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How the world sees Greece
Friday, February 21, 2014
A Commentary on Greece's Economic Outlook
For some time now, there has been an intense debate in Greece (and to some extent in financial circles around the world) on the state and outlook of the Greek economy. On the one side, many observers and the supporters of the Greek governing coalition have ...
Photos Of The Abandoned Venues From The 2004 Athens Olympics
What has happened to the Olympic venues from the 2004 Athens Olympics is the nightmare scenario for Sochi.
Unlike the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic venues, which were destroyed during the Bosnian War, there was no catastrophic event that led to the abandonment of the Athens arenas.
Greece simply has no use for world-class, expensive-to-maintain venues for niche sports like softball, beach volleyball, or even swimming.
They became useless immediately after the Olympics left town.
As a result, a decade after Greece spent ~$15 billion to stage the games, some of these once-gleaming venues are crumbling.
The softball stadium. A ruined fountain in the Olympic Village. The Olympic beach volleyball arena. See the rest of the story at Business Insider |
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Greece property: land of the gods going for a song
A stylish villa on a resort island became the status symbol of choice for many Greeks during the country’s credit-fuelled property boom. But after six straight years of recession, even trophy vacation homes are on the market at knockdown prices.
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Crime rates show promising decline in 2011-2013 period
Crime rates dropped to the lowest level in three years in 2013, a report published by Greek Police Headquarters showed on Friday, attributing the decline to a stronger focus on crime prevention among law enforcement authorities.
According to the data, 141... ...
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Samaras says democratic values key to NATO membership as Greece also eyes EU expansion
In a message that appeared to be directed at the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and its potential renewed bid to join NATO when the organization holds its next summit in September, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras warned on Friday that any co... ...
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Saudi mission shows interest in country’s privatizations
It was made clear during a Friday meeting in Athens between Energy Minister Yiannis Maniatis and members of the Saudi parliamentary committee on friendship with Greece that Saudi Arabia has a strong interest in Greek privatizations and is looking forward ... ...
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Larisa Drozdova: From Greece, with Love
Family ties in Greece, as with other nations facing economic and politic turmoil, have perhaps never been stronger than they are today. This is what Larisa Leonidovna Drozdova learned on a recent trip during which the French-based grand-mother of one ...
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