Greece
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Easy money lures Greek entrepreneurs
Nine in 10 new businesses in crisis hit Greece are still in the non-productive sector
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ND and Syriza share lead in opinion polls
Two opinion polls published underlined how finely balanced Greek politics are as one survey showed SYRIZA ahead, while the other gave a narrow lead to New Democracy
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SYRIZA under fire
SYRIZA under fire as Attica regional councillors come to blows over Astir sale
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Labor market must be strategic priority
Country has seen the biggest rise in dependent people per worker, with the repercussions of that looming
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MPs vote to lower drug prices
Greek parliament this week passed a health ministry amendment amid controversy over an article on price reductions in pharmaceuticals
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No sign of deal with troika
Troika return to Athens may be delayed despite pressure from Rehn, Lagarde
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False claim by WHO
World Health Organisation claimed that 50 pct of new Greek HIV cases are self-inflicted so that sufferers can get state assistance
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Austerity hits psychiatric hospitals
Health minister Adonis Georgiadis has announced that it is shutting down a number of wards in three major psychiatric hospitals in Greece
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New jobs found for municipal police officers
The vast majority of almost 3,000 members of the municipal police who were yanked from their positions in the summer are to be given jobs in the regular force
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Coalition leaders seek troika compromise
PM Antonis Samaras and Deputy Premier Evangelos Venizelos met to discuss the reforms Greece has to carry out to meet its lenders’ demands ahead of troika visit