Greece
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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.
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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.