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Greeks launch 48-hour strike over proposed tax, pension reforms
May 06, 2016 05:27People in Greece have launched a 48-hour general strike to protest against government-proposed legislation to introduce tax and pension reforms.
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Greek teachers protest proposed labor reforms
Apr 20, 2016 10:00Teachers have staged a demonstration in Greece to express their resentment at a series of labor reforms proposed by the government.
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Macedonia police fire tear gas at refugees at Greek border
Apr 10, 2016 13:07Police in Macedonia have fired tear gas at hundreds of refugees, injuring dozens of people who were trying to break a border fence and get into the Balkan state.
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Chinese firm buys Greece’s biggest port
Apr 09, 2016 08:27A major Chinese shipping firm has signed a deal with Greece to purchase the majority of stakes in the country’s biggest port – the Port of Piraeus.
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Greece expels second batch of refugees to Turkey
Apr 08, 2016 09:00Greece has expelled a second group of refugees from its Lesbos island to Turkey as part of the controversial EU-Turkey refugee deal.
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Some refugees may have been wrongly returned by Greece to Turkey: UNHCR
Apr 06, 2016 10:34The UN says some people in the first batch of refugees returned from the Greece to Turkey as part of an agreement between Ankara and the EU may have been dispatched mistakenly.
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Police clash with anti-refugee protesters in Greece
Mar 28, 2016 09:43Clashes have erupted in Greece between police and a group of far-right protesters who were demonstrating against the influx of refugees into and the growing presence of Muslims in the country.
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Greece empties refugee camp as arrivals slow down
Mar 26, 2016 14:39Greece has started evacuating refugees from a major border camp as the country starts to see near-zero arrivals as a result of a deal between the European Union and Turkey.
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refugees demand Greek-Macedonian border opening
Mar 13, 2016 14:52Hundreds of refugees have staged a protest on Greece’s border with Macedonia, demanding the opening of the border.
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Greek protesters slam EU policies on refugees
Mar 03, 2016 07:02Thousands of Greeks have hit the streets in the capital, Athens, for a mass protest rally against EU policies towards refugees mainly coming from the Middle East.