Greece, lenders, break off bailout talks

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Greece, lenders, break off bailout talks CBC.ca Fears grew Thursday that the bailout program for Greece might hit a roadblock, after talks between representatives of international lenders and Greek government officials stalled. At stake is the next stage of rescue money for the debt-burdened country ...

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Syrian refugees in Greece face

Syrian refugees in Greece face GlobalPost Doctors Without Borders and Amnesty International lashed out on Thursday at Greece's treatment of Syrian refugees fleeing their war-ravaged homeland, with many locked up as illegal immigrants or reportedly facing police brutality. "There is a total ... and more »

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Charlemagne: A flawed temple

EUROPEAN leaders may have saved the euro (for the time being, at least), but they are fast losing Europe’s citizens. Eurobarometer polls show that voters are ever more disenchanted with European bodies. Plainly, the fight against budget deficits is widening Europe’s other deficit: the democratic one.The EU boasts of being a union of democracies. But its crisis of legitimacy is intensifying as it delves more deeply into national policies, especially in the euro zone. One problem is the evisceration of national politics: whatever citizens may vote for, southerners end up with more austerity and northerners must pay for more bail-outs. Another is that the void is not being filled by a credible European-level democracy. Ancient Greeks could more readily seek the intercession of Olympian gods than today’s citizens can hope to change policy in Brussels. A separate but related problem is that the EU struggles to maintain democratic norms among its members, as in Hungary.Eurocrats’ reply to these conundrums is a flawed mantra: that “more Europe” must always be matched by “more European Parliament”. Directly elected since 1979, MEPs have gained many powers. This week they...

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Greek unemployment reaches 26 percent

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Greek unemployment reaches 26 percent Raw Story Greek unemployment surged to 26 percent of the workforce in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with 20.7 percent in the corresponding period a year earlier, the state statistics agency said on Thursday. The jobless rate was 24.8 percent in the third ... Covered at Reason 24/7: Greek Unemployment Hits New Record High of 26.4 ...Reason (blog) Greek students protest against university overhaulGlobalPost Greek Q4 unemployment climbs to 26 pctReuters Greek Reporter -Right Side News -Capital.gr (press release) all 7 news articles »

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More Greeks Prefer More Greek Products

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More Greeks Prefer More Greek Products Greek Reporter greek products According to the results of research presented at the conference Greek Product Development and Extroversion Power of Greek Economy, 80 percent of Greeks said they try to buy their own country's products over foreign goods to help support ...

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You Speak Greek, You Just Don't Know It

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You Speak Greek, You Just Don't Know It Greek Reporter speak greek With thousands of Greek words being the base for English, people who speak English don't realize they are also speaking a form of Greek. Now the Ianos Chain of Culture has ntegrated in its digital portfolio an innovative application for the ...

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Greece reforms show progress, but at the cost of jobs

International lenders visiting Greece have said the southern European nation has made progress in reforms it needs to implement to secure more loans. But some issues were reported to be outstanding.

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