Greece
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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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Transport crisis in Greece as staff strike
After a spell of relative normality on public transport, commuters are to face fresh woes on Thursday as workers are to join a 24-hour strike in protest at the government’s ongoing