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Crisis changing Greeks' college choices, research indicates
SocietyThe Greek crisis has witnessed a boom in students seeking a career in the military or police... of income such as the military and police academies. But there has also been a drop in those... increase between 2009 and 2011 in courses that could lead to a career in the military or police
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Tsipras prepares for first visit to Turkey with refugee crisis in focus
PoliticsForeign Policy: “That is, not just police station-to-police station in Evros, or coast guard-to-coast guard in the Aegean... guard stations or all of the police stations and so on.” -The creation of “hotspots” in Turkey
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Paris attacks likely to place extra pressure on Greece over refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyabout lax police measures on the overwhelmed Aegean islands and it is likely that new questions... to be interviewed by police officers and interpreters when their details are entered onto... Greek police and coast guard personnel often have to work overtime to process the refugees
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Tsipras sets out social policy goals in last stage of effort to shift political debate
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government’s response has been to prompt the police to be more proactive in Exarchia and Thessaloniki... its opposition to police operations in Thessaloniki aimed at clearing squats in the northern city, which led to around 70 arrests. Following the police raids, anarchists occupied SYRIZA’s main offices
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Factionalism rears its head in build-up to SYRIZA's congress
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter police in Thessaloniki cleared three squats in the northern city that were being used to house... that at first may appear trivial. The first anomaly prompted by the police operations in Thessaloniki...’ Protection Minister Nikos Toskas, who said that the police had his full backing, was stark
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New Democracy latches on to SYRIZA confusion over law and order
PoliticsGreek Politics” front. The decision by police in Thessaloniki last week to clear squats in the northern city... the police, expressing support for what they see as acts of solidarity such as the Thessaloniki squats... up, and police suggesting that at least one bullet from an assault rifle was fired at a building
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SYRIZA seeks to re-connect with left through contested university changes
PoliticsGreek Politicsushers back in the so-called “asylum” scheme, which prevents police from entering university grounds unless they have appropriate authorisation. Tsipras suggested that students would be able to police... rather than debating whether the police should be allowed to enter university grounds to arrest
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Strike legislation, auctions present Athens with challenges in wake of SLA
EconomyProgrammeoff the transactions because of the high demands on police this week. Almost 3,000 police officers..., while a heavy police presence was also expected in Athens on Wednesday for the protests marking
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demands on police this week. Almost 3,000 police officers were placed on duty for the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday and Friday, while a heavy police presence was also
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Reshuffle expected to follow minister's departure in wake of Mati disaster
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the crude efforts by ministers and police and fire chiefs to insist that no mistakes were made... that the heads of the police force and the fire service would be changed. There have been numerous... with colleagues on the ground who were trying to contain the July 23 blaze. The removal of the police
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