Greece
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Unions strike for ERT
Journalist unions call media strike to protest ERT closure as employees continue broadcasting
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PM gambles on closure of state broadcaster ERT
PM Antonis Samaras potentially staked the future of his coalition government on a decision to shut down public broadcaster ERT and dismiss some 2,700 employees
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Greek village with zero unemployment
The small village of Anavra in Thessaly has managed to do what most European couldn’t dream of achieving
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Terror group fugitives tied to car bomb
Police suspect that members of guerrilla groups that are at large may be behind a recent blast claimed by the Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire, Kathimerini understands
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SDOE finds relatives of ex finance minister hid millions
The country’s financial crimes squad (SDOE) submitted to a parliamentary committee investigating the political handling of the so-called Lagarde list of rich Greeks.
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Poll gives New Democracy narrow lead
Neofascist Golden Dawn is third with 13 percent, according to Pulse survey
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Europe sees Grecovery is on its way
The Greek economy shrank by a smaller rate than the European Commission had anticipated in the first quarter of the year,
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Troika concerned by tax collection
Visiting troika inspectors have expressed frustration over the delayed overhaul of Greece’s dysfunctional tax system