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For Greece, a tear

A closer look into the book that explores the political life of Andreas Papandreou.

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Angry scenes at disability protest

Angry scenes at a protest called by disability groups against spending cuts.

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Record jobless rate for youth

The rate of unemployment among young people in Greece is now the highest in the European Union.

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Parliament speaker to MP: “Suck mine, it’s better!”

Tensions mounted in Parliament on Thursday as an investigation into corruption in public life gathered pace.

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Give Greece more time, says Germany’s Steinbrueck

Greece should be given more time to reform its economy and must not be thrown out of the eurozone.

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Fate of 15,000 state staff unclear

Government’s austerity package foresees the suspension of 15,000 civil servants.

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Altered austerity package gets first green light

A number of tweaks to the final package of some 13.5 billion euros in spending cuts and tax hikes were enough to obtain the initial approval.

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Greek coalition has ‘basic agreement’ on austerity

After weeks of fruitless efforts, the heads of the three parties in Greece’s governing coalition have struck a basic deal.

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Speaker may quit over graft charges

Parliament Speaker Vangelis Meimarakis, one of the most high-profile politicians said on Thursday that he was considering resigning.

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Greek islands not for sale, red tape must go: minister

Greece needs to cut bureaucracy to push through languishing investment projects, and not sell its islands to attract funds.

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