Greece
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Greek PM accuses US banks over debt crisis Greece Economy
Greek parliament is examining deals Greek authorities carried out with help from Goldman Sachs that allowed them to mask the extent of Greece’s debts
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Greece will survive
Leading Greek economist Panagiotis Giannakopoulos says it is impossible that the EU will allow Greece to default on its debt.
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IED goes off in Athens
An explosive device has detonated outside the Korydallou maximum security prison, injuring one person.
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Hold on, help is on its way
European finance ministers announced today that a bailout lush-fund will be established to halt the spread of the economic turmoil throughout Europe.
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“I am a child of the Diaspora”
Greek PM George Papandreou took offence to the ‘cheap shots’ taken by New Democracy parliamentarians about his use of the Greek language during a parliamentary debate
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Austerity bill passes
The austerity bill which will trigger the financial rescue package for Greece was passed by the Greek Parliament yesterday.
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Stepping into the void
Mike Sweet captures the feeling on the street in Athens after the three deaths on Wednesday
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3 dead in Greek riots
Deaths shock the nation and the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou calls them ‘murder’.
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Greeks feel safer in EU while pessimistic about the future
An overwhelming majority of Greeks support the Euro and reject an exit of Greece from the eurozone, according to a new poll.
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Greece braces for mass protests
Greece is bracing for two major demonstrations against sweeping spending cuts and tax rises, as the country begins a 48-hour nationwide strike.