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Monday, January 28, 2013

Greece must rethink bank recap scheme: Eurobank


Greece must rethink bank recap scheme: Eurobank
Reuters
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece needs to offer sweeter incentives to attract private investors to take part in the recapitalization of its banks and keep the lenders out of state hands, the deputy chief executive of its third-largest lender said. Battered by ...

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Greek Markets Regulator Extends Short Selling Ban To Banks


Greek Markets Regulator Extends Short Selling Ban To Banks
Wall Street Journal
Greek Markets Regulator Extends Short Selling Ban To Banks. Article. Email; Printer Friendly; Share: facebook ↓ More. StumbleUpon; LinkedIn; Twitter; Fark; Reddit; del.icio.us; MySpace. smaller Text larger ...

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Greek deposits see biggest monthly inflow in four years


The Voice of Russia

Greek deposits see biggest monthly inflow in four years
Economic Times
ATHENS: Greek business and household bank deposits rose for a fourth consecutive month in December as uncertainty over the country's future in the euro zone membership, central bank data showed on Monday. Bank of Greece data showed deposits ...
Greek Bank Deposits Continue to Rise in DecemberWall Street Journal
Greek Deposits Rose 3.5% in December, Most in Five YearsBusinessweek

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Chances of euro zone break up tumble since mid-2012 -survey

A woman lies at central Omonia Square in AthensBERLIN (Reuters) - The prospects of a country being forced to leave the euro zone have all but vanished since the middle of last year, a survey released on Monday showed. The poll of 956 investors by research group Sentix showed just 17.2 percent expected one or more states to leave the 17-state bloc over the next 12 months. This was down from 25 percent in December, and a high of 73 percent in July 2012, a month after the index began. "A euro breakup is almost no issue anymore," Sentix said in a statement. ...



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Greek tax-dodgers, Irish horse dealers and Chinese art cheats: please skip ...


Spectator.co.uk

Greek tax-dodgers, Irish horse dealers and Chinese art cheats: please skip ...
Spectator.co.uk
It's only fair to warn you — especially if you're Greek, Irish or Chinese — that this week's column contains negative stereotyping. I'll leave the transsexuals to Rod Liddle, but I'm still bracing for the Twitter storm. My propensity to commit this ...


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Greece: How Long Until Junta?


BBC News

Greece: How Long Until Junta?
Huffington Post
It is often said that to get a glimpse of our future we should study the lessons of the past. Or we can observe the fate of those marching a few steps ahead of us down a road we seem determined to travel. Take Greece. Long hailed as the birthplace of ...
Pollution impact of wood-burning in GreeceBBC News

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Greece grapples with transportation strikes


Macon Telegraph (blog)

Greece grapples with transportation strikes
USA TODAY
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Striking bus drivers in Athens have defied a court order to return to their jobs, extending last week's protests by subway employees over government-imposed salary cuts for public sector workers. A Union representing public bus ...
Greece grapples with public sector strikes despite mobilization orderFox News
Greece grapples with strikes despite mobilizationMacon Telegraph (blog)

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Greek gov't forcing end to Athens metro strike


Wall Street Journal

Greek gov't forcing end to Athens metro strike
Las Vegas Sun
Greece's government announced emergency powers Thursday to force striking subway workers back to work, with those defying it risking dismissal, arrest and jail in an escalating standoff over austerity measures. In a swift backlash, unions announced ...
Greek Riot Police Drive Strikers From SubwayWall Street Journal
Greek unionists march to parliament to protest planned pay cuts for transport ...Fox News
Solidarity protest for Greek subway workerseuronews
Aljazeera.com -Denver Post -Greek Reporter
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Greece grapples with public sector strikes despite mobilization order


Macon Telegraph (blog)

Greece grapples with public sector strikes despite mobilization order
Fox News
ATHENS, Greece – Striking public transport workers in Athens have defied a court order to return to work, despite a government threat to impose an emergency order that could lead to prosecution. Unions representing public bus and trolley-bus drivers in ...
Greece grapples with strikes despite mobilizationMacon Telegraph (blog)

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Greece grapples with strikes despite mobilization

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Striking public transport workers in Athens have defied a court order to return to work, despite a government threat to impose an emergency order that could lead to prosecution.

