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Greece Airline Crash Kills 121; Firefighters Battle Brush Fires to Surrounding Areas

Aug 14 2005 // It appears all 121 people on board a Cypriot airliner died Sunday when the plane rammed into a hill north of Athens, Greece. Early reports say one or both of the pilots may have been unconscious prior to the crash, perhaps...

ING, Piraeus Bank Finalize Alliance

Jan 22 2002 // Dutch financial services giant ING Group has concluded a “strategic alliance” with Greece’s Piraeus Bank which will enlarge its operations in the country, and give it a firm base for further expansion in...

Eureko To Take Over Greece’s Interamerican

May 30 2001 // Eureko, the insurance consortium based in The Netherlands, has agreed to purchase an additional 54.38 percent of the shares of Greek life insurance and investment management company Interamerican at a base price of €...

At Least 60 Dead in Greek Ferry Disaster

Sep 28 2000 // While the search for victims continues, at least 60 people have been confirmed dead in the sinking of the Greek Ferry Express Samina off the island of Paros in the Aegean Sea on Tuesday night. According to press reports...