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New State Sector Strike in Greece

State employees are to stage on Wednesday a new nationwide strike in Greece.

They are demanding that the government in Athens abandon plans for fresh mass layoffs within the state sector which are a condition of the international bailout program, Dnevnik.bg has reported.

Turmoil in Golden Dawn grows as MP ousted

Golden Dawn on Tuesday ousted one of its lawmakers, Stathis Boukouras (photo), from its parliamentary group, a move that will bring the number of seats the neofascist party holds in Parliament to 16 from 18 if Boukouras does not cede his seat to another GD candidate.

PM assures no new measures will be needed after deal is reached with troika [Update]

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Tuesday insisted that no new austerity measures will be required as part of a deal reached earlier in the day between the Greek government and troika inspectors following seven months of tough negotiations.

"Today a long period of tribulations has ended, and a new beginning is being made," Samaras said.

Greece targets bond sale before Euro elections, minister says

By Antonis Galanopoulos, Marcus Bensasson & Nikos Chrysoloras

Greece will probably sell bonds for the first time in four years before May as the nation seeks to rebuild its finances following an international bailout, Infrastructure Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said.

Seven migrants killed in boat sinking

Authorities in Greece said Tuesday they had recovered the bodies of seven immigrants who drowned overnight when a boat sank in the eastern Aegean Sea after traveling illegally from nearby Turkey.

Troika deal is in sight after two sides bridge key differences

A teacher raises a fist during a protest rally in central Athens on Monday. Teachers union OLME is protesting the induction of hundreds of educators into the governments public sector mobility scheme and their possible dismissal. Several sectors of the civil service are up in arms this week as the current round of transfers into the scheme is nearing an end.

Crimea, Kosovo, and double standards

BELGRADE -- The French daily Le Figaro has an article comparing reactions in western countries and their media to declarations of independence made by Crimea and Kosovo.

The conclusion the newspaper made is that "officials are applying double standards," while the media tend to "forget."

Stournaras not certain talks with troika will conclude on Monday

Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras has refused to commit on the question of whether Greece and the troika will conclude their talks on Monday after lengthy discussions over the weekend.

I dont know [if talks will conclude today], said Stournaras after he left talks with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at lunchtime on Monday.

Venizelos urges diplomatic channels with Russia to remain open after Crimea vote

Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos has called for a diplomatic and political solution to the dispute in Crimea after a referendum on Sunday indicated that the vast majority of its citizens want the region to join Russia.

Golden Dawn MP quits party, says was not aware of 'criminal activities'

Golden Dawn MP for Larissa, in central Greece, Chrysovalantis Alexopoulos, on Saturday announced he was leaving the ultranationalist party and would continue as an independent.

Ministerial responsibility

Members of Parliament who may be considering voting against the proposed bill outlining the likely deal between the coalition government and the countrys partners and creditors the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund ought to properly consider the effects that their decision could have.