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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Greek and Roman sales for All3Media

A raft of international broadcasters have picked up Greek and Roman history shows from All3Media International. SBS (Australia), AMC (Central and Eastern Europe), TVO (Canada) and Top TV (New Zealand) have all pre-bought upcoming BBC2 series Meet the Roman ...


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Journalists in Greece walk off the job ahead of a general strike

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greek journalists have walked off the job ahead of a general strike set to disrupt services across the country to protest pension reforms that are part of the country's third international bailout. Wednesday's media strike pulled all ...


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Greece Proposes Raising Top Rate Income Tax to 50%

Greece proposed to its creditors on Tuesday raising the top rate of personal income tax to 50 percent in order to avoid increases in social security contributions. The top rate of personal income tax now stands at 42 percent and Athens proposed a raise to 50 percent. The finance ministry expects to raise 300 million


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Thousands of Greek Businesses Relocate to Bulgaria

Almost 6,000 Greek businesses have relocated to Bulgaria in the last two years alone, says the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen and Merchants (GSEVEE). In addition, about 60,000 Greeks have registered new companies in Bulgaria’s tax offices or opened accounts in Bulgarian banks, said GSEVEE president Giorgos Kavathas on Tuesday. The figures come from an


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My Family Story: GREEK couple who came to Brisbane after the financial crisis

It drove people from their own country including a GREEK couple whose search for a better life has brought them to Brisbane. They have a GREEK ...


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Austerity finally hits Greek farmers

Greek agriculture has proved surprisingly resilient, but tax increases now threaten the very survival of farmers.


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Nonprofit's Rescue Ship Prowls Waters Between Greece And Turkey Looking For Migrants

Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approximately 9:00 a.m. ET. Thousands of migrants land daily on Greece' shores seeking asylum in Europe. Hundreds don't make it, drowning during the perilous sea voyage. Volunteers, with ...


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