Greece
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Civil servants reject work-to-rule but prepare for strikes
The civil servants’ union, ADEDY, says that it has no intention of encouraging its members to take part in work-to-rule protests but is likely to hold strikes to protest the govern
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Fitch cuts Cyprus rating
Fitch cut Cyprus’ credit rating by two notches to BBB on Wednesday due to fiscal slippages, saying the island state was likely to require a bailout to meet its funding needs
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Greece hopes for refuge in global crisis
Government hopeful that market turbulence will act as aspur for decision makers in eurozone
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False claims on disability pension in the thousands
A total of 20,000 pensions being claimed by people who are ineligible – and costing state insurance funds an estimated 120 million euros
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New police squad to fight tax evasion
A new police squad tasked with targeting tax dodgers and armed with the powers to obtain the bank details as well as information about the stock market activities of anybody accuse
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PASOK challenges ‘mispresentation’
An open letter from PASOK was sent last week to the Greek diaspora, arguing that the world’s media and politicians have misrepresented the Greek debt crisis
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FYROM President blames Greece for deadlock
Gjorge Ivanov, the conservative President of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) blamed Greece for the ongoing impasse in the name dispute while calling upon Brussels
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Fifteen to stand trial for structured bond scandal
The Appeals Justices Council ruled that 15 people should stand trial for the 280-million-euro structured bond sold to Greek social insurance funds at inflated prices
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Bill to decriminalise use of drugs
The government is preparing a bill that would decriminalise the use of drugs in a bid to help users kick the habit and ease overcrowding in Greek prisons
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Decision imminent on taxi owners’ strike
Taxi owners were to hold an emergency meeting last Friday night to decide on the future of their strike