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Greece to Eliminate 15,000 Government Jobs

Monday, February 6th, 2012

The cuts are part of new austerity measures that Athens must agree on to secure rescue funds from international lenders.

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Talks on Greek debt deal hit snag

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

The chief negotiators for Greece’s private creditors leave Athens without securing a deal to write off some of the country’s debts.

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Greece debt write-off talks stall

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Talks stall between Greece and its private sector lenders over a 50% debt write-off, which is needed to stop Athens going bust.

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Italy and Greece Move More Forcefully on Debt Crisis

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

The Italian Senate approved a package of austerity measures, and in Athens, leaders of a new three-party coalition completed details of a unity government.

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Greeks agree coalition government

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Greek leaders meeting in Athens agree to form a new coalition government, with a fresh prime minister replacing the beleaguered George Papandreou.

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Greeks strike over new austerity

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

A 24-hour public transport strike hits Greece and a mass protest looms in Athens as anger mounts over a new raft of tough austerity measures.

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The End of R.E.M., and They Feel Fine

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Founded in Athens, Ga., in 1980, the band R.E.M. helped to invent the alternative-rock sound that influenced a generation of musicians.

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The End of R.E.M., and They Feel Fine

VIDEO: Greece’s new level of social crisis

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Newsnight’s Paul Mason reports from the streets of Athens where Greek police clashed with anti-austerity protesters near parliament, and unions held a general strike.

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Greek austerity negotiations fail

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Greek leaders meeting in Athens fail to give cross-party support to Prime Minister George Papandreou’s new austerity plan.

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Tear gas fired at Athens protest

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Police in Athens clash with protesters as a major strike against austerity measures brings many services in Greece to a halt.

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Greek sprinters guilty of perjury

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Two Greek sprinters are given suspended jail terms for staging a motorbike crash to skip a doping test before the Athens Olympics.

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VIDEO: Policeman hit by petrol bomb in Greece

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

A police officer in Athens was hit with a petrol bomb as more than thirty thousand protesters marched through the streets.

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Clashes erupt amid Greece strike

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Police fire tear gas to disperse stone-throwing demonstrators in Athens as a 24-hour general strike grips Greece.

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Anti-Austerity Protest in Greece Turns Violent

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Thousands of Greeks took to the streets of Athens for a protest marred by violence as a general strike brought international travel and public services to a standstill.

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Pasok wins mayoral poll in Athens

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Greece’s governing Socialist party wins control of the capital Athens, in the second round of local elections dominated by the country’s debt crisis.

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