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German tax collectors willing to help in Athens

More than 160 German financial services executives are willing to go to Greece in order to strengthen the Greek tax system, according to a report published in the German magazine W

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Greek PM turned down state salary

Prime Minister Lucas Papademos waived his salary as interim leader when he assumed his post in November and has not received any payment for serving as Greece’s premier.

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Ex-minister revealed in money transfer suspicion

On Tuesday, Dora Bakoyannis, a conservative former foreign minister and leader of the centrist party Democratic Alliance, put an end to days of feverish political speculation over

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ECB puts Greek banks on emergency aid

The Bank of Greece, the country’s central bank, is likely to step in to smooth funding for the country’s banks after an earlier-than-expected downgrade of the nation’s credit ratin

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PASOK leadership vote to be held on March 18

The vote to elect a new PASOK leader will take place, as had been planned, on March 18, party officials decided.

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Coca-Cola shuts down two production lines in Greece

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, the world’s second-largest Coke bottler, announced this week the closure of two production lines in Thessaloniki and Patras.

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Greece bows to latest conditions

Eurozone finance ministers agreed on Thursday that Greece had met most of the demands set by creditors for a new 130-billion-euro bailout.

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Calls for tighter security at Greek museums

A task force of Culture Ministry officials and police officers who received specialized training for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games are discussing ways to boost security at Greece’s

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Komotini hostage taker stand off continues

Police negotiators were on Thursday night trying to talk round a sacked factory worker who shot and wounded three people and was holding two others hostage at a plastics plant near

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Schaeuble plays Sudoko while parliament debates Greece

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was criticised on Wednesday for playing Sudoku on a small computer during a crucial parliamentary debate on Greece

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