Greece
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Retail trade down
The volume of Greek retail turnover declined by another 4.3 per cent in July.
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Crime rate soars in Attica
The crime rate in crisis-hit Greece is continuing to rise, with police recording more than 10 robberies from Sunday evening to Monday morning in Attica alone.
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Mining deal is sealed with Qatar
Prime Minister George Papandreou hailed this week an agreement for investment in Greece’s mining sector from Qatar, following talks with visiting Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-T
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PASOK MPs disagree with taxi deregulation plan
The ruling PASOK Parliamentary deputies sent a letter to Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister Yiannis Ragoussis expressing their disagreement with the proposed plan for
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Pangalos: I feel the property tax pain
Deputy Prime Minister Theodoros Pangalos sought to empathise with homeowners facing an unpopular property tax passed by parliament this week as part of austerity measures.
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Mood upbeat as troika returns
PM thanks cadres for backing property tax as Germany approves bailout fund.
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Unemployment to hit 26 per cent in 2012
Economics professor Savas Robolis predicts Greece’s unemployment will hit 26 per cent next year
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New Democracy party leads polls
New Democracy party is leading the polls by 6.8 per cent over the current ruling party PASOK.
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Deputy minister gets egged
A young woman was detained by police in Rethymno, Crete, after throwing an egg at Deputy Citizens’ Protection Minister Manolis Othonas.
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Furniture industry production continues decline
The Greek furniture industry suffered a 19.2 per cent decline in its production volume in the first seven months of 2011.