Greece
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George PapandreoU: 79th on list of top 100 global thinkers
Foreign Policy magazine ranks George Papandreou as one of the top 100 global thinkers for 2010.
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PM at OSCE summit in Astana
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and Foreign minister Dimitris Droutsas attended the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) meeting in Kazakhstan.
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Frontex helps bring illegal migration down
Greek Minister for Citizen Protection Christos Papoutsis has heralded the impact Frontext – The European Union’s border security agency – has had on the flow of illegal migrants in
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One in five Greeks lives in poverty, says Greek minister
One out of five Greeks today lives in poverty, Greek Labor and Social Security Minister Louka Katseli said this week.
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Turkey returns orphanage to Patriarchate
The Turkish government returned control of the 19th-century orphanage to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople after a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights.
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EU agrees deal with Greece to recover Hellenic aid
The European Commission has accepted proposals from Greek authorities on how to recover illegal state aid offered to shipbuilder Hellenic Shipyards.
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Finance Minister: 10 major challenges facing Greece in 2011
Finance Minister Yiorgos Papakonstantinou outlined what he called the 10 most significant challenges facing the Greek economy in 201.
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Challenges remain, extra effort needed says ‘troika’
Greece is broadly on track with reforms needed to continue tapping a euro110 billion bailout package, but still faces challenges and must make an extra effort to meet deficit reduc
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New austerity measures to bite
The Papandreou government announces a new round of austerity measures in an effort to reign in its deficit.