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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

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Airport traffic down by 5 percent

There was a 5 percent decline in the number of arrivals at Athens airports last year, according to the Athens International Airport.

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Jewish American leaders in Greece as relations warm between Greeece and Israel

Greek and Israeli officials say the two countries are in preliminary talks on potential energy deals involving Israeli offshore natural gas deposits.

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