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Athens
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| Jan.11 |
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Greek MPs approve fresh tax rises The parliament has approved a series of unpopular tax rises aimed at boosting revenue in line with Athens' commitments to international cred...
| Jan.17 |
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Ex-Greek minister faces tax probe Greek MPS have voted to launch a criminal investigation into ex-Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou
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| Feb.22 |
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Athens is hit by torrential rainfall Several hours of heavy rain and a thunderstorm have flooded roads and homes, caused traffic jams and disrupted the train and tram network
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| Mar.13 |
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Lifesaving drugs run short in Greece Thousands of Greeks trapped in a vicious circle involving a cash-strapped government unable to pay its bills
| Mar.17 |
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Greek player banned for Nazi salute AEK Athens midfielder Giorgos Katidis, 20, has been banned for life from playing for the national team after making a Nazi salute
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| Apr.18 |
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Greece farm shooting: 30 injured About 30 migrant workers have been injured in a shooting on a strawberry farm in Greece after requesting salaries that had not been paid
| Apr.28 |
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Parliament approves 15,000 civil service job cuts The Greek parliament has passed a bill which will see 15,000 state employees lose their jobs by the end of next year
| Apr.30 |
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Greeks stage 24-hour anti-austerity general strike A general strike against tough austerity measures has begun in Greece, with the country's trade unions calling for 'mass mobilisation' of pr...
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| Jun.11 |
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Greece suspends state broadcaster  The Greek government has shut down the public broadcaster ERT, calling it a 'haven of waste' | |
| Jun.12 |
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Greeks strike over media closure A general strike has begun in Greece in protest at the government's surprise move to shut down state broadcaster ERT - with the loss of 2,700...
| Jun.17 |
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Greek court orders TV back on air A court has ordered that state broadcaster ERT, which was shut down by the government last week, can resume transmissions
| Jun.20 |
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Greek state TV talks break down Greece's governing coalition has again failed to agree on how to resume transmissions by state broadcaster ERT, shut down by the government last week
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| Jul.17 |
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Greek MPs back public sector cuts The parliament in Greece has narrowly approved a public sector reform bill that will see thousands of people lose their jobs
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| Sep.28 |
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Crackdown on Greek far-right party Greek police have arrested the leader of the Golden Dawn party, Nikolaos Michaloliakos, on charges of forming a criminal organisation
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| Oct.2 |
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Golden Dawn leader appears in court Map of Athens Greece The head of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party, Nikos Mihaloliakos, has arrived in court to answer charges of organising a criminal group
| Oct.12 |
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Strong earthquake hits west of Crete Map of Crete Greece A very strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck west of the Greek island of Crete at 4:12 p.m.
| Oct.20 |
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Authorities work to identify mystery girl found in Greece Map of Farsala Greece A charity, looking after a 4-year-old that was found at a Gypsy camp, have received 'promising' leads and thousands of phone calls | |
| Oct.21 |
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Maria: Greek Roma couple in court over 'abduction' Map of Farsala Greece A Roma couple have appeared in court in Greece on charges of abducting a young blonde girl, their lawyer says | |
| Oct.22 |
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Is gypsy girl the missing Baby Lisa? FBI joins investigation An American couple whose daughter disappeared in 2011 is asking Greek police to check whether or not she is 'Maria,' a blue-eyed blond girl
| Oct.24 |
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Bulgarian woman claims she's Maria's mom A Bulgarian woman claims she is the mother of the blond, blue-eyed girl taken by police from a Roma couple in Greece last week | |
| Oct.25 |
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Greek couple accused of buying Roma baby DNA from a girl taken by authorities from a Roma couple in Greece matches that of a Bulgarian couple who said they were the parents of the girl | |
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