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Early Monday, theafter a five-day debate overshadowed by protests and violence sparked by a boy's fatal shooting by police this month, Greek parliament passes budget for 2009 amid street violence. Before the budget,Street violence raged. The conservatives of Prime Minister...

Greece's fledgling government has scrambled to quell market fears of a default on its massive debt after Dubai's recent solvency scare put the spotlight on the struggling Greek economy. With the Athens stock exchange reeling and investors speculating whether the...

The Greek economy started to slow down later than many of its peers, and it appears to be stuck in recession for longer. It was still contracting during the third quarter, putting it alongside the laggards of the region, like...

Friday at 2,257.43 points, recording a 6.16 percent decline from the previous week's closing at 2,405.61 points. The decline of the sectoral indexes of banks, insurances and financial services by more than 10 percent on a weekly basis speaks volumes...

Kathimerini English Edition The new Greek socialist government may be sincere in its commitment to fiscal consolidation in the medium term. However, the only way to hedge this commitment against the political tide is to have Brussels demand concrete and...

Tensions at home were mounting after Jeremy Field lost a second construction job as the recession hit. More Business He spent his days on the Internet and the phone looking for work. His wife, Kelly, who had been home caring...