Greece
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Slow progress as clock ticks
A week after talks between Greece and its creditors, hit an impasse, the two sides remain bogged down over the interest payment.
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PASOK aims for March 18 leadership vote
PASOK is due to hold elections for a new leader on March 18 and officials close to current party chief George Papandreou insist that he has no intention in taking part.
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Poll shows withering support for PASOK and Papademos
PASOK’s declining popularity is threatening to consign the party that has dominated Greek politics for the past three decades to also-ran status at the next general elections, acco
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Most firms plan layoffs
Seven out of ten Greek companies are expecting to go ahead with staff cuts in the next few months.
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Winter sales the last hope for retail sector
The 2012 winter sales began last Monday across the country at a time when Greece’s retail sector is struggling.
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Number of abandoned dogs skyrocketing
Animal rights groups in Greece are in dire straits over a combination of major funding cutbacks, dwindling donations and a rising number of strays, especially dogs.
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Athens disapproves of contentious Skopje arch
The Greek Foreign Ministry has lodged an official complaint to authorities in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) following the inauguration last Friday in Skopje of
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RTL exits Greek broadcasting
Europe’s biggest commercial broadcaster RTL Group is giving up on the Greek broadcasting market as the country’s debt-induced economic crisis crushes advertising revenue.
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Exports drop in November
Despite the 3.93 per cent increase in food (including olive oil) and livestock exports in November on a yearly basis, the total value of Greek products heading abroad continued to
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‘A total fabrication’
Athens charity accuses BBC of misrepresentation in ‘Greek parents abandoning their children’ story.