Greece
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Greece declares state of emergency on Samos after fires
Fires on Samos are burning out of control, forcing the evacuation of people and hotels
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Greece passes law to help debt-stricken households
Greece’s parliament passed the Papandreau government’s debt relief bill, taking the pressure off Greeks struggling with debt.
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Truck drivers return to work
Striking truck drivers called off their weeklong action on Sunday.
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PASOK approval ratings waning
The Papandreou government has seen its public approval take a big tumble in the three months since it signed a deal with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund
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12 billion euro in ‘green growth’ by 2015
Greece is looking to the environment as a way out of fiscal crisis
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Greek truck drivers mull return to work
Greek government may enact an emergency order to force truck drivers back to work
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Keeping an eye on the reforms
A team from the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund arrived in Athens on Monday to start rigorous checks of Greece’s progress with implementi
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Samaras talks about the economy and national issues
Main Greek Opposition leader Antonis Samaras talked in Yiannina about the financial crisis in Greece and the measures New Democracy is proposing to address the crisis in the Greek
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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