Greece
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Police detain 139 in crackdown on crime in the Peloponnese
A total of 139 suspects were detained, of whom 33 were arrested, during a massive police operation in the Peloponnese this week.
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Rise in oil tax forces Greeks to face cold as ancients did
Greeks are turning to dirty and environmentally damaging solutions for heat after the government raised taxes on heating oil by 450 per cent.
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Bid to net debts to state
Government wants businesses, individuals to pay arrears according to financial status.
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Patriarchate against Hagia Sophia opening
The Fener Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate supports the continued use of the historical Hagia Sophia in Trabzon as a museum, not as a mosqu
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Corfu set for 23 million upgrade
Greece’s state privatization fund says it has accepted a 23 million euro bid from New York-based investors to develop real estate on the western resort island of Corfu.
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Government takes on seamen
Greek PM resorts to civil mobilization for second time in two weeks as union persists
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Stournaras under fire from ND deputies
Growing opposition within the ranks of ruling New Democracy to some of the FinMin’s austerity policies and his recent criticism of former conservative premier Costas Karamanlis.
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Four tied to terror group
Perpetrators of double heist linked to Conspiracy of Cells of Fire, Mall bombing.