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Sunday, July 5, 2015

Referendum in Greece: the view from expat Greeks in Edinburgh

With the future of their country hanging in the balance, Greeks in Scotland – together with a million other exiles worldwide – watch and wait from afarAs Greece goes to the polls for its bailout referendum on Sunday, one million Greeks living abroad can only watch and wait. Some in the UK have flown to their homeland to vote, but most will watch events unfold from afar, and with apprehension.Solidarity rallies took place over the weekend in London, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol, and Edinburgh, which has strong links with Greece, with three Orthodox churches, Greek schools and an annual film festival. Continue reading...


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