Greece
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EU police break up Greece-based cigarette smuggling gang
European Union police declared victory Thursday in a battle to break up a Greek-based gang that manufactured ‘tax-free’ cigarettes and smuggled them into Germany.
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Competition watchdog keeps eye on kiosks in Crete
The Greek Competition Commission is keeping an eye on kiosks in Crete for signs of price fixing after the retailers decided to up the retail cost of cigarettes, possibly triggering
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Migrant repatriation scheme hits funding snag
The repatriation of migrants is being hampered by lack of money from the Greek government.
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Papandreou calls IMF chief to convey complaints
Prime Minister George Papandreou has called the managing director of the International Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, to convey Greece’s dissatisfaction with comments made by offici
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Debt inspectors: Greek reforms face critical test
Greece’s ambitious programme to overcome its debt crisis has reached a “critical juncture” and faster structural reforms are needed, its international bailout inspectors said Frida
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Greek FM to visit UN, Cyprus next week
Greek foreign minister Dimitris Droutsas will meet in New York with UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon next week, after a visit to Cyprus.
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Foreign ministry: meeting with Nimetz ‘positive event’
A meeting in New York between UN mediator in the name dispute Matthew Nimetz and the representatives of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) was a “positive
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Health reform through
A controversial bill overhauling the debt-ridden health sector was voted into law on Wednesday despite the objection of all opposition parties and vehement protests by striking doc
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High ranking civil servants’ salaries cut
High-ranking civil servants are to see their salaries cut by a third as part of the government’s plans to slash spending while lower level public servants can expect to see wage in
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European Central Bank against haircut
European Central Bank Chairman Jean-Claude Trichet reduced Greece’s hopes for a debt cut on Monday when he spoke in the European Parliament against a reduction to the Greek and the