Greece
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Greece helps evacuation in Libya
Greece sent two military transport planes to Libya on Thursday 24 February to assist Greeks seeking to leave the country, which has been taken over by clashes between pro-democracy
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Alpha bank says no to NBG
Alpha Bank has stopped the merger with larger rival National Bank of Greece (NBG), stating it would amout to the “quasi-nationalisation” of a private lender, according to a report
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Starving for human rights
Greece can not “open its borders to thousands of migrants arriving from the Middle East, or offer legal status to all migrants living in Greece”, Greek Government officials said la
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Love but no commitment
Merkel pledges support for Papandreou’s austerity measures but falls short of confirming financial support
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Samaras says government is heading for collapse
New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras has accused the government of being “close to collapse” and of “handing the keys to Greece” over to its creditors.
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Droutsas meets with Hague and Ban Ki-moon
Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas met with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday and with British Foreign Secretary William Hague during the course of the w
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Skirting around the issue
French soccer player and Panathinaikos captain Djibril Cisse has caused a stir in Greece by wearing a skirt to an awards ceremony.
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‘I won’t pay’ movement announces protest
The Coordinating Committee of the “I won’t pay” movement for the Peloponnese on Thursday announced plans for an organised protest at road tolls across the region at 3pm on Sunday.
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Public transport workers launch new wave of walkouts despite approval of reforms
A fresh period of upheaval for Athenians as public transport workers are planning more walkouts in protest at reforms streamlining their services, even though the changes were vote