Greece
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New Greek statistics chief promises clean data
Greece’s new statistics agency chief promised swift reforms that would produce reliable financial data free from government interference.
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Greek yoghurt man wins case
Swedish dairy company Lindahls has paid almost 160,000 euros in compensation to Minas Karatzoglis, a Greek man whose picture is used on what the company calls Turkish style yoghurt
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Greece tops customs seizures in EU
An EU report has found that Greek Customs have confiscated the highest number of goods amongst EU countries over the alst 12 months.
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Greek PM visits Israel for first time in decades
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou met in Jerusalem during the first visit to Israel by a Greek Prime Minister in three decades
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Journalist shot dead in Athens: “A cowardly, cold-blooded murder”
Greek journalist Sokratis Giolias, who was shot dead in cowardly predawn attack outside his home
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Greece to press Karagiozi claims
Greece will challenge a UNSECO ruling that Karagiozi is part of Turkey’s cultural heritage
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Piraeus takeover offer for two Greek banks
The privately owned Piraeus Bank offered on Thursday to buy stakes in two state-controlled banks for 701 million euro.
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Poll: Greeks unhappy with politicians
Seven in ten Greeks are dissatisfied with their lives and feel let down by the country’s two main political parties while a third would not vote for any of the five parties in Gree
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Workers out on strike
Trade unions have called a new nationwide strike to protest proposed reforms to Greece’s pension and labor market regulations.