Greece
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Government wins confidence vote
Greece will present a proposal for a new reform deal at an extraordinary meeting of eurozone foreign ministers in Brussels tomorrow.
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Varoufakis becomes unlikely heartthrob in Germany
Greece’s finance minister’s casual tie-less appearance has become a hot topic in Germany.
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Greeks strongly agree with government’s hard line in EU fight
75 per cent of Greeks support the government’s negotiating stance.
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Corfu man murders mother, hides body
The man admitted to dumping his mother’s body in the pit in a bid to make her death look like an accident.
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Greek health sector deeply affected by crisis
Under-the-table-payments for treatment, waiting lists for cancer treatment and hospital bugs hindering the Greek health system.
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Athens prepares a compromise before Eurogroup
Plan entails ‘bridge program’ to September, possible use of loan tranche.
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Minimum salary for under-25s to be raised
The restoration of the minimum salary to 751 euros a month will be gradually implemented by 2016.
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Germany brushes off WWII reparation claims
Germany’s Vice Chancellor claims that the matter was settled following German reunification in 1990.
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Emergency shelters open as temperatures drop in Greece
Ferries halted and roads delayed as cold snap causes chaos.
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Alexis Tsipras not backing down on revoking austerity measures
Greece’s prime minister, Alexis Tsipras says he would not “negotiate” the country’s sovereignty.