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GREECE/EU/IMF: Athens baulks at big state asset sale
Athens has no plans to sell state electricity utility PPC, an official at the Energy Ministry...
GreeceGREECE: 'Won't Pay' movement is no challenge to state
On February 6, citizens' groups across Greece marched to toll booths on national highways and...
GreeceGREECE: Payments strike finds government in two minds
Infrastructure Minister Dimitris Reppas is clamping down on a grass-roots 'Won't Pay' movement...
GreeceEURO-AREA: Growth is key to avoid peripheral defaults
Capital markets have grouped together Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain as potential...
EURO-AREA: Strong start for EFSF but problems loom
On January 25, the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) raised 5 billion euros (6.8 billion...
GREECE: Rising joblessness raises spectre of unrest
Unemployment is expected to rise this year and next, the Hellenic Statistics Authority announced...
GreeceGREECE: State deficit in 2010 comes in below target
The central government budget deficit was smaller than planned last year, the Finance Ministry...
GreeceGREECE: Anti-migrant fence seems ineffective and harsh
Criticism of Citizens' Protection Minister Christos Papoutsis's proposal to curb illegal...
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