, and easier to use interface.]