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Greece 'needs austerity programs,' says Schaeuble

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said cash-strapped Greece needed to implement EU and IMF-imposed austerity measures as European solidarity was 'not a one-way street.'

» NEWS

G8 leaders hope Greece remains in eurozone

President Barack Obama and other leaders of the Group of Eight industrial nations expressed hope Saturday that Greece will remain ...

Three races, a bicycle round and a saint΄s day to wreak traffic havoc on Sunday

A number of events taking place in Attica on Sunday will provide entertainment for spectators and a nightmare for motorists as sev...

Merkel did not push referendum idea, says witness

German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Greek President Karolos Papoulias what he thought of the idea of holding a referendum on Gre...

» BUSINESS

Germans book 30 pct fewer Greek holidays

German bookings for holidays in Greece have slumped by almost a third so far this year, a German Sunday paper quoted a Thomas Cook...

Govt mulls options if coffers run dry

The Finance Ministry is urgently looking into alternative scenarios of how to maintain its weak cash reserves if the revenue inflo...

» LIFE

Film fest opens with Cassavetes

A tribute to director John Cassavetes will be the curtain raiser at this years edition of the Tainiorama film festival, which is ...

» SPORTS

Violence halts basketball playoff

The first round of Greece's basketball playoffs between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos was canceled on Thursday as fans of the Pirae...

» COMMUNITY

Greeks making a new start in Cyprus

On almost any flight to Nicosia from Athens or Thessaloniki these days, there is bound to be one person with too much baggage and ...

OPINION

Wanted: captain and compass

By Alexis Papachelas

Our eye is off the ball

By Nikos Konstandaras

The ties we don't see but can't ignore

By Nick Malkoutzis

Failing to rise to the occasion

By Costas Iordanidis

The leadership deficit

By Nikos Xydakis

Tweeting to the converted

By Harry van Versendaal

LETTERS

TOURISM

On a positive note

I am planning on visiting Greece next week with my family on vacation -- I look forward to enjoying your fantastic country for the first time and I promise to spend some money.

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