Greece
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Government focus shifts to relief, growth
Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras has confirmed Athens will request the launch of talks on debt relief at a Eurogroup summit next week.
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Ex-PM causes waves in PASOK
The appearance of former PM George Papandreou at a book launch alongside DIMAR leader Fotis Kouvelis fueled upheaval within the ranks of beleaguered PASOK
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PASOK finances under scrutiny
The finances of PASOK, the junior coalition partner, are to be the focus of an investigation that has been ordered by a prosecutor, say sources
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Parliament to vote on lifting immunity of more GD MPs
Parliament is to vote on lifting the immunity from prosecution of another four lawmakers of the ultra-right Golden Dawn.
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Syriza suffers pre-election setback
Party removes candidates in Thrace for the European parliament and local government elections.
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Health authorities on alert over MERS virus
A 69-year-old Greek man has been in the intensive-care unit of Athens’s Sotiria hospital since he tested positive for the potentially fatal MERS virus.
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Greece lines up tax cuts
Greece is set to ask its eurozone partners to gradually reduce corporation tax rates as part of a wider plan to generate growth in Greece.
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Coalition aims for surplus boost
Eurostat is expected to confirm on Wednesday the size of Greece’s 2013 primary budget surplus.
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One dead in Easter celebrations
One Cretan man was killed, a man from central Greece suffered hand injuries and an American visiting Santorini was hospitalized in ICU following Easter celebrations.