How the world sees Greece
More signs that Greece will never change ForexLive (blog) It's bizarre on so many levels but for 10 years before the bailout, Greece systematically under-reported its deficit and debt and no one was ever charged. Even worse, the statisticians actually reported the higher deficit after Greece asked for a bailout. |
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 New Europe | Greece's OPAP Says EU Court Ruling Doesn't Question Monopoly Status Wall Street Journal ATHENS--Greece's state-owned gambling monopoly OPAP SA (OPAP.AT) said Thursday that a ruling by Europe's highest court regarding its status didn't question the company's monopoly license and that a final decision on the matter would be made by the ... UPDATE 2-EU court rules against Greece's OPAP gambling monopoly CVRIA: Greece either to perform strict controls to the public betting company ... EU Court Says OPAP Unfair Monopoly |
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 Yahoo! News (blog) | Greek anarchist groups claim bomb blast at Athens mall Yahoo! News (blog) ATHENS (Reuters) - Two Greek anarchist groups claimed responsibility on Thursday for an explosion at an Athens shopping center this week that fuelled fears of rising political violence. The two previously unknown groups, "Wild Freedom" and "Instigators ... Greek militant anarchist groups claim shopping mall blast that injured 2 guards |
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 Independent Online | Greece brings emergency measures to end metro strike; unions respond with ... Washington Post ATHENS, Greece — 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, ... Greece orders striking subway workers back to work Greece threatens to fire metro workers Greece forcing end to Athens subway strike |
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It's Greek to me Reno News & Review My friend Brett's parents, Judy and Steve, were in town from Oklahoma and asked me for a recommendation on places to eat, so I suggested Opa Cafe. Then I invited myself. When we got there I fessed up that I had never actually been there before. I ... |
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Greek government backs its embattled statistics chief Reuters Greek statistics agency ELSTAT head Andreas Georgiou has denied wrongdoing and the European Union's own Eurostat statistics agency has defended him, saying the deficit was calculated in line with its standards. "The ministry does not doubt in any way ... |
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 Washington Times | Greek subway workers on strike risk jail time after government signs court order Fox News ATHENS, Greece – Greece's government announced emergency powers to force striking subway workers back to work Thursday, with those defying it risking arrest. The standoff is the latest stage of a bitter eight-day dispute over austerity measures. Greek gov't forcing end to Athens subway strike Greek government takes hard line with strikers Defiant Greek strikers face jail |
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New Europe | UPDATE 1-EU court rules against Greece's OPAP gambling monopoly Reuters BRUSSELS Jan 24 (Reuters) - Europe's highest court ruled that OPAP's gambling monopoly in Greece was illegal and that the Greek authorities would have to reform the sector to protect consumers or open it up to competition. Judges in the European Court ... CVRIA: Greece either to perform strict controls to the public betting company ... EU Court Says OPAP Unfair Monopoly OPAP loses EU top court case over Greek gambling monopoly |
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Washington Times | Greek gov't forcing end to Athens subway strike U.S. News & World Report ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government says it is using a civil mobilization measure to end a public transport strike at the capital's metro system, now in its eighth day. Strikers protesting pay cuts refused to return to work Thursday despite a ... Greek government takes hard line with strikers |
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Greece's transport minister announces civil mobilization to end public ... Minneapolis Star Tribune ATHENS, Greece - The Greek government says it is using a civil mobilization measure to end a public transport strike at the capital's metro system, now in its eighth day. Strikers protesting pay cuts refused to return to work Thursday despite a court ... |
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 FRANCE 24 | Greek ex-minister rapped over Swiss account FRANCE 24 International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC, on January 17, 2013. A former Greek socialist minister can be prosecuted for failing to declare a Swiss bank account, a case related to a broader ... |
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 The Voice of Russia | Greek government in emergency meeting as transport strikers defy court ... Fox News Greek government in emergency meeting as transport strikers defy court, crippling capital. Published January 24, 2013. Associated Press. c9305a2bc9846d02270f6a7067000596.jpg. A man reads a flyer announcing a strike by metro services at the shuttered ... Striking Greek Metro Workers Face Firings Greek government orders metro staff to put off strike Greek metro workers defy court order |
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 Victoria Times Colonist | Greece mulls how to force strikers back to work Huffington Post ATHENS, Greece — Greece's conservative prime minister is holding an emergency meeting to decide how to get striking public transport employees back to work. Strikers protesting pay cuts refused to return to work Thursday, leaving Athens' subway system ... New pay cuts trigger transport strikes in Greece New pay cuts trigger transport strikes in Greece, protesters defy court order ... Crisis: Greece, transport strike continues |
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EU court rules against Greece's OPAP gambling monopoly Reuters BRUSSELS Jan 24 (Reuters) - Europe's highest court said on Thursday that OPAP's current gambling monopoly in the Greek market was illegal, unless the authorities in Greece set strict conditions to protect consumers. The European Court of Justice ruled ... |
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 TIME | Berlin Officials Visit Greece to Get Tips on Austerity TIME For budget travelers looking for a great location that offers history, culture and striking scenery, Athens is certainly up there on the list of destinations. So much so in fact, that the cash-strapped capital of Greece, reeling from the nation's ... |
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A great Greek classic Seacoastonline.com I adore Greek cuisine, and I have a lifelong ambition to someday visit that great nation. The ancient culture has intrigued me since I was a child, the language has grabbed my attention ever since I learned the Greek alphabet as a teen and the food ... |
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Dnevnik, Macedonia: Athens tries to create Greek minority in Macedonia Focus News Skopje. Greece is trying to artificially create a Greek minority in Macedonia through financing Greek language courses in the border regions, writes Macedonian Dnevnik daily, saying these were the statements of historians in commentaries on the news ... |
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 Socialist Worker Online | Standing against the Greek fascists Socialist Worker Online Greek leftists and antiracists are responding to the threat posed by the Greek fascist party Golden Dawn, with an international day action and solidarity taking place on January 19. Golden Dawn hopes it can capitalize on the despair created by Greece's ... |
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