 |
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.boston.com |
How the world sees Greece
Monday, June 17, 2013
Greek coalition in last-ditch bid to keep alive
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Exactly one year ago, Greece's conservative prime minister won the mandate to form a coalition government with a daunting brief: Restart punishing economic reforms, keep the debt-stifled country in the eurozone and end months of political chaos.
Greek political leaders to meet again on Wednesday
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek political leaders are to meet again on Wednesday to discuss a cabinet reshuffle and better coordination within the government, one of the junior partners in the ruling coalition said on Monday. "A reshuffle is urgently needed," PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos said in a televised statement after the three party leaders held talks in an effort to diffuse a political ...
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT news.yahoo.com |
Greek government on the ropes over ERT crisis
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras awaits the arrival of his Luxembourg counterpart, in Athens, on June 11, 2013. Samaras on Monday summoned an emergency meeting with his coalition allies as a furore ...
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT uk.news.yahoo.com |
Greek PM faces allies, court on state TV closure
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras faced a double challenge on Monday from coalition partners furious over the shutdown of state broadcaster ERT and a court hearing that could put the shuttered station back on air.
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.reuters.com |
Greek court orders state TV reopened, PM offers compromise
ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek court ruled that shuttered state broadcaster ERT must reopen immediately, a court official said on Monday, offering the squabbling ruling coalition a way out of a political crisis over the station's abrupt closure.
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.reuters.com |
Greek court suspends media closure
A Greek court suspends a government order to close state broadcaster ERT - a move that triggered mass protests - meaning transmission can resume.
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.bbc.co.uk |
Greek PM in crisis talks over ERT
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is holding crisis talks with coalition allies over his decision to shut down national broadcaster ERT.
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.bbc.co.uk |
Greek Festival serves up food, fun, tradition
Greek Festival serves up food, fun, tradition Poughkeepsie Journal Father Gregory Patsis, right, gives a tour of Kimisis Greek Orthodox Church to Kevin O'Brien of Fishkill during the annual Greek Festival Sunday n the City of Poughkeepsie. / Karl Rabe/Poughkeepsie Journal ... |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.poughkeepsiejournal.com |
Why Closing Down Greek Public Broadcasting Could Throw The Country Into ...
Slate Magazine (blog) | Why Closing Down Greek Public Broadcasting Could Throw The Country Into ... Slate Magazine (blog) The basic issue here is that Greek politics very much has a patronage network structure reminiscent of the big city machines of the pre-World War II United States. The idea was to win power and then reward your supporters with government jobs. |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.slate.com |
European Stocks Higher Despite Italy, Greek Gloom
European Stocks Higher Despite Italy, Greek Gloom Wall Street Journal Italian stocks underperformed peers Monday as shares in Milan-listed Saipem plunged, while elsewhere a sense of calm prevailed ahead of a keenly awaited rate decision from the U.S. central bank. Shares in Saipem SpA plunged over 20% in early trade ... |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT online.wsj.com |
European Commission Weighs Greek Airlines Deal
New York Times | European Commission Weighs Greek Airlines Deal New York Times By MARIA ALAFOUZOU. Published: June 16, 2013. The European Commission is expected to give a decision Sept. 3 on whether to allow Aegean Airlines, an Athens-based carrier, to take over its Greek competitor, Olympic Air. |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www-nc.nytimes.com |
Greek coalition wrestles to avoid collapse
New York Times (blog) | Greek coalition wrestles to avoid collapse USA TODAY The dispute has rekindled anti-austerity protests, and even led to warnings from within Samaras' own conservative party that the dispute was putting sacrifices made by Greek taxpayers at risk. Outside parliament, left-wing opposition leader Alexis ... Greek Leaders to Meet in Effort to Save Government Greek PM Faces Allies, Court on State TV Closure ERT shutdown: Greek leaders to meet over closure of state broadcaster |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.usatoday.com |
Greece, the Newest Emerging Market, May Be a Hot One
Prospects for emerging markets have gone from bad to worse over the past few weeks. The world investing establishment is gripped, rightly or wrongly, by the conviction that the US Federal Reserve
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.nasdaq.com |
Greece: Rift Over State Broadcaster Widens
Greece's ruling coalition is in disarray as disagreement over the sudden shutdown of the country's state broadcaster widens. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has accused his alliance partners of reneging ...
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT uk.finance.yahoo.com |
Germany, Greece to discuss help for Greek small companies
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will discuss setting up a bilateral programme to help small and medium-sized companies in Greece, as it has done with Spain, at a meeting in Athens, Finance Minister Wolfgang ...
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT finance.yahoo.com |
Jewish, Christian leaders meet in Greece
Jewish, Christian leaders meet in Greece Ynetnews Leading Orthodox Christian and Jewish interfaith officials, scholars and clerics discussed the crucial importance of protecting the environment and religious values and condemned growing incidents of anti-Semitism and religious prejudice around the ... |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.ynetnews.com |
Tunisia faces risks but is not 'new Greece': IMF
Tunisia faces risks but is not 'new Greece': IMF FRANCE 24 AFP - Tunisia, which recently garnered an IMF loan, faces risks linked to its political transition and the global economy but will not be a "new Greece," the International Monetary Fund said Monday. In early June, the IMF approved a two-year standby ... |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.france24.com |
Greece deprived of its public broadcasting service: More than a bad soap opera
Greece deprived of its public broadcasting service: More than a bad soap opera Open Democracy Flawed it may have been, but ERT, Greece's public broadcaster, was one of the few things holding the country together during these difficult times. Employees and members of the public demonstrate outside the offices of ERT3. Demotix/Giorgos Kasapidis. Ceasing the operation of Greek public TV and radio concerns all European ... |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.opendemocracy.net |
Greece's Intralot sells its first bonds since 2006
Greece's Intralot sells its first bonds since 2006 Kathimerini Intralot SA, the Greek developer of online lottery and gaming systems, is meeting investors for its first bond sale since 2006 as it offers to buy back notes maturing at the end of this year. The company's Intralot Finance Luxembourg SA unit is ... |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.ekathimerini.com |
Attac study says where rescue funds for Greece end up
Attac study says where rescue funds for Greece end up Deutsche Welle More than three quarters of all rescue funds for Greece went directly to banks and rich investors, German daily newspaper "Süddeutsche Zeitung" claimed Monday, quoting a fresh study by the anti-capitalist pressure alliance Attac. The group said out of ... |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.dw.de |
Greece may be struggling for bailout money, but venture capital is pouring in
Greece may be struggling for bailout money, but venture capital is pouring in Quartz Greece hasn't had an easy time convincing Europe to dole out bailout funds. But in a country with a shrinking job pool, harsh tax laws and feeble growth, some ambitious young Greeks are turning to a new kind of money. As we reported in March, start-ups ... |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT qz.com |
Greece looks for salvation in EM status
Greece looks for salvation in EM status Financial Times Greece has managed several unwelcome firsts as the eurozone crisis has unfolded. Last week, it set another precedent when MSCI, the influential index provider, relegated the country from its developed country index to emerging markets. The move was the ... Is Greece 'Emerging'? Hardly, But Your Fund Might Think It Is Greece, the Newest Emerging Market, May Be a Hot One |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.ft.com |
Greek Leaders to Meet in Effort to Save Government
The prime minister’s decision to close the state broadcaster last week has led to a rift among the members of the governing coalition that could lead to early elections.
     |
|
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www-nc.nytimes.com |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)