Greece
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SDOE report for Lagarde list probe to take 3 months
The committee had aimed to complete its investigation by March 29, but are forced to extend due to the amount of data they have to go through
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Health minister challenges critics to manage Greek hospitals for free
Health Minister Andreas Lykourentzos challenged government critics to work in management positions at state hospitals for free.
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Athens Airport lowers fees, hoping to draw more flights
Aegean Airlines to start eight new scheduled international services
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Troika leaves without securing a deal
No final agreement reached between Troika and the coalition on a range of structural reforms.
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Kasidiaris to face trial for TV beating
Parliament lifts immunity of Golden Dawn MP and spokesman to face trial over live TV assault of female politicians.
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Aussies biggest spenders in Greece
Australian tourism to Greece is on a roll with bookings up for the 2013 season and more travellers seeking a holiday off the beaten track.
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Bribes down in Greece
8.6 percent of households received demands for bribes in 2012 compared with 10.2 percent in 2011.
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Turkish offical calls for reopening of Halki seminary
Turkey’s Deputy PM has called for the reopening of Halki seminary, a centre of Orthodox scholarship for more than a century until Turkey closed it down in 1971
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Drop in babies born due to crisis
About 15,000 fewer babies were born in Greece in 2012, compared to the year before, according to figures provided by the Areteoin hospital, Skai reports.
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Home holidays for Greeks
Nearly nine in 10 Greeks are choosing to spend their vacations in their homeland, significantly above an average of 58 percent in other European Union countries