Greece
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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.
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Varoufakis expects deal with eurozone, even at 11th hour
Greece’s finance minister is hopeful the two sides will agree at second Eurogroup meeting.
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Citizenship law change could benefit thousands
The government will pass a law allowing all second generation migrants the right to claim citizenship in 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.