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MPs’ income claims reveal little of value

No Greek parliamentarian has assets in Swiss banks, according to a preliminary probe into the “origin of wealth” declarations submitted by politicians for 2009 and posted on Parlia

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Two held for hacking bank

Officers of the police’s electronic crimes unit have detained two Greek students, both aged 21, and are seeking a Briton of the same age in connection with the embezzlement of more

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Cruise operator’s forecast: smoother sailing ahead

The government is taking steps to make up for mistakes and delays which have had negative effects on the cruise industry in Greece over the past couple of years.

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Property tax fetches 650 million euros to top up state coffers

The government looks set to exceed its revenue targets from the unpopular property tax.

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Deposits down adding strain to Greek banks

Business and household bank deposits fell 3.7 percent in October, continuing their steady decline this year.

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IMF calls for public sector layoffs

Greece needs to break the taboo of dismissing civil servants, the representative of the International Monetary Fund to Greece, Poul Thomsen, warned in Athens.

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Record high jobless rate continues to soar

Over a quarter of a million people have lost their jobs within the last year as the unemployment rate climbed to 17.7 per cent in the third quarter of the year from 12.4 per cent i

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Horrifying and heartbreaking

The ritual continues: a general strike, a mass demonstration turns violent, tear gas shrouds Syntagma Square; and more tears are shed for Greece as much as for the effects of the a

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Greece top target for anarchist violence

Greece is the top target in Europe for left wing or anarchist violence, according to the European Union counter-terrorism coordinator, Gilles de Kerchove.

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Demands for pay back rejected

Greece’s main political parties this week, came out in opposition of an attempt by former MPs to claim back pay and pension benefits even though most of the ex-deputies represented

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