Greece

Greece

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  Greece's public TV still off despite court ruling

  State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT raged on, despite a court ruling ... 

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  Greek coalition avoids collapse over TV shutdown

  The Greek government has avoided collapsing over a dispute stemming from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' move to close the state-owned television ... 

• Magnitude-5.6 earthquake strikes south of Crete

  A magnitude-5.6 earthquake has struck in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete but no damage or casualties have been reported. 

• 5.9 magnitude earthquake strike south of Crete

  A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has struck in the Mediterranean Sea south of the Greek island of Crete but no damage or casualties have been reported. 

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  Greek PM raises stakes on broadcaster's closure

  Greece's prime minister has raised the stakes in a fight with key government allies over his decision to shut "sinful" state-run TV, offering a minor ... 

• Fire on Greek ferry in eastern Aegean Sea

  Crew members put out a fire on a Greek ferry boat carrying 248 passengers and crew in the eastern Aegean Sea Friday. Five people had to be evacuated ... 

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  Satellite boost for Greece's public TV holdouts

  Journalists from axed Greek state broadcaster ERT returned to the airwaves Thursday amid an escalating crisis that saw the country rocked by a general ... 

• National Bank of Greece avoids nationalization

  Greece's largest bank, National Bank of Greece, says it has succeeded in raising enough capital to avoid being nationalized, the second Greek bank to ... 

• Council of Europe condemns Greek state TV closure

  Europe's commissioner for human rights has strongly condemned the closure of Greece's state ERT broadcaster, and urged the government to repeal the ... 

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  Greek gov't in deep crisis over state broadcaster

  Greece's fragile governing coalition failed to reach a compromise Wednesday about the closure of the state-run ERT broadcaster. That left the ... 

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  State broadcaster's end a blow to Greek identity

  When Nazi troops marched into Greece's nearly deserted capital on April 27, 1941, radio announcer Costas Stavropoulos of the Hellenic Broadcasting ... 

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  Greek state TV, radio broadcasts go off the air

  Greek state TV and radio were gradually pulled off the air late Tuesday, hours after the government said it would temporarily close all state-run ... 

• Fate of Greek state broadcaster splits government

  Two parties in Greece's coalition government say it plans to suspend operation of state-run TV and radio stations to comply with demands from bailout ... 

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  Juncker concedes mistakes on Greek bailout

  Former Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker conceded Tuesday that mistakes were made in the bailout of Greece — days after a similar admission by ... 

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  Greek gas sale deflates amid new EU-IMF inspection

  Greece's troubled privatization program suffered a blow Monday after the Russian energy giant Gazprom withdrew its interest in buying the natural gas ... 

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  Portugal wins, Italy draws in WCup qualifying

  Portugal revived its World Cup qualifying campaign by beating Russia 1-0 while Mario Balotelli was red-carded for Italy in a 0-0 draw at the Czech ... 

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  Greek opposition: IMF mistake won't ease austerity

  An admission from the International Monetary Fund this week that it mishandled the early stages of Greece's massive bailout will not lead to any ... 

• EU's top economic official lashes out at IMF

  The man in charge of the European Union's rescues of its debt-crippled countries has slammed the International Monetary Fund's criticism of the Greek ... 

• Bomb targets Greek prison official's parked car

  Police in Athens say a bomb has exploded under a senior Greek prison official's parked car, breaking windows in surrounding buildings and lightly ... 

• Greece: Probe expanded for ex-minister

  Greece's Parliament has expanded an investigation of former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou over his handling of data on Greeks with Swiss ... 

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  EU rejects IMF criticism on handling Greek crisis

  Two of the main institutions in charge of managing Europe's debt crisis have clashed over whether mistakes were made in the handling of Greece's debt ... 

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  Greek unemployment hits new high, at 26.8 percent

  Unemployment in recession-mired Greece continued its record-setting rise in March, reaching 26.8 percent of the workforce compared to a revised 26. 

• IMF admits 'notable failures' in Greek bailout

  The International Monetary Fund acknowledged on Wednesday that it made "notable failures" in the Greek bailout, underestimating how much the austerity ... 

• Greek far right seeks tougher laws for foreigners

  A Greek extreme right party broadly vilified for alleged Nazi sympathies and inciting violence against immigrants is seeking harsher laws for offenses ...