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Greek skip prescriptions, poll shows

One in four Greeks get prescription medicines over the counter from pharmacies, bypassing their doctors, while three in 10 claim to have been unable to find the medicines they need

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Greece, Israel to bolster ties

Deputy foreign ministers discuss energy and tourism.

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National privacy unprotected

The head of Greece’s privacy watchdog told MPs this week that the country was “defenceless” against attempts to pry on communications and that it would need to develop a national s

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Alter TV president charged over 1.2 million tax evasion

A prosecutor on Tuesday levelled criminal charges against the president and managing director of private television channel Alter, Constantinos Giannikos, for allegedly withholding

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Venizelos doubles state guarantees to lenders

The Minister for Finance, Evaggelos Venizelos announced this week that he will extend state guarantees to its lenders to 60bn from 30bn euros to relieve liquidity strains.

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Unions’ Federation calls for 24-hour strike

The country’s private trade union federation said today that it has called a 24-hour strike on Thursday December 1 to protest against the draft 2012 austerity budget.

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Fifteen face trial after property tax protest

Fifteen people, including the head of the Public Power Corporation’s workers’ union GENOP, Nikos Fotopoulos, face trial next Wednesday for blocking access to one of PPC’s buildings

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PM upbeat on aid, prospects

Prime Minister Lucas Papademos suggested on Thursday that the crucial sixth tranche of funding on which Greece’s solvency depends is probably in the bag as the International Moneta

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Copper, gold tender to be launched in December

Greece will launch an international tender for exploitation of the copper and gold deposit in the region of Vathy, Kilkis prefecture, in the first half of December.

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Thessaloniki MDM sees spike in patients

Non-governmental health care group Medecins du Monde (Doctors of the World) has reported a sharp spike in the number of people seeking free medical advice in Thessaloniki

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