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Helena Smith

Greek election confusion raises fresh fears over ability to pay debts
Article
/ 24 August 2015

Greek election confusion raises fresh fears over ability to pay debts

Confusion over the timing of fresh elections in Greece has threatened to jeopardise the prospects for a smooth transition to a new government.

By Helena Smith
Dusk settles briskly on Greece’s Golden Dawn
Article
/ 4 October 2013

Dusk settles briskly on Greece’s Golden Dawn

Members had been trained in Nazi-style hit squads to "attack immigrants for fun".

By Helena Smith
Hollywood stars give Greek tourist industry A-list endorsement
Article
/ 6 August 2012

Hollywood stars give Greek tourist industry A-list endorsement

Brad Pitt and Angela Jolie are among the stars returning to Greece as its stricken economy gets a boost from a surge in bookings.

By Helena Smith
Enraged Greeks round on unsympathetic Lagarde
Article
/ 1 June 2012

Enraged Greeks round on unsympathetic Lagarde

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde’s description of Greeks as rampant tax dodgers has provoked a furious reaction in Athens

By Helena Smith
Debt and regret in Athens
Article
/ 24 May 2012

Debt and regret in Athens

The flame for the London Olympics was recently lit in Greece. Helena Smith looks at the legacy of the 2004 Athens Games

By Helena Smith
Return the Elgin marbles, Stephen Fry tells Britain
Article
/ 2 April 2012

Return the Elgin marbles, Stephen Fry tells Britain

Actor Stephen Fry has called on the UK to use the London 2012 Olympics to "redress a great wrong" and return the Parthenon sculptures to Athens.

By Helena Smith
Angry Greeks condemn EU plot to control its finances
Article
/ 30 January 2012

Angry Greeks condemn EU plot to control its finances

Germany’s plan to install a commissioner in Athens with veto powers over the Greek budget has been dismissed as "laughable".

By Helena Smith
Greece’s debt talks threatened by rising pressure
Article
/ 23 January 2012

Greece’s debt talks threatened by rising pressure

Hopes of a deal between Greece and creditors in time for Monday’s eurozone meeting have been dashed amid increased pressure to accept bigger losses.

By Helena Smith
Protests expected ahead of Greek debt write-off talks
Article
/ 18 January 2012

Protests expected ahead of Greek debt write-off talks

Greece expects further protests as international creditors arrive to begin crucial talks on plans to write off some of the country’s debts.

By Phillip Inman and Helena Smith
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Article
/ 10 June 2011

Who owns the works of Zorba’s creator?

A row over the rights to the works of Greece’s most celebrated writer, Nikos Kazantzakis, is intensifying.

By Helena Smith
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Article
/ 3 June 2011

Protests flare as Greece faces next hurdle

The banner flapped in the wind for almost a week, surviving the rigours of sun and sudden downpour.

By Helena Smith
Anger engulfs Athens
Article
/ 10 May 2010

Anger engulfs Athens

Protesters’ fury turns fatal as the Greek capital buckles under unrest.

By Helena Smith
Greek heritage crumbles
Article
/ 12 March 2010

Greek heritage crumbles

The economic crisis has accelerated the decline of the country’s incomparable archaelogical sites.

By Helena Smith
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Article
/ 12 February 2010

Greeks wake up to their tsunami

From empty shops to half-full theatres, restaurants, concert halls and hotels, the signs are everywhere: economic crisis has come to Greece.

By Helena Smith
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/ 23 October 2009

Baklava for peace

A Greek café in the heart of Turkey signals a thaw in relations.

By Helena Smith

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