Greece Gets Privatizations Under Way

The privatization of state-controlled betting monopoly OPAP was concluded as Czech-led consortium Emma Delta raised its offer to meet Greece's demand, marking the kick-start of Greece's delayed privatization program.

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Former Greek PM's mother fights Swiss account claim

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Former Greek PM's mother fights Swiss account claim FRANCE 24 Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks during the Council of the Socialist International in Cascais on February 4, 2013. Papandreou's mother has sued financial investigators and three newspapers over claims she held a 550-million-dollar ... Margarita Papandreou sues over Lagarde list linkEnetEnglish all 2 news articles »

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Report: Mali turmoil, Greek decline, Latin American media controls mean fewer have free press

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A slump in global media freedom driven by Mali's turmoil, Greece's decline and tightening media control in Latin America pushed the percentage of the world's population in countries with a completely free press to its lowest level in 16 years, the democracy watchdog group Freedom House said Wednesday in its annual survey.

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Mayor of Athens vows to stop far-right group from staging for-Greeks-only food handout

ATHENS, Greece - The mayor of Athens has pledged to prevent an extreme far-right party from staging food handouts only for Greeks in the capital's busiest square.

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Report: World turmoil means fewer have free press

Report: World turmoil means fewer have free press Seattle Post Intelligencer NEW YORK (AP) — A slump in global media freedom driven by Mali's turmoil, Greece's decline and tightening media control in Latin America pushed the percentage of the world's population in countries with a completely free press to its lowest level in 16 ... and more »

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Report: World Turmoil Means Fewer Have Free Press

Report: World Turmoil Means Fewer Have Free Press ABC News A slump in global media freedom driven by Mali's turmoil, Greece's decline and tightening media control in Latin America pushed the percentage of the world's population in countries with a completely free press to its lowest level in 16 years, the democracy ... and more »

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Greece sells 33% of Opap to Emma Delta

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Greece sells 33% of Opap to Emma Delta BBC News Investment fund Emma Delta has successfully bought 33% of Greek gambling monopoly Opap in Greece's first big privatisation. The much-delayed deal went through after the Greek-Czech fund, the sole bidder for the stake, raised its offer. Emma Delta's ... Fund set to win stake in Greece's OPAP after higher bidYahoo!7 News Greece agreed to sell OPAP stake for 652 million euros plus dividend: sourcesReuters Greece says concludes privatisation of gambling monopoly OPAPReuters UK Greek Reporter -4-traders (press release) -MSN Money all 10 news articles »

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