Greece
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New findings in probe of former minister’s money-laundering network
An ongoing investigation into the labyrinthine network allegedly set up by Akis Tsochatzopoulos, intended to launder money received in kickbacks from arms sales
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French nod on extension
Hollande says Athens could have two more years as Schaeuble keeps heat on.
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Priest’s shooting death was planned, says police
Police arrested the 43-year-old wife of a Greek Orthodox priest who was shot dead on Monday in Zacharo, as well as the shooter, believed to be the woman’s lover.
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PASOK holds gala as SYRIZA fires barbs
PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos insisted that a new austerity package now being drafted would be the last imposed on Greeks.
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Priest shot dead in Zacharo
Police were investigating the fatal shooting of a Greek Orthodox priest in Zacharo in the Peloponnesian region of Ilia on Monday.
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Greece grows on Russians
Record year for Russian tourists to Greece, as Russians are biggest spenders in the Hellenic Republic for 2012.
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Stournaras seeks German approval
Finance Minister to face Schaeuble as government wrestles with austerity package.
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Smuggled cigarettes take up 15 pct of market
The sale of contraband cigarettes in Greece has grown considerably, estimated at some 3.5 billion euros per year for 2010 and 2011.
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Thousands lost wages in 2011
Some 400,000 employees were not paid at least three months’ worth of wages last year, according to a former official of the state Labor Inspectorate.
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Samaras visits Omonia as Xenios Zeus continues
The Greek PM visited the run-down area of Omonia in central Athens as police continued with a crackdown on crime and arrests of undocumented immigrants.