Greece
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G8 leaders back Greece
World’s most powerful say they want country in euro as Germany holds firm line.
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Olympic torch given to London delegation
The Olympic torch was formally handed over from Greece to organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games in a ceremony in Athens on Thursday.
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SYRIZA, ND begin all out battle
Samaras and Tsipras exchange harsh criticism about their parties, setting tone for June 17 elections.
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Caretaker government to keep a low profile
Caretaker Prime Minister Panayiotis Pikrammenos asked his new cabinet to tread carefully over the next few weeks and to respect the testing situation the country finds itself in.
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Parties switch attention to new elections
Compromise reached over new caretaker premier following tense meeting of party leaders.
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Top judge appointed caretaker PM
Panayiotis Pikrammenos vows to safeguard country’s ‘standing, transition’.
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Govt condemns Golden Dawn leader’s Holocaust denial
The government and Jewish community condemned the leader of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn for saying there were no gas chambers in Nazi concentration camps.
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Failure to agree leads to new polls on June 17
With time running out, Greece heads to new elections.
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New proposal leads to further party talks
President Karolos Papoulias proposed that parties discuss the possibility of supporting an administration of “personalities,” or technocrats and respected political figures with br
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Papoulias to now attempt to form coalition government
Pasok leader Evangelos Venizelos on Saturday returned a mandate to form a government, after failing to come up with coalition partners, following a meeting with President Karolos P