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Unemployment rises to 25.1 per cent

Greece’s unemployment rate in July rose to 25.1 per cent from a revised 24.8 per cent in the previous month.

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Samaras: Greece faces ‘final hurdle’

Having succeeded in changing the country’s image on the world stage, Greece is facing its “final hurdle”.

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Talks go down to the wire

Government, troika try to agree cuts, ‘prior actions’ before Thursday’s EU summit.

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Government in turmoil as troika talks drag on

As Finance Ministry officials laboured through tough talks with troika officials on Thursday regarding an elusive 13.5-billion-euro austerity package.

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Greeks hand their kids over to tax man in protest

Dozens of angry Greek parents handed over their children to bewildered officials in a symbolic protest against the abolition of tax breaks for large families.

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Greeks spending less on their health

Six out of 10 Greeks have consciously cut their spending on medical treatment as the impact of the economic crisis tightens their budgets.

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Greece hoping to conclude troika talks this week

Stournaras resumes troika talks, government hopes for conclusion this week

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PASOK chief to face MPs over depositors’ list

Evangelos Venizelos will appear before Parliament’s institutions and transparency committee to answer questions regarding a list of Greek depositors at a Swiss bank.

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Supermarket chains talk opening hours again

The country’s two biggest supermarket chains are returning the issue of their sector’s opening hours to the negotiating table with the Development Ministry.

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Ragousis leaves Pasok over ‘Lagarde list’

Former Pasok minister and party secretary Yiannis Ragousis announced this week his decision to leave the party.

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