Greece
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Grexit scenario has ‘lost its horror,’ Roesler says
Germany’s vice chancellor is questioning whether Greece can fulfill the conditions to receive further international aid.
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Riot police intervene to break steel plant strike
Scuffles broke out between riot police and protesters Friday when a prosecutor was dispatched to reopen the Halyvourgia steel plant in Aspropyrgos.
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Clinton has words of encouragement for crisis-stricken Greece
Former US President Bill Clinton has insisted that Greece can overcome the crisis as he tried to convince Greek-American businessmen to invest in Greece.
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Athens mayor announces migrant reception center
A reception center for illegal immigrants will be built in the broader area around central Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis announced.
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Greece pins hopes on public sector overhaul
Coalition hopes closure of state bodies, new sell-off rules will satisfy lenders.
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Church defends its tax record
The Church of Greece has again sought to fend off accusations it is not digging deep enough into its coffers to help pull the debt-wracked country out of its economic crisis.
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Migrant group says there have been 300 race attacks since April
Anti-racism campaigners in Greece say they have received claims of more than 300 attacks against mostly south Asian immigrants in the past three months.
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Troika visit next week due to be brief
Top officials from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund are expected to spend only four days in Athens next week.
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IMF says ECB could play central role in fighting debt crisis
The European Central Bank could play a bigger role in fighting the euro zone sovereign debt crisis through more rate cuts, bond purchases and further liquidity provision.
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Western Greece on high alert as fire threatens villages
The western port of Patra was declared to be in a state of emergency as a wildfire stoked by high temperatures and strong winds raged on three fronts.