Greece
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To Potami determined to prevent second round of elections
Theodorakis’s message was clearly aimed at SYRIZA.
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Samaras casts conservatives as guarantors of country’s European course
The conservatives hope to capitalize on the fact that cadres of leftist SYRIZA, have been inconsistent on key issues including taxation and potential alliances.
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Spanish PM backs Samaras, stresses risk of anti-austerity sirens
The Spanish premier, who must compete with the increasingly popular anti-austerity party Podemos in Spanish general elections in November, also made an apparent dig at SYRIZA.
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Venizelos, Papandreou take aim at each other
Papandreou also accused Venizelos of changing his stance on the ex-premier’s proposal for a referendum on Greece’s euro membership.
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Former police officer held as terrorist accomplice
The 54-year-old was arrested late on Tuesday in a police operation in Kalamata in the Peloponnese, along with a 37-year-old Albanian national and former convict.
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More layoffs than new jobs last month
December was the fourth consecutive month when layoffs outnumbered hirings, to the tune of 834.
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Virtual world the next best thing
The discovery of a tomb from the era of Alexander the Great in Amphipolis has 3D designers in a frenzy.
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Ex-minister offer to return Siemens cash at trial’s start
For a more lenient sentence in his bribery trial.
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SYRIZA snubs Papandreou as KKE digs in heels
Meanwhile Tuesday, Communist Party secretary general Dimitris Koutsoumbas blew off the latest SYRIZA invite for cooperation.
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Eurogroup chief pledges to work with Greece after election
The comment came amid global market fears that Greece could fall out of the euro.