Greece
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Escape from Greece
One in four Greeks want to leave the country, with two thirds wanting to stay in Europe, EU report finds
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Deadline extended for tax declarations
The Finance Ministry has granted a two-month extension to this Sunday’s deadline for the electronic submission of income tax declarations for the 2012 financial year.
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Ex-minister claims Lagarde list panel set on indicting him
Giorgos Papaconstantinou did not appear before a parliamentary committee investigating his handling of the so-called Lagarde list of some 2,000 wealthy Greek depositors
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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