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China’s COSCO invests 230M euro in Piraeus Port

November 13, 2013November 13, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Piraeus Port Authority and COSCO Holdings Group Co Ltd have completed an agreement to expand the Chinese company’s container

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Europe 

Greek government survives censure motion

November 11, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece’s coalition government survived a censure motion brought by main-opposition SYRIZA. The government emerged from the vote of no confidence

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Europe 

SYRIZA submits censure motion against government coalition over ERT eviction

November 8, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Riot police evicted employees of former public broadcaster ERT from the network’s headquarters in Athens that had occupied the building

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Europe 

Greek, Portuguese workers stage new protests against austerity

November 6, 2013 VOANews Greece

Workers in Greece and Portugal staged new protests Wednesday against austerity measures that are cutting their wages. A Greek general

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Europe 

Glimmer of hope for Greek recovery

November 6, 2013November 6, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek finance minister Yannis Stournaras met with the troika inspectors in Athens on November 5 2013 in what was the

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View overlooking Greek capital city Athens photo Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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General strike in Greece on November 6 disrupts air travel, public transport

November 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

A 24-hour general strike in Greece on November 6, organised by the country’s two largest trade unions in protest against

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Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras
Europe 

Greek PM Samaras sends message of stability ahead of crunch talks with troika

November 5, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek premier Antonis Samaras says he will “not allow democracy to succumb to criminal violence” in reference to the murder

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Europe 

Greek companies unable to fulfill their tax obligations

November 5, 2013November 5, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Hundreds of thousands of Greek enterprises are unable to fulfill their tax obligations, according to the data published on November

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Europe 

No glitch in negotiations with troika officials, Greek government says

November 1, 2013November 1, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek government sources have denied the troika has put off a visit to Athens on Monday to negotiate progress in

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