Greece

Greece

• Greek finance minister rejects tax relief call

  Greece's Finance Minister has rejected a called from the government's Socialist coalition partners to add tax relief measures to a new austerity bill ... 

• Greece: Clashes at Armenian protest

  Police in Greece's second-largest city have used pepper spray to disperse protesters at annual rally to protest the mass killings of Armenians in ... 

• EU probes planned merger of Greek airlines

  The European Commission has opened an in-depth antitrust investigation of the proposed takeover of Greece's Olympic Air by its domestic rival Aegean ... 

• Piraeus Bank shareholders approve recapitalization

  Greece's second-largest lender, Piraeus Bank, says shareholders have approved a recapitalization plan that is intended to safeguard the bank's ... 

• Greece's Eurobank heads for state control

  Greece's Eurobank says it will not be able to privately raise money to complete its 5.84 billion euro ($7.61 billion) recapitalization, and will rely ... 

• Greece: Injured fruit pickers get state protection

  A Supreme Court prosecutor in Greece has ordered that 35 immigrant strawberry pickers, most of whom were injured in a shooting last week, will be ... 

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  European austerity yields meager results in 2012

  The austerity pain pursued by a number of European countries led to very little gain in 2012. Figures Monday from Eurostat, the European Union's ... 

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  Greek former defense minister goes on trial

  A former Greek defense minister strongly denied felony charges of money laundering against him Monday, the first day of a corruption trial against him ... 

• Greek poll compares dictatorship to fiscal crisis

  On the 46th anniversary of a military coup that installed a dictatorship for seven years, 30 percent of Greeks think that things were better during ... 

• Greek champion Olympiakos finishes season with win

  Olympiakos polished off its 40th Greek league title by beating Panionios 2-1 Sunday on the final day of the season. Costas Mitroglou and Avraam ... 

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  Marathon runners in Greece commemorate Boston

  Thousands of runners took part in a marathon and three shorter road races in the Greek city of Thessaloniki on Sunday and used the race to pay tribute ... 

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  Greek farm shootings highlight migrants' plight

  After months of pressing the strawberry plantation over pay, the Bangladeshi migrant laborers gathered in the field hoping that a deal was near. 

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  AEK Athens to be relegated after fan violence

  AEK Athens was condemned to relegation after Greek league officials deducted three points for violence by club fans at a match last weekend. 

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  Barcelona beats Panathinaikos 70-60 in Euroleague

  Veteran guard Juan Carlos Navarro scored 17 points, including two decisive late 3-pointers, to lead Barcelona to a 70-60 victory over host ... 

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  Greece pledges swift punishment over farm shooting

  Greek officials on Thursday promised "swift and exemplary" punishment for three strawberry plantation foremen who allegedly shot and injured 29 ... 

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  Chinese investors eye Greek airports

  Greece's finance ministry says Chinese investors have "confirmed interest" in Greek airports that are due to be privatized. Finance Minister Yannis ... 

• Greece halts deportation for Syrians

  Greece has suspended the deportation of immigrants from Syria who entered the country illegally, amid growing concern from human rights groups that ... 

• 20 migrant strawberry pickers wounded in Greece

  At least 20 migrant strawberry pickers were shot and wounded in southern Greece on Wednesday, in a pay dispute after a foreman opened fire on them ... 

• Greece: Former finance minister granted bail

  A former Greek finance minister has been granted bail of €50,000 ($66,000) after testifying before a public prosecutor investigating allegations that ... 

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  Thatcher Funeral: Guest list standouts

  More than 2,300 guests attended the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday. In all, 11 ... 

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  Thatcher Funeral: Attendees and No-Shows

  More than 2,300 guests have confirmed they will attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Among the former U.S. 

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  Greece sticks with austerity, seeks debt relief

  Greece promised Tuesday to stick with tough austerity measures, holding out hope for a debt relief deal with emergency creditors, but the country's ... 

• Council of Europe: Greece could ban Golden Dawn

  The Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights said Tuesday that Greece has the legal right to ban the far-right Golden Dawn party, the first ... 

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  Greece seals deal with debt inspectors

  Greece cleared an important hurdle in its drive to receive its next batch of bailout loans from its international creditors Monday. But even though ... 

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  AEK fans force Greek league game to be abandoned

  AEK Athens' home game against relegation rival Panthrakikos in the Greek league was abandoned on Sunday after its fans stormed the pitch when the ...