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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Divided Greece torn by hard times, austerity


Greek Reporter

Divided Greece torn by hard times, austerity
Southeast European Times
With Greece running out of cash and time, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' shaky coalition government faces its most crucial test on Wednesday (November 7th) when a 13.5 billion-euro spending cut and tax hike plan goes to parliament during a planned ...
Greece's Wealthy Know How to Dodge TaxesGreek Reporter
The Latest Polls Confirm Everyone's Worst Fears About The Golden Dawn In ...Business Insider

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Germany's Merck halts supply of cancer drug to Greek hospitals


Germany's Merck halts supply of cancer drug to Greek hospitals
Reuters
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German pharmaceuticals firm Merck KGaA is no longer delivering cancer drug Erbitux to Greek hospitals, a spokesman said on Saturday, the latest sign of how an economic and budget crisis is hurting frontline public services.

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Germany's Roesler: Greek Debt Relief Would Hurt German Budget


Germany's Roesler: Greek Debt Relief Would Hurt German Budget - Report
Fox Business
Mr. Roesler, of the business-friendly FDP party in Germany's center-right governing coalition, told business magazine Wirtschaftswoche that Greek debt forgiveness from official creditors "would ultimately also bleed through to the federal budget and ...

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Greek journalist cleared over 'rich list'

A Greek investigative journalist was acquitted of criminal charges Thursday after he published the names of about 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts, a move that embarrassed the country's political and business elite.

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Both Greece And Cyprus Must Capitulate Next Week


Both Greece And Cyprus Must Capitulate Next Week
Project Syndicate (blog)
It now appears that when the German finance minister said on Wednesday that Cyprus had not engaged in substantive negotiations and had missed the deadline for a November deal, he was making an honest observation but was not speaking officially.

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Greek Transit Workers Strike


Aljazeera.com

Greek Transit Workers Strike
Voice of America (blog)
Greek transit workers struck Friday in the first of what labor officials say will be a new wave of protests against austerity measures the Athens government is seeking to impose. Subway and suburban rail service in Athens was halted as engineers ...
Greek Stocks Tumble Amid Concerns on Government StabilityBusinessweek
Greek Coalition on Rocky Ground as Tax Scandal Weakens Socialist ChiefWall Street Journal
Greek FinMin optimistic on crucial austerity voteChina Daily
Aljazeera.com -Reuters -San Francisco Chronicle
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Held to account


The Guardian

Held to account
Financial Times
The case has captivated austerity-wracked Greece, where the unemployment rate has reached 24 per cent and basic services, including discounted prescriptions and family benefits, are being slashed. For many Greeks, the rampant tax evasion highlighted ...
Greece is governed by a corrupt clique, says Kostas VaxevanisThe Guardian
Acquitted Greek journalist says press muzzled by eliteReuters
Tax Evasion Case Emerges as Latest Headache for Greece's CoalitionWall Street Journal (blog)
ANSAmed -Aljazeera.com
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