Greek islanders threaten VAT referendum
Greek islanders are threatening to hold a referendum on whether to veto proposals by the country’s international lenders to scrap a reduced rate of value added tax for the islands, a regional governor said on Tuesday.
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Bonhams returns ancient Hermes head
At the presentation of an ancient marble head depicting the god Hermes, returned to Greece on Monday from Bonhams auction house as the product of illegal antiquities smuggling, Alternate Culture Minister Nikos Xydakis said it was proof of what Greece's archaeological service could accomplish.
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Greek economy shrinks in Q1
The Greek economy shrank by 0.2 pct in the first quarter of 2015, in contrast with the Eurozone and the EU-28 which grew by 0.4 pct in the January-March period, Eurostat said on Tuesday.
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