Greek workers stormed a meeting of Greek and German officials in the northern city of Thessaloniki.

Government sources on Monday refuted reports that the country’s troika of foreign lenders had called for an additional 22,000 layoffs in the public sector.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met his coalition partners on Monday for talks that reportedly focused on an anticipated reshuffle.

Tourism Minister Olga Kefaloyianni presented a new strategy plan for 2013.

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Thousands marked the anniversary of a bloodily-suppressed student uprising against Greece’s military dictatorship in 1973.

Golden Dawn party in Agrinio, Western Greece, on Sunday evening ended with riot squads being dispatched.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras attempted to lift the mood this week by insisting that economic recovery would be visible next year.

Unlike in the past, the government has done what the EU and IMF required and now waits for them to act.

Just over one in four people aged between 15 and 74 are now unemployed, according to jobless data released on Thursday.