Greece Reforms

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  Greek Ferries, Trains Halted As Thousands Protest Over 13-Hour Workdays

  Greek trains, ferries and taxis were halted as thousands of workers, including teachers and seafarers, marched to parliament in Athens in a one-day general strike against labour reforms and a government plan to allow employers to extend working hours

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  Greece Set To Legalize Marriage, Adoption By Same-Sex Couples

  Greece's parliament was set to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption on Thursday, a landmark reform promoted by the conservative government over the opposition of the country's powerful Orthodox Church.

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  Greek PM Vows For "Restart" After Criticism Over Handling Of Fires, Floods

  Faced with criticism for his alleged poor handling of the fires and floods that struck Greece this summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged fresh funding and reforms in order to fight the "climate war".

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  Kyriakos Mitsotakis Secures Landslide Victory, Re-Elected As Greek PM

  Conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis won Greece's national elections on Sunday with a clear majority, securing a second term during which he vowed to bring about major reforms to transform the country.

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  Greece Supports India Becoming UN Security Council's Permanent Member

  Greece today called for reforms in the United Nations and backed India's bid for permanent membership in the Security Council, asserting that New Delhi "cannot be kept out" of one of the most important world bodies. Foreign Affairs Minister of Greece Nikos Kotzias said that his country fully supports India for the membership of the UNSC as a new ba...

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  Greeks Join Nationwide Strike Over New Round Of Bailout Reforms

  The protest strike in Greece was called by the main public and private sector unions a day before parliament was due to vote on reforms that would unlock the next tranche of funds from an 86 billion euro bailout.

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  Protesting Greek Farmers Clash With Riot Police

  Clashes broke out outside the Agriculture Ministry in central Athens on Friday as thousands of farmers from across Greece headed to the Greek capital for a two-day protest against the government's plans to impose new tax hikes and reform the pension system.

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  Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Vows To Implement Pension Reform At Anniversary Rally

  Leftwing Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, at a rally Sunday to mark a year in power, stood by a vow to overhaul the country's pension system despite fierce opposition.

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  John Kerry Confident Greece Will Keep Up Reform Effort

  The US Secretary of State says he expects Greece's government will keep on track with reforms needed to revive its crisis-battered economy, and has offered Washington's support in the task.

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  Greek Lawmakers to Approve First New Bailout Reforms

  Greece's parliament was expected to approve later today a first batch of reforms and tax cuts stemming from its third EU bailout.