Greece
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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
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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