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Greece grapples with strikes despite mobilization




Several state-run transport services were also halted to protest a government decision to cancel their annual pay agreements and impose pay cuts as part of an overhaul in public sector salary payments.


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Bank deposits rise in Greece, Italy in Dec -ECB


Bank deposits rise in Greece, Italy in Dec -ECB
Reuters
North Korea plans nuclear test, more rockets: Defense Commission. Sponsored Links. Bank deposits rise in Greece, Italy in Dec -ECB. Tweet · Share this · Email · Print. Related News. Italy central bank approves Monte Paschi bailout request. Sat, Jan 26 ...

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Terror threatens Greece's attempts to steer safe course through crisis


Global Times

Terror threatens Greece's attempts to steer safe course through crisis
Global Times
Uncertainty about the future still exists in both aspects, but there is a feeling that Greece passed through a more difficult stage in the first months of 2012, compared to the current period. Nevertheless, a new danger has started to threaten the ...


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Eurozone crisis live: Greek workers plan further strikes


Eurozone crisis live: Greek workers plan further strikes
The Guardian
Metro workers burn back-to-work orders in Athens. Protests continued over the Metro workers in Athens burn back-to-work orders. Protests continued over the weekend in support of the workers after the government threatened them with arrest on Friday, ...

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An Issue Of Statistical Significance In Greece


An Issue Of Statistical Significance In Greece
Social Europe Journal
The head of Greece's statistics agency, Andreas Georgiou, is to face a criminal inquiry. An ex-employee of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), Zoe Georganta, has accused him of colluding with the European Union's statistical arm, Eurostat, to ...
Greek government accounts are a warning for SABDlive

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Greece Commits To Tax Administration Improvements


Greece Commits To Tax Administration Improvements
Tax-news.com
The IMF's latest report following consultations with Greece stated: "Few efforts have been made over the last 10 months to address the problems of fragmentation, understaffing, inadequate operating procedures and weak internal controls. In part, this ...


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Refugees subject to vicious treatment by Greek, Italian police


Refugees subject to vicious treatment by Greek, Italian police
World Socialist Web Site
All testified to human rights violations and abuses committed by the Italian and Greek security authorities. The refugees had tried to escape the life-threatening conditions in Greece by crossing the Adriatic Sea to Italy as stowaways. Following their ...


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Greek government extends strikebreaking against subway workers to rail and ...


Yahoo! News (blog)

Greek government extends strikebreaking against subway workers to rail and ...
World Socialist Web Site
After using emergency powers to break a nine-day strike by Athens subway workers, the New Democracy-led coalition government in Greece extended its “civil mobilization” order to 2,500 rail and tram workers. Rail, tram and bus workers struck on Friday ...
Greek ruling conservatives take lead over leftists: pollsYahoo! News (blog)
3 new Greek opinion polls show conservative New Democracy slightly ahead of ...Fox News
Greek ruling conservatives take lead in pollsShanghai Daily (subscription)

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Pollution impact of wood-burning in Greece


BBC News

Pollution impact of wood-burning in Greece
BBC News
In Greece - the epicentre of the Eurozone debt crisis - the cost of heating oil has soared with new taxes, leading more and more people to burn wood to keep warm. This has prompted an increase in illegal logging and pollution. Our Greece correspondent ...


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After 25 centuries, Greek temple sees the light


CNN International

After 25 centuries, Greek temple sees the light
CNN International
Since its construction from around 540 B.C., it's been hard to miss the Temple of Apollo in Corinth, about 50 miles southwest of the Greek capital of Athens. That is, if you happened to visiting during the day. That changed on Saturday when the popular ...


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Greek ruling conservatives take lead in polls


Greek ruling conservatives take lead in polls
China Daily
New Democracy, the party of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, got 21.5-25.5 percent of the support in polls conducted for Greek dailies "Real News", "Proto Thema" (Top Story) and "Vima" (Tribune), while SYRIZA won 20.2-25.1 percent. Following the recent ...


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