Greece
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Delay on generic drugs scheme
A system requiring doctors to write the active ingredient in drugs they prescribe to patients so they can be issued with cheaper generic medicines as part of a drive to reduce publ
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Pasok making up lost ground
Support for Greece’s co-ruling socialists is ticking up ahead of an election expected in May, though backing for the country’s biggest parties remains low, an opinion poll showed o
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Election date to be set in Holy Week
The precise date of the general elections will be confirmed in Holy Week, announced the Greek government.
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Greece puts pressure on Berlin for war damages
Three ministers briefed MPs on what steps Greece is taking to reclaim Second World War damages from Germany, as 38 deputies asked for a committee to be formed to demand reparations
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Reduced train tickets for passengers
TrainOSE, the operational arm of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), is to start offering thousands of cut-price tickets every month in a bid to boost passenger traffic and f
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Households set to suffer
Measures designed to ease the pressure on over-indebted households, included in article 49 of the labour ministry’s draft omnibus bill, were withdrawn by Labour Minister Yiorgos Ko
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Interim government on shaky ground
Greece’s Education Minister Giorgos Babiniotis threatened to resign over his attempt to bypass university reform, which has caused yet another blow for Greece’s interim government.
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Uni’s face closure
Six universities in Greece may face immediate closure after the recent bond swap reduced their assets to zero.
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Tourism hit hard by negative images abroad
Greece’s negative image abroad as a holiday destination has had an impact on most sectors of the tourism economy.
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Greek-Cypriot-Israeli ‘energy axis’
Greece, Cyprus and Israel have agreed to deepen their energy cooperation, but are yet to sign a memorandum to seal their agreement.