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Greece Will Now Work 6 Days A Week, Labour Unions Call It "Barbaric"
As more European countries move towards a shorter, 4-day working week, workers in Greece will have to work for six days every week in a new government initiative aimed at boosting productivity and employment across the nation.
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GMR Airports To Build And Operate New Airport In Greece
The entire project will be funded through a mix of equity, accruals from the existing airport, and financial grant being provided by the government of Greece.
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Protesting Greek Farmers Clash With Riot Police
Clashes broke out outside the Agriculture Ministry in central Athens on Friday as thousands of farmers from across Greece headed to the Greek capital for a two-day protest against the government's plans to impose new tax hikes and reform the pension system.
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Greek Farmers Head For Athens For Protest Against Taxes
Farmers from across Greece have begun gathering in Athens for a two-day protest against the government and its plans to impose new tax hikes and pension charges.
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A 21st-Century Ellis Island Emerges In Greece
With its aqua-blue waters, olive-tree-studded hills and well-preserved ancient ruins, this jewel in the Aegean Sea can hardly be compared to an island built of landfill in the mouth of New York Harbor.
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Greek Lawmakers Elect New Speaker Ahead of Key Debate
Greece's former interior minister Nikos Voutsis was elected parliament speaker on Sunday as lawmakers geared up for a crucial debate on the Syriza government's reform programme.
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Greece's New Left-Wing Government Led by Alex Tsipras Takes Oath
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' new left-wing government took office on Wednesday with painful economic reforms ahead and a growing migration crisis that threatens to open a rift in the EU.
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Alexis Tsipras Unveils New Cabinet, Euclid Tsakalotos Gets Finance
Greece's newly-elected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras unveiled his new government on Tuesday, giving the crisis-hit country's key finance portfolio to Euclid Tsakalotos and defence to his nationalist coalition ally, the Independent Greeks.
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European Union's Pierre Moscovici Says 'No Worries' Over Outcome of Greece Vote
EU Economics Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici on Saturday said he felt "no worries" over the outcome of elections in Greece on September 20 and that the new government would back the country's huge bailout, no matter the result.
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Alexis Tsipras Asks Greeks For Outright Majority in September Vote
Greece's ex-prime minister Alexis Tsipras called today for voters in upcoming snap elections to give his radical left Syriza party a "strong mandate" to lead the crisis-hit nation.
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Despite Coalition Efforts, Greece Heads for Polls
Greece's president formally gave the conservative opposition a chance today to form a new government after leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned, but the country appears almost certain to be heading to an election next month.
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Greek Opposition Party Leader to Get Mandate to Form Government Friday
Greece's main opposition party leader Vangelis Meimarakis will meet the country's president Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday morning to receive a mandate to form a new government, an official from Meimarakis' New Democracy party said.
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Optimism for New Greek Bailout Deal Despite German Misgivings
Hopes were raised that Greece and its creditors would reach an agreement Tuesday on the terms of a third bailout for the debt-ridden nation despite the misgivings of EU paymaster Germany.
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Greece Officially Requests Fresh IMF Aid: Finance Ministry
Greece has submitted an official request to the International Monetary Fund for a new loan as it seeks a huge third bailout from its creditors, the finance ministry said today.
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Greece Prepares to Reopen Banks, Apply Tax Hikes
Greece prepared today to restart its struggling economy with a revamped government, a bank reboot and a new round of tax hikes agreed after months of fraught confrontation with its creditors.
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Greece Will Now Work 6 Days A Week, Labour Unions Call It "Barbaric"
As more European countries move towards a shorter, 4-day working week, workers in Greece will have to work for six days every week in a new government initiative aimed at boosting productivity and employment across the nation.
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GMR Airports To Build And Operate New Airport In Greece
The entire project will be funded through a mix of equity, accruals from the existing airport, and financial grant being provided by the government of Greece.
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Protesting Greek Farmers Clash With Riot Police
Clashes broke out outside the Agriculture Ministry in central Athens on Friday as thousands of farmers from across Greece headed to the Greek capital for a two-day protest against the government's plans to impose new tax hikes and reform the pension system.
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Greek Farmers Head For Athens For Protest Against Taxes
Farmers from across Greece have begun gathering in Athens for a two-day protest against the government and its plans to impose new tax hikes and pension charges.
-
A 21st-Century Ellis Island Emerges In Greece
With its aqua-blue waters, olive-tree-studded hills and well-preserved ancient ruins, this jewel in the Aegean Sea can hardly be compared to an island built of landfill in the mouth of New York Harbor.
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Greek Lawmakers Elect New Speaker Ahead of Key Debate
Greece's former interior minister Nikos Voutsis was elected parliament speaker on Sunday as lawmakers geared up for a crucial debate on the Syriza government's reform programme.
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Greece's New Left-Wing Government Led by Alex Tsipras Takes Oath
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' new left-wing government took office on Wednesday with painful economic reforms ahead and a growing migration crisis that threatens to open a rift in the EU.
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Alexis Tsipras Unveils New Cabinet, Euclid Tsakalotos Gets Finance
Greece's newly-elected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras unveiled his new government on Tuesday, giving the crisis-hit country's key finance portfolio to Euclid Tsakalotos and defence to his nationalist coalition ally, the Independent Greeks.
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European Union's Pierre Moscovici Says 'No Worries' Over Outcome of Greece Vote
EU Economics Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici on Saturday said he felt "no worries" over the outcome of elections in Greece on September 20 and that the new government would back the country's huge bailout, no matter the result.
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Alexis Tsipras Asks Greeks For Outright Majority in September Vote
Greece's ex-prime minister Alexis Tsipras called today for voters in upcoming snap elections to give his radical left Syriza party a "strong mandate" to lead the crisis-hit nation.
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Despite Coalition Efforts, Greece Heads for Polls
Greece's president formally gave the conservative opposition a chance today to form a new government after leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned, but the country appears almost certain to be heading to an election next month.
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Greek Opposition Party Leader to Get Mandate to Form Government Friday
Greece's main opposition party leader Vangelis Meimarakis will meet the country's president Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday morning to receive a mandate to form a new government, an official from Meimarakis' New Democracy party said.
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Optimism for New Greek Bailout Deal Despite German Misgivings
Hopes were raised that Greece and its creditors would reach an agreement Tuesday on the terms of a third bailout for the debt-ridden nation despite the misgivings of EU paymaster Germany.
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Greece Officially Requests Fresh IMF Aid: Finance Ministry
Greece has submitted an official request to the International Monetary Fund for a new loan as it seeks a huge third bailout from its creditors, the finance ministry said today.
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Greece Prepares to Reopen Banks, Apply Tax Hikes
Greece prepared today to restart its struggling economy with a revamped government, a bank reboot and a new round of tax hikes agreed after months of fraught confrontation with its creditors.
