Greece
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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
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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