Greece
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Greece to submit loan extension request today
Greece and euro-area members have been at odds over the formula needed to extend the country’s bailout.
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Greek minister slams EU over migration, suggests opening borders
European Union’s immigration policy has imposed a disproportionately heavy burden on Greece, says Yiannis Panousis.
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Six in 10 Greeks see situation as getting worse
More than half of Greeks polled believe the country’s economic situation will get worse before it gets better.
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Presidential candidate Pavlopoulos wants to help Greece out of ‘nightmarish crisis’
Former conservative Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos has been named as the government’s presidential candidate.
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Greece will not hold migrants for more than 18 months
Any migrants arrested for illegal entry would be released on the condition that they visit their local police station regularly.
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Still no Eurogroup agreement
Greece has been told it has until Friday to request an extension to the current bailout or face the possibility of losing the pending funds.
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Two arrests following attacks on migrants in central Athens
A 21-year-old Bangladeshi man and a 26-year-old man from Pakistan were attacked by three men who claimed they were Golden Dawn members.
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Spying charges laid on former US embassy staffer
Greece investigating connections to the wiretapping of former prime minister Kostas Karamanlis and dozens of other government officials during and after the 2004 Athens Olympics.