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Friday, July 20, 2012

Outgoing Greek Privatizations Head: New Govt Failed To Support Agency


Greek Reporter

Outgoing Greek Privatizations Head: New Govt Failed To Support Agency
Wall Street Journal
ATHENS--The outgoing chief executive of Greece's privatizations agency accused the country's recently appointed coalition government Friday of failing to actively support it and predicted that revenues from state asset sales this year will fall ...
Greek privatisation agency chief resigns -officialsReuters
Greek Privatisation Agency Chief ResignsGreek Reporter
Head of Greek privatisation fund resigns: sourceDAWN.com
CanadianBusiness.com -ANSAmed
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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Selling Off Greece to the Occupier


Selling Off Greece to the Occupier
OpEdNews
The main issue being discussed in Greece today came from an announcement by the government-of-the-regime declaring that they plan to follow the instructions of the occupiers of Greece and forge ahead with the sell-off of Greek public property for ...


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Greece condemns Cameron over migration remark


Press TV

Greece condemns Cameron over migration remark
Press TV
On Wednesday, Greece's ruling Socialists accused Cameron of insulting Athens by his comments, and said that the UK prime minister would do better to explain Britain's bank interest rate-rigging scandal than unnerve markets with declaration of ...
Eurozone crisis: UK's borders 'will be closed' to refugees from Greece and ...Daily Mail
Britain ready to shut the door on desperate Greeks if the euro breaks upMirror.co.uk
UK prepared to close its doors to GreeceWorld Finance
Kathimerini -Irish Independent -TNT Magazine
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Greece: Hotel workers strike over pay and conditions


euronews

Greece: Hotel workers strike over pay and conditions
euronews
world news - Hotel and restaurant staff in Greece have taken to the streets in a 24-hour strike to protest at their plight amid the country's economic crisis.
Crisis: Greece; hotel and restaurant workers on strikeANSAmed

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

"Mr. Euro" named Greek finance minister

ATHENS (Reuters) - Yannis Stournaras, an affable and well-respected liberal economist, was appointed Greece's new finance minister on Tuesday after the sudden resignation of the first choice for the job at a crucial moment for the debt-laden country.



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Monday, June 25, 2012

Greek PM joins his Finance Minister in hospital


Greece is heading into the most important European summit of recent times without its new prime minister, who will remain in Athens to recover from eye surgery. The sense of a leadership vacuum has been compounded by the collapse of the new finance minister who was taken to hospital before he could be sworn into office.



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Friday, June 22, 2012

Greek Elections And The New Democratic Party: Playing Fear Tactics


China Daily

Greek Elections And The New Democratic Party: Playing Fear Tactics
Seeking Alpha
An upset for the Syriza party on Sunday in Greece cooled Wall Street expectations headed into the new week. The New Democratic Party of Greece barely ...
Euro Finance Chiefs Weighing Greek Debt ReliefVoice of America (blog)
Lessons for China from a Greek tragedyChina Daily
Greek government wants to revise bailout but stay in euroReuters
Financial Times -Billings Gazette -OregonLive.com
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Is Europe trying to kick Greece out?


Chicago Tribune

Is Europe trying to kick Greece out?
Washington Post (blog)
We last checked in on Greece in the direct aftermath of the country's election, where New Democracy, the pro-bailout party eked out a slim win. Since then, ND ...
Euro Chiefs Spar Over Greece, Spain in Summit Clash PreviewSan Francisco Chronicle
We are not GreeceChicago Tribune
Hanson: Greece alone and broke - againSt. Augustine Record
The Fiscal Times -Seeking Alpha -Fall River Herald News
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Greeks Face German Nemesis as Bailout Battle Moves to Soccer


Greeks Face German Nemesis as Bailout Battle Moves to Soccer
San Francisco Chronicle
Updates with comments from Merkel in 17th paragraph. See CHAMP for Euro 2012 coverage.) June 21 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel will be ...


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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Greece Tourism May Rebound With New Government


Greece Tourism May Rebound With New Government
Businessweek
It seems a long distance from the smoke-filled rooms of Greek politics to the sun-kissed shores of the Peloponnese but Yiannis Rapteas is hoping that a new ...


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Greek Democratic Left to Support Coalition


Greek Democratic Left to Support Coalition - Party Leader
Wall Street Journal
ATHENS--The head of Greece's small, Democratic Left party said Wednesday that his party would support a coalition government to lead the country in carrying ...

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Monday, June 18, 2012

Greek election winner calls for broad coalition government despite ...


Atlanta Journal Constitution

Greek election winner calls for broad coalition government despite ...
Albany Times Union
A man begging for alms lays by a sticker with Greece' national football team players one day before general elections in Athens, on Saturday, June 16 2012.
Greek socialist head proposes unity govtAtlanta Journal Constitution
Greek Election Exit-Poll Results as of 7 p.m. Athens TimeBloomberg
Greek radical left head Tsipras concedes election, says has ...U-T San Diego

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Eurozone live: Greek election aftermath

Rolling coverage of the eurozone, following a narrow victory for parties supporting the bailout in Greece’s election

It's France, not Greece


UPI.com

It's France, not Greece
UPI.com
The more that France and Germany dispute economic strategy, the weaker this divided Europe will be and the more difficult to save the euro.

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Stocks rally on Greece relief


Stuff.co.nz

Stocks rally on Greece relief
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian shares rallied 2 per cent to a one-month high on hopes the eurozone could hold together after Greece's election delivered a slim parliamentary ...
Greece Votes for Stability -- for Now -- and Markets RallyDailyFinance
Greece votes: 3 ways to protect yourself from a European disasterNinemsn
Australian shares up 2 per cent after Greece voteThe Australian

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Here's What Social Media Analysis Predicts Will Happen with the Greek Election

As most of you know it’s election day in Greece and everyone is watching.

MONEY WEEK AHEAD: Greece Vote Is Just the Start of More Euro ...


MONEY WEEK AHEAD: Greece Vote Is Just the Start of More Euro ...
Wall Street Journal
By Cynthia Lin. Investors breathed a sigh of relief Sunday as Greece's probailout party won that country's elections, but bond investors are already looking past ...

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Greece: far right party returns to parliament

An extreme right party that campaigned to rid Greece of illegal immigrants has largely held its bloc of seats in parliamentary elections, retaining support after a party official slapped a female politician and threw a glass of water on another on live TV during the campaign.