Greece
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PM looks to build on momentum
Greek PM Antonis Samaras puts Christmas aside to start thinking about the New Year.
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Troika: Greece not doing enough against rich task dodgers
Greece’s drive to crack down on flagrant tax evaders such as doctors and lawyers is flagging and must be reinvigorated, a report by the EU and IMF.
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Prosecutor orders investigation into shortage of medicines in Greece
Allegations by a SYRIZA MP has sparked an investigation into drug shortages in Greece.
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BBC report links Golden Dawn to attack on SYRIZA MP
A BBC reporter has aired a recording that puts in doubt Golden Dawn’s claims that it was not involved in an attack on a SYRIZA MP.
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Last major austerity package, says eurozone official
Head of Euro Working Group says funding and debt sustainability should not cause undue concern
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Bank results take beating from debt haircut
Eurobank will need 5.8 billion euros and Piraeus Bank another 7.3 billion in the context of the planned recapitalization to satisfy their capital requirements
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SYRIZA chief finds inspiration for Greece in Brazil
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said Greece should see Brazil as an example of how to get out of its economic crisis
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PM pledges 1 billion euros of arrears will be settled by end of 2012
One billion euros in state arrears will be disbursed by the end of the year after Greece received 34.3 billion euros in bailout funding this week
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Greeks most pessimistic in EU, survey finds
Only 22 percent of Greek households are satisfied with their financial situation, when the European Union average is nearly three times that
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ECB gives Greece another boost
State bonds restored as accepted collateral for the supply of liquidity to the country’s banks