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Greece approves austerity budget: 'Hope has fallen away'
Kai Ryssdal Nov 12, 2012
Greece approves its 2013 austerity budget, making it eligible for a third round of bailout loans.
Greek austerity: A light around the bend?
John Psaropolous Nov 12, 2012
European finance ministers are meeting today in Brussels to decide whether Greece will receive its next scheduled bailout payment of $40 billion.
ECB to release new euro with an old Greek face
Stephen Beard Nov 9, 2012
The European Central Bank says it's going to issue new currency notes next year. The new notes, redesigned to improve security, will feature images from Greek mythology.
Surprise! The most critical vote this week may be in Greece
Mark Lowen Nov 6, 2012
Protesters continue to fill Athens today ahead of the Greek Parliament’s vote on public sector spending cuts.
Greek workers protest latest austerity push
John Psaropolous Nov 5, 2012
Workers are back on strike this morning in Greece, where the government is scheduled to vote on a new round of austerity cuts this week.
Rebuilding after Sandy in an age of austerity
Peter O'Dowd Nov 1, 2012
All the state governments in the path of Sandy say they’re going to rebuild infrastructure. In this age of budget austerity, where will the money come from?
Greek editor stands trial over tax evader list
Stephen Beard Nov 1, 2012
A Greek magazine editor goes on trial today after being accused of breaking privacy laws when he published a list of prominent Greeks who allegedly evaded their taxes.
Greece's diet crisis: Greeks abandon traditional foods, and an obesity epidemic is the result
Jon Miller Oct 29, 2012
More than 10 percent of the world's population is malnourished, but an even larger proportion is overweight. Greece has one of the highest rates of child obesity, despite having one of the world's healthiest cuisines.
EU summit to focus on banking union
Stephen Beard Oct 18, 2012
European leaders meet in Brussels today for a summit on whether to enact a banking union across the EU and check in on beleaguered Greece.
Greece reacts with protests to a visit from Germany's Merkel
Sarah Gardner Oct 9, 2012
What are Greeks thinking about after a visit from Germany's Chancellor Merkel? Anger, frustration -- and some merriment.
