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State firms to save 500 million euros
The government aims at saving some half a billion euros from state corporations next year by reducing their spending by 14 per cent and increasing their revenues by 10 per cent.
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Banks fined for withholding salaries
Three banks will need to pay combined fines of 260,000 euros as the General Secretary for Consumers found them guilty of breaking the law in withholding the salaries paid to accoun
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Greece ready to provide assistance to Turkey
Greece is prepared to provide all possible assistance to the Turkish authorities, foreign minister Stavros Lambrinidis told his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, following the d
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50% cut offers new dawn
Euro zone leaders struck a deal with private banks and insurers on Thursday for them to accept a 50 per cent loss on their Greek government bonds under a plan to lower Greece’s deb
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Greeks in the Far Orient
Professor Anastasios Tamis’ book Greeks in the Far Orient explores the plight of a group of 40,000 Greek and Cypriot immigrants who settled in Asia at the end of the 19th century.
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Aged care reform ‘undisguised grab’ at elderly’s assets
Elderly Australians could be forced to re-mortgage their homes if the federal government goes ahead with an “undisguised grab” of their homes as part of its aged care reforms.
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Community Grants Program open for applications
Victorian Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship Nicholas Kotsiras recently announced the Community Grants Program for 2012, which will be open to applications until De
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Road safety message to appear on number plates
Victorian number plates carrying road safety messages will be rolled out in Victoria next year, Premier Ted Baillieu announced on Sunday.
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Greek Consulate asks media to be fair dinkum
As the marathon EU Summit concluded in Brussels, putting in place the latest deal to fix the eurozone’s debt crisis, the Consulate General of Greece in Melbourne held a rare briefi
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Stores burgled during unrest
More than 400,000 euros worth of merchandise was stolen from stores in central Athens during disturbances at an anti-austerity rally last Thursday.