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 Budget deficit worsens; more borrowing seen |
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| The current budget deficit, that is, excess spending over revenue, reached 7.26 billion euros in the first five months of the year, according to data published yesterday by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
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| Greece, US in container deal |
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| Greece yesterday signed a deal with the US allowing American customs officers to carry out security scans on commercial shipping containers leaving the country's largest seaport for the US.
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| Massive fuel scam discovered |
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| What officials described yesterday as an illegal «small oil refinery» that served to convert lightly taxed heating fuel into high-value diesel for vehicles has been discovered in northern Greece.
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| Olympic rental program bombs |
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| Less than seven weeks before the start of the Athens Olympics, an official admitted yesterday that a home rental program initially intended to include some 5,000 properties has failed to attract anything near the anticipated demand.
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| French comedian... |
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French comedian Alain Chabat, center, is welcomed by Moulin Rouge can-can dancers on Montmartre hill...
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| Athenians spoilt for a choice of cinemas |
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| Athenians are among the most privileged Europeans as far as access to cinemas is concerned, according to new Eurostat figures released yesterday.
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