Greece
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Russian tourist market upheaval
At least 13 well-known tour operators in Russia have gone under, causing problems for thousands of customers who were travelling with them abroad.
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Police officers with ties to Golden Dawn identified
One man identified is an officer of the Galatsi precinct’s security police and is known as “the Patissia torturer”.
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PM hopes for boost from Merkel
Antonis Samaras will brief Merkel on the challenge the coalition is facing in ensuring a successor to President Karolos Papoulias can be elected next year.
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Cyprus peace talks enter new phase
UN special envoy says negotiations are “really beginning now”.
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Tsipras to meet with Pope Francis
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras raised eyebrows in August after spending two days at the semi-autonomous monastic community on Mount Athos in northern Greece.
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Finance Ministry challenges SYRIZA’s economic pledges
Ministry says SYRIZA have underestimated the cost of numerous pledges made at the Thessaloniki International Fair.
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Organic farming: the story of a pioneer
How a former builder and carpenter became one of the first organic farmers in Greece.
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Pensions audit finds major fraud
The government has saved 42.2 million euros in finding fraudulent pension cases.
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Athens to get 27-km cycle lane by end of 2015
A contract has already been signed for the construction of an 11-kilometre stretch of the bike lane between Gazi and Faliro.
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Greece will not become Weimar: Samaras
Achieving a primary surplus and climbing the global competitiveness index has Prime Minister Antonis Samaras hopeful that Greece is back on track.