Greece
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Four MPs return to PASOK but party still beset by turmoil
Four MPs rejoined PASOK a few weeks after being ejected from the Socialists’ parliamentary group for opposing the latest austerity package
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British historian warns Greece of Golden Dawn threat
Greeks must not underestimate the threat of Golden Dawn if they accept it as a legitimate, mainstream political movement British historian Mark Mazower said.
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Issues to be discussed when the troika comes
Expired debts, property taxation and objective values, indirect taxes, capital repatriation are the main points Greece will discuss with the troika.
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French leader’s visit lifts mood, boosts prospects
French President Francois Hollande is due in Athens today and is expected to back the government’s efforts to get the economy back on an even keel .
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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.