Greece Didn't Collect 99.86% Of Big Tax Debts Greek Reporter money Greece has collected only $19 million of $13 billion owed by the country's biggest tax debtors, a rate of only 0.0014 percent, Deputy Finance Minister Giorgos Mavraganis has admitted, although he said it's because many companies have gone out of ... |
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Saturday, March 16, 2013
Greece Didn't Collect 99.86% Of Big Tax Debts
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Recession-hit Greece needs hope to fight 'extremism': Antonis Samaras
![]() Scrape TV | Recession-hit Greece needs hope to fight 'extremism': Antonis Samaras Economic Times ATHENS: Recession-hit Greece needs hope -- and a shot of EU-IMF loans -- to fight "extremism and populism" that threaten the fabric of its society, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Monday. "No economic development plan can succeed if society ... Expert Opinion On Greece's Illusions And Euro Prospects Malaysia, Which Refused IMF Aid, Says Greece Needs Time IMF backs request for more time from Greece despite it not actually being ... |
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Greece to Toughen Hate Crime Sentencing
Greece to Toughen Hate Crime Sentencing ABC News Greece will toughen sentencing for hate crimes, following a surge in attacks against immigrants and violence involving members of a far-right political party, the country's justice minister said Wednesday. Antonis Roupakiotis said racially motivated ... |
Greece revs up privatisation drive to sway troika
![]() Business Recorder | Greece revs up privatisation drive to sway troika Reuters ATHENS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Greece outlined a plan to sell one of its most profitable state-controlled companies, gambling monopoly OPAP, reviving a stalled privatisation drive to appease international lenders. Inspectors from the troika of European ... Greece faces more anti-austerity strikes, protests Greece Aid Decision May Be Delayed to November - EU Sources |
Greece to toughen hate crime sentencing, after surge in attacks against immigrants
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's Justice Minister says the country will toughen sentencing for hate crimes, following a surge in attacks against immigrants and violence involving members of a far-right political party.
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Greece Faces More Anti-Austerity Strikes, Protests
![]() Deutsche Welle | Greece Faces More Anti-Austerity Strikes, Protests ABC News A fresh wave of anti-austerity strikes hit Greece Wednesday as the leaders of the governing coalition struggled to finalize further spending cuts for the coming two years — without which the country will lose its vital rescue loans. State hospital ... Is the US election keeping Greece in the euro? Greece's Samaras meets with ECB's Draghi |
Greek Agencies Won't Die, But Property Abandoned
![]() Daily Mail | Greek Agencies Won't Die, But Property Abandoned Greek Reporter It appears to have been a sham as employees and government officials who spoke to Reuters have revealed that ODDY still exists in all but name, for as DDDY – no longer an Organisation, but now a Directorate – it has simply become an office of the Greek ... In a Greek junkyard, signs red tape defeating cuts Greek car lot leaves vehicles to rot after economic snafu Greek Government Agencies Almost Impossible To Kill |
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Greece Wrestles With Cuts to Unlock Bailout Funds
Greece had tough talks with its European lenders over an 11 billion euro package of budget cuts needed for the country to receive its next allotment of bailout money.
Greece: Police Deployed Outside Far-Right Party HQ
![]() ABC News | Greece: Police Deployed Outside Far-Right Party HQ ABC News The police move came after Golden Dawn party members last week smashed stalls at a church fair in Rafina near Athens and at a farmers' market in the central Greek town of Messolonghi. Videos of the attacks posted by the media on the Internet showed ... Greece scraps police protection for far-right lawmakers |
Press Watch, September 10
The troika is back and it is lashing out with a vengeance against Greek senior citizens and civil servants, demanding sackings and an extra 2.5 billion euros in budget cuts. They had already made sure to decimate the income of pensioners – both public and private sector - thus transforming Greeks’ golden years into rust.
Greece: Police deployed outside far-right party HQ
Greece scraps police protection for far-right lawmakers
![]() euronews | Greece scraps police protection for far-right lawmakers Reuters ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece scrapped police protection for lawmakers from the far-right Golden Dawn party on Monday after the bodyguards did nothing while the deputies went on a rampage destroying street stands run by migrant vendors. Led by three ... Greece: Police deployed outside far-right party HQ Greece removes police guards from extreme right lawmakers, citing party's ... |
UN rights chief cites problems in Syria, Bahrain
UN rights chief cites problems in Syria, Bahrain
UN rights chief cites problems in Syria, Bahrain
Associated Press
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Updated 5:23 a.m., Monday, September 10, 2012
Pillay, who has argued that human rights are key to peace, development and humanitarian efforts, began by citing Syria's civil war as an area of grave concern with devastating consequences for civilians.
The government also abolished a tax that employers must pay to employ people from the two countries instead of hiring French workers.
"Equally troubling are violent xenophobic attacks against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in recent months, for example, in Greece," Pillay said.
The government also abolished a tax that employers must pay to employ people from the two countries instead of hiring French workers.
"Equally troubling are violent xenophobic attacks against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in recent months, for example, in Greece," Pillay said.
Greek PM seeks to convince creditors of austerity plan
The head of Greece’s government holds crucial talks in Athens with representatives of the international lenders that are funding the country’s financial bailout packages.
UN rights chief singles out France, Greece among list of worrisome areas
UN rights chief singles out France, Greece among list of worrisome areas Washington Post GENEVA — The U.N.'s top human rights official has, in an usual move, singled out France and Greece as worrisome areas while raising concerns about suspected abuses in dozens of other nations, with Syria topping the list. U.N. High Commissioner for ... |
Greek university professors on strike to protest pay cuts under new austerity ...
![]() AFP | Greek university professors on strike to protest pay cuts under new austerity ... Washington Post ATHENS, Greece — Greek university professors have joined a string of protests against pay cuts included in a new austerity program being finalized by Athens. Striking academics say the €11.5 billion ($14.6 billion) cuts for 2013-14 that Greece needs ... Greek Party Chiefs to Meet on Budget Cuts, No Decision Reached Greek gov't fails to agree on spending cuts Inspectors Reject Parts of Greek Austerity Plan |
Greek professors join anti-austerity protests
Greek university professors have joined a string of protests against pay cuts included in a new austerity program being finalized by Athens.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Online campaign winds down for bullied NY woman
![]() Cleveland News - Fox 8 | Online campaign winds down for bullied NY woman Lexington Herald Leader GREECE, N.Y. — The online campaign that aimed to raise $5000 to send bullied a New York bus monitor on vacation is winding down - after tallying more than $683000. As the monthlong campaign neared its end Friday, a spokeswoman for the fundraising ... Bus monitor fundraiser ends soon Fundraiser for taunted bus monitor surpasses $680000 as it nears end |
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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 -officials Greek Privatisation Agency Chief Resigns Head of Greek privatisation fund resigns: source |
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