Heading to a new Greek Constantinople
A frequent theme of international reports on the crisis in Greece has been the steady flow of emigrants to traditional
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Nimetz: Parties made no progress in ‘Macedonia’ name dispute
The United Nations mediator in the dispute between Athens and Skopje in the dispute over the use of the name
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Russian reconnaissance flights test Bulgaria’s Black Sea airspace – report
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of reconnaisance flights by Russian military aircraft close to Bulgarian airspace
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Piraeus and Alpha banks kick off share capital increase
Two of Greece’s four systemic banks, Alpha Bank and Piraeus Bank begun their recapitalisation processes. The two banks announced the
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Greece and Troika clinch long-awaited deal
Following talks which lasted more than six months, the Greek government has reached an agreement with troika officials paving the
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Two Bulgarians arrested in Thessaloniki for alleged cocaine trafficking
Two Bulgarians, aged 40 and 33, were arrested by police in the Greek city of Thessaloniki for allegedly possessing about
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Greek banks need 6.4 billion euro in extra capital, stress tests reveal
The Bank of Greece has released the results of the stress tests that BlackRock Solutions carried out on the loan
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Piraeus Port privatisation process begins
The process of the privatisation of the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) will formally get underway on March 7 2014, with
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Gazprom agrees to sell gas to Greece’s DEPA at reduced price
Greek gas company DEPA has reached an agreement with Russia’s Gazprom on a 15 per cent price cut on the
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