Greece
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IMF head supports extension of loan repayment for Greece
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday expressed support for a plan to extend the repayment period of EU-IMF loans for Greece.
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Death of Alexis marked with marches and violence
The second anniversary of the death of 15 year old Alexis Grigoropoulos saw the centre of Athens closed down and smelling of tear gas.
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Six face terror charges in Greece
Yesterday’s police raids across Athens and around Greece have lead to six arrests on charges of terrorism
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Greek police foil planned attack by local terrorist group
Greek police have foiled an imminent attack against a judicial target planned by a local terrorist group, Greek media reported last night after a series of raids across Athens.
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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.