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How the world sees Greece
Monday, June 24, 2013
More Greek Parents Drop Kids at Orphanages
Strain: Olga Eleftheriadou holding two of her five children, who live at an orphanage from Monday to Friday each week so they can be fed and taken care of properly. Laughing children play in a pine-scented courtyard on a warm summer's evening. Excitement rises to fever pitch as a creamy chocolate gateau is sliced. It appears a timeless, idyllic scene - but in reality it is a very modern ...
Zero Dark ERT The Conspiracy Theory
(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is seen in the monitor of a TV crew outside his central Athens office during a live address to the nation June 21, 2013, as the national broadcaster ERT - shut down - still running against his orders. Since June 11th, millions of Greek viewers and listeners both in Greece and abroad, have been denied normal access to their ...
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Greece's social fabric unravels
Greece's social fabric unravels Socialist Worker Online THE PERIOD from October 20 to November 17, 2012[1] opened a window on the socio-political crisis in Greece. Its consequences are still difficult to foresee. In the first part of this discussion, we will trace the contours of the dark and dangerous ... |
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Report: Qatar talks hint at leadership transition
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar's ruler plans high-level meetings Monday that could formally begin the process to hand power to the Gulf nation's 33-year-old crown prince, a report said, in a possible rare transition of authority in a region where most leaders remain until death.
Qatar's reach is further extended by its global investment strategies — ranging from sports clubs such as football's Paris Saint-Germain to aid for debt-burdened Greece and Italy — and its role as mediator in conflicts such as Sudan's Darfur region and regional disputes including Palestinian political rifts.
While no immediate policy changes would be expected under the British-educated crown prince, Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, a possible transition could include the departure of Qatar's highly influential Sheik Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, who serves as prime minister and foreign minister.
Qatar's reach is further extended by its global investment strategies — ranging from sports clubs such as football's Paris Saint-Germain to aid for debt-burdened Greece and Italy — and its role as mediator in conflicts such as Sudan's Darfur region and regional disputes including Palestinian political rifts.
While no immediate policy changes would be expected under the British-educated crown prince, Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, a possible transition could include the departure of Qatar's highly influential Sheik Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, who serves as prime minister and foreign minister.
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Croatia definitely not Greece says PM
“Croatia is not a garden of roses, but it's definitely not Greece,” said Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic in an interview Sunday for the German FOCUS magazine.
Milanovic has rejected any comparison with the Greek situation in his country, in an attempt to reassure German citizens that Croatia’s expected accession to the European Union on 1 July will not be a “burden” for them and the economy.
“My message to the German taxpayers: we cost you nothing,” continued the prime minister, elaborating that his country has built its highways already long ago without German financial assistance. “On the contrary, come here, earn money with us,” called Milanovic. He gave Slovakia and Poland as an example where German taxpayers’ money “is involved in the form of infrastructure and regional EU funds.”
“Even if we collapse, which I'm sure we won't, that would be our, not the German tax payers' problem,” continued the prime minister.
Last but not least, Milanovic said that there was no reason to place work restrictions on low-skilled Croatian workers in Germany. “Croatians are not a threat to German employees,” said the PM, adding that his countrymen knew that Germany no longer had any big factories and that only skilled workers were needed.
Germany was the last the member state to ratify Croatia’s treaty in May. The authorities in Berlin waited for the latest report from the European Commission before moving towards the final step. The report came out in late March and concluded that Croatia is ready to join the union.
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Photos Vancouver?s big fat Greek Day
The ';Supermoon'; shines big and bright in some while obscure in other parts of the world as skywatchers get excited to catch sight of our celestial neighbour this ...
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Op-Ed Contributors Only Syriza Can Save Greece
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