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Greece moves closer to agreement over reforms to unlock next bailout loan
Eurozone’s finance ministers have agreed that officials from the institutions overseeing Greece’s bailout will go to Athens next week to discuss in more detail the reforms the government must make. After the latest talks in Brussels a...
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IMF-EU stalemate over Greek debt
Greece is getting impatient at the stand-off between the International Monetary Fund and the European Union over Athens’ latest financial aid programme. The IMF wants Brussels to restructure or forgive Greece some of its debt and so far...
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EU financial affairs chief says progress made on Greek bailout review talks
With time running out for Greece to get further essential bailout money, Brussels sent its financial affairs chief to Athens. EU Economic Commissioner Pierre Moscovici, trying to head off a new financial crisis, met with Greek Prime...
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Greece pensioners receive controversial Christmas bonus payment
Queues stretched down the street outside Athens banks on Thursday, as pensioners waited to collect their Christmas bonus payments from the government. Greek MPs approved the one-off payment, which is for the lowest-earning pensioners –...
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Refugees in Greece work together for a new ‘home’
Refugees from Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq are creating their own community centres in Athens to stay connected to their cultures.
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Tsipras defiant as Greek pensioners Christmas bonus is approved
The Greek government is downplaying a row over a Christmas bonus for the country’s poorest pensioners. That unapproved spending caused eurozone lenders to suspend Athens short-term debt-relief plan, but Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in...
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Violent clashes in Athens greet Obama
Thousands demonstrate against U.S. policies and Trump election
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Thessaloniki film festival discovers wealth of first films
Greek cinema featured heavily at the 57th Thessaloniki Film Festival. Fifteen local films had their premieres in Thessaloniki, although three had already been shown at other international film festivals. “Amerika Square” is Yiannis...
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Greece gets economic boost from refugee aid
The challenge of dealing with tens of thousands of refugees could have a silver lining for Greece. The emergency aid money given to the Athens government is boosting the country’s economy. There are an estimated 60,000 refugees in...
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Theatre as an act of resistance
‘While I was waiting’ by acclaimed Syrian playwright Mohammad Al Attar and director Omar Abusaada tells the story of a young man who ends up in a coma in hospital after being beaten up at a checkpoint in Damascus. Friends and family...
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Hotel housing project gives refugees in Greece a rare sense of hope
Abandoned Athens building transformed into temporary home for asylum seekers
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Verdi’s African-themed Macbeth impresses in Athens
A remarkable take on Verdi’s Macbeth has opened at the Athens Festival. An adaptation by the director Brett Bailey and the South African theatre company, Third World Bunfight the show premiered in Cape Town in 2014 and Athens is the 31st...
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US Treasury Secretary says debt relief important for Greece
The US Treasury Secretary on a visit to Athens has urged the Greek government to make more progress on budget and economic reforms. Jack Lew said that was the way for Greece to get debt relief and boost its struggling economy. He told...
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Artist Ai WeiWei decries Europe’s “shameful” refugee crisis
The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens is running a major exhibition of the Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. Ai Weiwei at Cycladic is the artist’s first show within an archeological museum and in Greece. The aim is to present his...
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Greece moves closer to a loan deal with its eurozone lenders
Greek media headlines on Tuesday were doom-laden about the future for the country’s pensioners and public servants even as Athens seemed to have moved closer to a deal on new loans. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told his cabinet an...
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Why so much Greek anger over tax and pension reforms
Greek tax and pension reforms have to be approved by the country’s lawmakers on Sunday if Athens is to get the next, previously delayed, tranche of more than five billion euros of bailout cash. That money would then be used to pay back...
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Eurogroup: progress but no Greek reform deal yet
Eurozone finance ministers meeting in Amsterdam say there has been progress on a deal between Greece and its lenders but there is still some way to go and they will have to hold more discussions next week. A deal is needed to unlock...
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Rio 100 days before the Olympics
It's 100 days until the start of the Summer Games. How ready is Rio?
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Successful debut for new ballet director at Greek National Opera
‘Links’ is Greek choreographer Andonis Foniadakis’ latest dance project. It’s currently on at the Greek National Opera, where Foniadakis takes over as ballet director in September. The internationally acclaimed artist has dedicated his...
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Greece and international lenders suspend bailout review talks as splits remain
Talks between Greece and its international lenders on a crucial bailout review have been suspended until next Monday. The main sticking point appears to be differences among the lenders over its projected fiscal shortfall by 2018,...
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Resuscitating Greece’s struggling health system
Greece is facing crippling debts, high unemployment and a daily influx of migrants. All of which impacts the healthcare sector. This edition of Smart Care is giving the country’s current services a health check. Low on staff and...
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Greece is given three months to tighten border controls
The EU is turning up the heat on Greece, giving it three months to fix serious holes in border protection. In a bid to stem the influx of migrants, Athens is being told to implement 50 recommendations – to tighten frontier checks. But to...
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Greece opening migrant 'hot spots'
Residents of Kos oppose the opening of a migrant registration centre on their island because they fear it will wreck tourism
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EMAS: Combining competitiveness with environmental performance
In this edition of Business Planet, we visit the Onassis Foundation in Athens to find out how we can transform waste into raw materials. This concept is the basis of circular economy and also provides a real opportunity for SMEs....