Greece
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Children of austerity becoming Europe’s lost generation
Children across Europe are being driven into poverty by harsh government austerity and youth unemployment is soaring, threatening to create “lost generations”
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Samaras to meet Turkish PM Erdogan in March
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on March 5.
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Greece, Italy and Albania sign gas pipeline agreement
TAP project will bid for transmission of Azeri fuel to Europe.
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Greek unemployment hits new record
Greece’s unemployment is more than double the euro zone’s average rate of 11.7 per cent.
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Greek consumers gloomiest on planet
Greeks are the most pessimistic consumers on the planet according to a recent survey by Nielsen research company.
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FinMin rejects claims minimum wage will be cut
Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras stepped into the debate over the minimum wage in Greece, insisting there are no plans to reduce it.
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Arrested crystal meth dealers hid drugs in phone cards
Two Filipino nationals alleged to have been selling methamphetamine by packaging it in phone cards have been detained on drug-dealing charges, police in Athens said
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No threat to minimum wage, say ministries
The Finance and Labor ministries insisted that Greece has no intention of lowering its minimum wage any further after the govt suggested 586 euros gross per month.
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Government focus turns to state staff, unions
With pressure mounting from international creditors, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is expected to focus on streamlining the bloated civil service sector .
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Ankara upping the ante
Samaras to be given file with details of ‘PKK training camps in Greece,’ report says