Greece
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Civil service reforms to be completed in a couple of months
The first legislation that including the rehiring of some 3,500 workers the government believes unjustly lost their jobs, will be ready by end-March.
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Migrant centers to be shut down after death
A Pakistani man took his own life after being moved to the Amydgaleza migrant detention centre.
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Greece, lenders appear to edge closer to deal
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras says they’ve made “significant steps”.
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Greek archaeologists find remains of embracing couple in Neolithic tomb
Dating to around 3,800 BC, the find shows a man and a woman in their 20s embracing
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Foreign investors worried over government plans
The Chinese premier has asked the Greek prime minister to support his country’s plans for investing.
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Domestic air travel jumps by 40 per cent
There has been a 43.9 per cent annual increase in domestic traffic at Athens International Airport.
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Greece and eurozone fail to agree on way forward
Last minute objections from finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and deputy prime minister Yiannis Dragasakis, led to the process being abandoned.
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A quarter of schoolchildren in Athens going hungry
60 per cent of school children suffer from food insecurity.
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Greece to make room for civil service rehires
It will cost almost 25 million euros to rehire some 3,900 civil servants the government believes were fired illegally.
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Migrants, minorities will be allowed to join police force
Alternate Citizens’ Protection Minister Yiannis Panousis wants to see a multicultural force.