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Migrants line up to go home

More than 2,000 immigrants are due to return to their homelands in the coming months as part of a new voluntary repatriation scheme being run by the Athens office of the Internatio

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Reforms consensus, says Papademos

Greece’s PM heads to Brussels with party leaders’ backing but questions remain about demands for wage cuts

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Alpha-Eurobank receives green light

The Competition Commission gave the go-ahead this week to the merger of Greece’s second and third largest lenders, Eurobank EFG and Alpha Bank.

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Statistics chief questions probe into 2009 deficit data

The head of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) wrote to the Supreme Court demanding to be allowed to give evidence as part of the investigation into allegations that Greec

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Gov’t chasing down gangs and tax dodgers

Just a week after police smashed four major extortion and usury rackets in Thessaloniki, the Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) has indicated that it is on the verge of cracking similar

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Debt is only half of Greece’s problem

IMF’s chief economist Oliver Blanchard sees lack of competitiveness as a major issue for the embattled economy.

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Downer disappointed over Greentree talks

UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alexander Downer briefed members of the Council in the framework of the UN Secretary General’s statement at Greentree talks.

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Tragic end for angelopoulos

An investigation into the road accident that led to the death of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos on Tuesday night, has been launched.

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Container traffic grows at Piraeus

The port of Piraeus has become significantly more attractive for international container transporting firms.

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French, Russian and Portuguese arrivals increase

Arrivals from France, Russia and Portugal bolstered the number of visitors to Greece by 10.4 per cent in the first nine months of 2011, the Hellenic Statistical Authority reported

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