Greece
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Varoufakis fuels confusion over reforms
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker declared that Greek finance minister Yiannis Varoufakis was “not helping the [negotiation] process”.
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Crisis changes Greeks’ consumer behaviour
Seven in 10 consumers now restrict their purchases to the bare necessities.
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Greeks dipping into savings to get through daily expenses
Sixteen per cent were forced to borrow to spend, while 47 per cent say they have relied on their savings to cover their needs in the past few months.
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Greece adopts health warnings on cigarette packets
The 38 percent of Greeks who smoke will see their cigarette packets carry health warnings in accordance with EU regulations.
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Third-country tourist increase
Tourists outside the Schengen area are issuing more visas to Greece.
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Greece needs a second election
It would be a way for Tsipras to kick out the hardliners in his party.
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Varoufakis slams media over Riga reporting
They called him a “time waster, gambler and amateur.”
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Hollande Says Tsipras talks to pave way for Greece deal
At the European Union summit in Latvia.