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Fines, not demolition, for illegal homes

Former Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou has prepared plans to allow owners of illegal homes to pay a fine to protect their home from demolition

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Polls show ND party leading PASOK

Two new polls publicised on Wednesday show the main opposition New Democracy (ND) party leading in vote preferences

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Statue could harm FYROM’s EU ambitions

Authorities in Skopje erected a huge bronze statue of Alexander the Great in the city centre, a move certain to aggravate a long running dispute with Athens

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Household costs increase by 3.3 per cent

The family basket of an average Greek household amounted to 2312.26 euros in May 2011 compared to May 2010

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Against the default, but not for austerity

Greece’s embattled government survived a confidence vote crucial to avoiding a sovereign default, as thousands of protesters chanted insults outside parliament

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T-bills auction raises 1.625 billion euros

Greece raised 1.625 billion euros from the market in an auction of a three-month Treasury bills issue

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FYROM provokes

Reports on the beginning of work for the placing of a statue of Alexander the Great in the central square in Skopje drew strong reaction from the Greek Foreign ministry

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Conspiracy to kill Karamanlis uncovered

A report has been unveiled saying the Greek secret service knew of a conspiracy to kill then Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis in 2008

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Hero of Greece and beyond dies

Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor, the British author, scholar, and WWII Special Operations Executive agent has died, aged 96

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French banks in firing line over Greek crisis

Credit ratings agency Moody’s says it may downgrade its ratings of France’s three largest banks over their exposure to debt-ridden Greece

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