Greece
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One in four Greeks wants to leave country, EU finds
A quarter (24 per cent) of Greeks want to relocate to another country permanently and of these 63 per cent want to migrate to another European country
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DIMAR says it will give selective support to coalition bills
Democratic Left (DIMAR), which pulled out of the governing coalition last week, on Wednesday sought to clarify its position on existing and forthcoming legislation
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Reality of life as a Greek stray
The 2013 Penny Marathon – to be held in Athens and Sydney – is raising awareness for the stray animals of Greece
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Minister tunes in to ERT impasse
ERT employees hit back at the government over the public broadcaster’s closure, saying the shutdown would cost up to 500 million euros
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PM tells cabinet to focus on reforms, unity
PM Samaras wants new cabinet to focus on accelerating delayed reforms and projecting an image of political stability
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Call for citizens to help out as fires burn
Firefighters continued to battle a number of forest fires around Greece following a weekend that saw more than 80 blazes break out amid scorching temperatures
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Jobless rate to top 30 pct next year
Unemployment will soar above 30 percent next year, a report by the Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) showed.
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Troika keeps up the pressure
The fact that Greece’s fragile government appeared to have survived a political crisis that led to the withdrawal of its junior partner was reportedly a source of cautious relief