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Cross-Party Collaboration in Greece Requesting War Reparations from Germany
  • ANA- MPA
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  • February 03, 2012
AMNA / A proposal signed by 28 MPs of PASOK, New Democracy (ND), Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) and independent deputies has been tabled in Parliament requesting a discussion on issues concerning the...
Conservatives, Socialists Wrangle in Greece as Elections Loom
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  • February 03, 2012
AMNA / In a stinging reply to PASOK President George Papandreou and his address earlier to a PASOK's Parliamentary group on Thursday, main opposition New Democracy spokesman Yiannis Mihelakis accused...
Anonymous Hackers Access Greek Ministry Website (Video)
  • The Associated Press
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  • February 03, 2012
(Reuters) - Hackers associated with the activist group Anonymous posted a protest against Greece's EU and IMF-inspired austerity policies on the website of the country's justice ministry Friday, a min...
Greek Church Leader Says Austerity 'Fatal'
  • Derek Gatopoulos - The Associated Press
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  • February 02, 2012
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leader of Greece's Orthodox Church on Thursday warned rising poverty in the crisis-hit country could trigger a "social explosion," as the government raced to push through mor...
Negotiations in Greece Reach Critical Phase, Party Leaders to meet Again Soon
  • ANA- MPA
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  • February 02, 2012
An agreement with the troika (EC-ECB-IMF) on the country's new loan program is expected to be reached shortly, and will be completed in principle with a joint decision by political party leaders, gove...
Greek FM on Visit to Belgrade
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  • February 01, 2012
BELGRADE (AMNA - N. Pelpas) Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas held talks with his Serb counterpart Vuk Jeremic while in Belgrade on Tuesday, with the focus mainly on Serbia's European accession pro...
Debt-crippled Greece to Weed out Welfare Fraud
  • The Associated Press
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  • January 31, 2012
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek health officials have announced plans to fight rampant welfare fraud by compiling a single register of beneficiaries. Deputy Health Minister Markos Bolaris says thousand...
Greek Socialist Rivals Join Forces
  • The Associated Press
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  • January 31, 2012
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two Greek Cabinet ministers who have been seen as potential rivals in an upcoming leadership election for the majority Socialist party say they will work together. The surpris...
Greek Lawmakers to Ponder Probe over 2009 Budget
  • The Associated Press
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  • January 31, 2012
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A judicial official says Greek lawmakers will be asked to decide whether the country's former prime minister and finance minister should be investigated regarding claims that the...
Prime Minister Papademos Meets with Party Leaders Ahead of EU Summit
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  • January 30, 2012
AMNA / Prime Minister Lucas Papademos reiterated on Sunday afternoon that political leaders supporting his interim government "are in absolute convergence with the continuation of (PSI) negotiations a...
Private Creditors: Deal with Greece Close
  • Demetris Nellas - The Associated Press
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  • January 28, 2012
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A disorderly and potentially devastating Greek debt default is looking much less likely. Greece and investors who own its bonds have reached a tentative deal to significantly ...
Nightmare of Disorderly Default Focuses Minds on Greece
  • Ingrid Melander
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  • January 28, 2012
ATHENS. (Reuters) - Argentina's chaotic bankruptcy a decade ago triggered riots, looting and dozens of deaths. The prospect of that horror scenario playing out in Greece is focusing minds across Europ...
Greek, Cypriot Ministers Meet to Discuss Energy Issues
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  • January 27, 2012
NICOSIA (AMNA/A.Viketos/CNA) - Cyprus Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Praxoula Antoniadou held a meeting here on Thursday with Greek Deputy Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Chang...
Vladimir Putin, Greek Opposition Leader Samaras Meet in Moscow
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  • January 27, 2012
MOSCOW (AMNA) / Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin received New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras here on Thursday, with talks reportedly focusing on overcoming whatever stagnation in Greek-Ru...
Poll: Germans Against Increasing Euro Rescue Fund
  • The Associated Press
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  • January 27, 2012
BERLIN (AP) — Nearly three-quarters of Germans oppose putting more money into the eurozone's rescue fund, according to a new poll. The International Monetary Fund is among those advocating an incre...
Greece Locked in Parallel Talks Over Debt
  • Elena Becatoros and Nicholas Paphitis - The Associated Press
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  • January 27, 2012
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece was locked in a twin effort Friday to placate its creditors, seeking to secure a crucial debt relief deal with private investors while also tackling pressing demands from ...
Greek Conservatives Widen Lead over Socialists
  • January 26, 2012
(Reuters) - Greece's conservatives have widened their lead over their socialist coalition partners, but would not secure an absolute majority if elections were held now, a poll showed on Thursday. ...
Greek Parliament Bucks Gov't, Refuses to Pass Pharmacy Deregulation Bill
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  • January 25, 2012
AMNA / The Greek parliament late Tuesday voted against the thorny Article 29 on the deregulation of pharmacies' working hours contained in a Finance Ministry omnibus bill. Just 101 among the 253 MP...
Greek Minister Admits He Did Not Read Memorandum
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  • January 25, 2012
AMNA -- Replying to criticism of having only lately discovered what he called "shortcomings" of the previous George Papandreou government, in which he had served as a minister throughout its two-year ...
Samaras on Trip to Boost Relations with Russia
  • January 25, 2012
Moscow (AMNA/Th. Avgerinos) -- New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras urged a rekindling of Greek-Russian relations, during his official reception at the Kremlin on Wednesday where he met with the ...
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