Greece
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Venizelos off to Turkey
Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos will be in Turkey this weekend for talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
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New law could transfer control of unused buildings
The interested party can go to court to seek control of the property for 50 years.
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SYRIZA up in poll
SYRIZA leading the polls at 27 per cent, with New Democracy behind at 22 per cent and PASOK trailing on 7 per cent
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Tax evasion hurting tourism in Greece
Lost revenue blamed from the failure to prosecute or tax short-term rentals or small lodgings.
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French citizen returns ancient Greek amphora
A 90-year-old French citizen has returned an amphora he found off the coast of Crete more than 40 years ago.
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Slow first day of troika talks in Paris
Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis says his aim is to close the review.
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Further tension builds at universities
A senior academic has resigned in Thessaloniki and students have disrupted a senate meeting in the northern city.
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Hundreds of migrants on crippled ship off Crete
A cargo ship carrying some 700 people trying to enter Europe suffered engine failure.
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Sharp drop in HIV
In the first 10 months of this year, 84 people tested HIV positive compared to 239 in the same period last year.
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Crucial talks with troika in Paris
Deputy leader Evangelos Venizelos said the Paris meeting would bring Athens “a step closer to the end of this negotiation”.