Greece
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Violence mars rallies in Greece
The union organised marches across Greece to celebrate May Day and to protest against the austerity measures and the EU-IMF relief package were marred by incidents of violence i
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Europe approves giant Greece bailout
Massive bailout for Greece comes with deep and agonising economic cuts which will impact on all Greek citizens.
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New measures necessary for EU-IMF loans
Greece is close to agreeing to a new set of austerity measures, which will affect both the public and private sectors, that would unlock the emergency loans from the European Union
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Papandreou calls for EU intervention to prevent spread of crisis
The Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has appealed for the rapid intervention of the European Union to prevent a speculation triggered crisis across Europe.
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Greece’s rating downgrade trigger market plunge
Greece’s credit rating was downgraded yet again by rating agency Standard & Poor’s
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Greece pays dearly to raise 1.95 billion euros
Greece raised 1.95 billion euros in treasury bills but had to pay over double the last equivalent rate as returns on its benchmark 10-year paper hit a new record.
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All terrorist suspects held for trial
Greek extremists charged with acts of terror are led to court, more arrests expected.
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Euro falls due to Greek bailout concerns
The Greek government’s insistence that it will keep borrowing through the open market was not enough to allay fears that Greece will need to access the EU-IMF rescue plan.
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Police seek terrorists’ arms cache
Six suspected members of the Revolutionary Struggle extremist guerrilla group faced a prosecutor following their arrest on Sunday.
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Papandreou: We have to concentrate on the next steps in the economy
Less than 24 hours after the eurozone finalized the details of a 30-billion-euro emergency loan scheme for Greece, Prime Minister George Papandreou tried to shift attention to the