Greece
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Greek economy yet to be transformed
Two-and-a-half years into the streamlining program, Greece still relies on consumption, not on investment.
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Ex-minister’s relatives to be quizzed
Three to face prosecutors this week and offer explanations about Swiss bank accounts.
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Banks to issue 2012 results a month earlier
reece’s four main (National, Alpha, Eurobank and Piraeus) will publish their 2012 financial reports by the end of February and not end-March, as provided by law.
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Report says farm co-ops squandered state money
A report probing the country’s three main agricultural cooperatives points toward the mismanagement of millions of euros of state money.
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Police sweep illegal cigarette trade
A massive police crackdown on bootleg cigarette vendors led to 26 undocumented immigrants being detained and large quantities of illicit goods being confiscated.
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Civil servant transfers to start next month
Some 2,500 civil servants who have been put on a so-called labor reserve scheme on reduced pay are to be transferred to understaffed parts of the public sector.
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1,000 illegal migrants repatriated in December
A total of 1,041 undocumented migrants were returned to their countries of origin in December as part of an ongoing campaign to crack down on illegal immigration.
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Government braces for clash over list
The war of words between the coalition government and SYRIZA over the alleged doctoring of the Lagarde list of Greek depositors with Swiss bank accounts has intensified.
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Three policemen linked to drug ring
Minister says breakup of massive racket marks launch of zero-tolerance policy.
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PM stresses importance of cohesion
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras returns to work today having stressed the need for the government to maintain social cohesion in 2013.