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Nikos Konstandaras

Athens, Greece

Nikos Konstandaras is managing editor and a columnist of Kathimerini, the leading Greek morning daily. He is also the founding editor of Kathimerini’s English Edition, which is published as a supplement to The International Herald Tribune in Greece, Cyprus and Albania. He worked as a correspondent for The Associated Press from 1989 to 1997 before joining the Greek press and has reported from many countries in the region. Close.

Nikos Konstandaras

Athens, Greece

Nikos Konstandaras is managing editor and a columnist of Kathimerini, the leading Greek morning daily. He is also the founding editor of Kathimerini’s English Edition, which is published as a supplement to The International Herald Tribune in Greece, Cyprus and Albania. more »

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March 30, 2007 5:49 PM

Greece Changed EU, Can Small States Still?

Greece, a small country on the tip of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, became the 10th member of what is now the European Union in 1981. Since then, both the EU and Greece have changed to a very great extent. Greece’s experience – as the poorest member by far when it joined – may not be indicative of what others will encounter now that the EU comprises 27 members and is undergoing a period of deep introspection. But Greece does show how participation in the union can benefit both sides.

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