Greece
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New Democracy leading in the polls
New Democracy has regained an opinion poll lead that would allow the formation of a pro-bailout government committed to keeping the country in the eurozone.
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Border police call for more staff
Border police in Greece’s northeast Evros region asked the Citizens’ Protection Ministry for extra manpower and technical equipment to deal with the increase of illegal crossings i
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Pollsters identify three factors that led to SYRIZA election surge
SYRIZA’s strong showing in the May 6 elections, which upset most predictions and prevented New Democracy and PASOK from forming a government, was built on its appeal to younger vot
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Pasok only party with realistic proposal, Venizelos says
The dilemma facing voters at the June 17 elections was not a choice between the euro or the drachma but between a unilateral rejection of the bailout or its revision in the realist
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Parties slam Lagarde over tax evasion comments
Greece’s political leaders rounded on International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde following comments in an interview where she expressed more sympathy for child
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Tsipras rebuffs attacks from ND and PASOK
SYRIZA accuses opponents of scaremongering over euro.
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Tsipras rebuffs attacks from ND and PASOK
SYRIZA accuses opponents of scaremongering over euro.
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General payments freeze takes hold
Political uncertainty and fears of a Greek eurozone exit that have recently come on top of the protracted recession and choking lack of liquidity seem to have accelerated the downt
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Despair leads mother and son to double suicide plunge
A 60-year-old man and his 90-year-old mother jumped off the roof of their apartment block in Vathy Square, near central Athens.
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Financial crimes squad probes 500 politicians
Financial crimes squad (SDOE) officers have begun scouring the tax records and bank accounts of 500 acting and former politicians in an effort to clamp down on graft in the higher