Greece
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New Democracy plays down SYRIZA lead
Two opinion polls published gave SYRIZA a clear lead over New Democracy but conservative officials insisted there was still plenty of time for their party to recover.
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Police boost security after terror threats
Amid rising fears of a possible terrorist attack on a high-level target, Greek Police are enforcing security measures akin to those used for the Athens Olympics in 2004.
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Five, including priest, arrested for stealing icons
A 34-year-old priest is among five people who are due to respond to charges that they stole icons and other valuable religious items which they then sold.
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Tsipras asks for answers on European elections
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras asked the government to clarify whether it is planning to hold European Parliament elections on May 18.
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Escaped N17 convict vows to return to armed action
Police redoubled their efforts to locate the fugitive November 17 convict Christodoulos Xeros after he posted a video on the Internet heralding his return to terrorism.
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Wage ruling rattles Greek government
Leaked court decision deems salary cuts for armed forces, security services illegal.
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Eurobank a litmus test for the economy
Greece needs to proceed with the core bank’s share capital increase regardless of the political cost
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Snap elections for Greece
Greek PM Samaras mulling cabinet reshuffle and whether to call snap elections in October
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One in five Greek firms run by women
Data from research company ICAP show a slow increase in the presence of female executives on company boards.
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Samaras seeks to reassure EU
In Strasbourg, Samaras says ND will win Euro elections, calls SYRIZA extremist