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27

Jan

tagged: Davos, Greece, Greek reforms, IMF, interview, Lagarde, not satisfied with Greece's structural reforms

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Lagarde: No Satisfied with Greece’s Reforms

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that she’s not satisfied with the progress Greece has made on structural reform. “We’re not terribly positive about what has been done but we want to put together a program for the country,” Lagarde said in an interview with Bloomberg Television from

27

Jan

tagged: Greece, MoU, political leaders, signatures, Troika

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Greek Coalition Gov’ Partner Threatens Not to Sign Troika’s MoU

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy

Greece’s lenders pressure the party leaders forming the coalition government to put down their signatures under the new loan agreement, the new Memorandum of Understanding containing austerity measures that will elimination large parts of the Greek society, threatening ‘No signature, No Money’. Here comes one of the coalition gov’ partners, far-right LAOS,

27

Jan

http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2012/01/27/intense-ktg-readers-activity/

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Intense KTG-Readers activity this morning…

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Uncategorized

We must confess. We are quite surprised to see such an intense KTG-readers’ activity today. Kind of 3.0-3.4 on the blog’s Richter scale… Apparently the blog-posts intrigue the blog readers. Sorry to not being able to answer each comment separately. Keep Talking!

27

Jan

tagged: chania, Crete, earthquake, Greece, Iraklio, Santorini, seismic activity, Twin earthquakes?, two slightly injured

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Crete: Another 5.2R Earthquake in 24h- Two Slightly Injured

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Very Mix

A strong earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale occurred in the sea area off the island of Crete, the second within the last 24 hours. The earthquake occurred at 03.33 am in the sea area 83 km off Iraklio, 247 km South-Southeast of Greece’s capital Athens. In the same area where an

27

Jan

tagged: Athens, cold weather front, freezing, Greece, Jan 27 2012, weather

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Ice Weather Front with Freezing Temperatures Reaches Greece

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in weather

A cold weather front with freezing temperatures and snow falls has reached Greece. in the last hours. The snow falls caused many problems in the road networks in Northern Greece and Peloponnese. The cold weather coming form Russia will remain in Greece for a couple of days. The winds will

27

Jan

tagged: coupon 3.75%, dallara, Greece, Jan 27 2012, latest stand, PSI talks

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UPD: Greek PSI Deal Reached with 3.75% Coupon?

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy

The deal on the Greek bond swap (PSI) has been apparently reached, economic news portal Capital.gr reports. Quoting banking sources, Capital writes that the deal has been reached on a coupon with an average interest rate of 3.7%. At the same time there will be a clause for growth to

27

Jan

tagged: david hawley, Greece, IMF, Jan 26 2012, press briefing, silence

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IMF’s Hawley: 10″ of Painful Silence on Wages Cuts in Greek Private Sector (video)

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy

David Hawley, press official of International Monetary Fund, gave a unique television performance when he was asked about the abolishment of 13th and 14th salary in the private sector of Greece. Hawley seemed to have swallowed his tongue as he remained silent for 10 seconds. “Journalists worried that something had happened

27

Jan

tagged: Bundestag, CDU, Greece, Greece under Guardianship, interview, payment stop, Spiegel online, Volker Kauder

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German CDU Kauder: Greece should be Placed under Guardianship

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy

German member of the Bundestag, leader of the Christian Democrat Union parliamentary group and close aide to Chancellor Angela Merkel made a shocking proposal. To place Greece under guardianship! Speaking to SPIEGEL-ONLINE, Kauder threatened Greece with a payment stop and if necessary the country should be placed under EU guardianship.

26

Jan

tagged: evidence, Karolos Papoulias, Radovan Karadzic, Srebrenica, war crime tribunal

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Karadzic Call Greek President to Give Evidence at War Crimes Tribunal

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Politics

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic asked the UN’s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Thursday to order the Greek president to give evidence for his war crimes trial. “Radovan Karadzic… moves for the issuance of a subpoena to Greek President Carolos Papoulias compelling him to submit to an interview conducted

26

Jan

http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2012/01/26/aris-messinis-great-photo-exhibition-in-komotini-jan-28-feb-2912/

tagged: Aris Messinis, Greece, Jan 29-Feb 29 2012, Komotini, Libya Rebers, Military Museum Komotini, Modelling Airplanes Club Kavala, photo exhibition

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Aris Messinis: Great Photo Exhibition in Komotini Jan 28-Feb 29/2012

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Very Mix

The Libya Rebels Wars goes to Komoniti. AFP photographer Aris Messinis will inaugurate his exhibition of 170 great shots from the Libya War at the Military Museum of Komoniti in north-eastern Greece. The inauguration will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 07.30 pm. Parallel there will be a static modelling show

26

Jan

tagged: documentary, filmmakers, FIPA Film Festival, Greece, Greek Crisis, Katsaounis, Krisis, Paschalidou, The Prism GR2011, video

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The Prism GR2011: The Greek Crisis in 3′ and 15″ (video)

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Culture

The lenses of 14 photojournalists made it possible to capture the agony of Greeks living deep in the economic crisis. From Evros in north-eastern Greece down to Crete in the south, and from Macedonia to Dodecanese, the reporters gave their own view of the Greek crisis. 27 multimedia stories explore

26

Jan

tagged: 20 additional measures, 2012-2015, aid tranche February 2012, Greece, precondition, second bailout, Troika

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Troika’s Tsunami of 20 Additional Austerity Measures To Sweep Greeks

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy

A real tsunami of austerity measures with massive layoffs, additional tax hikes, further pensions, wages and social benefits cuts, dozens of painful interventions and structural reforms, is being prepared by Greece’s lenders in order to collect 13 billion euro in the period 2012-2015. According to economic news portal Capital.gr, these measures that will

26

Jan

tagged: default within the eurozone, George Soros, Greece, return to drachma

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Soros: Business Lobby Wants Return to Drachma

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy

Billionaire investor George Soros said a default of Greece may not have to result in an exit of the country from the euro area. “Greece may pose a problem if it in fact defaults but defaulting by itself doesn’t necessarily mean they will leave the euro,” Soros told reporters in

26

Jan

tagged: eu summit, Greece, Jan 30 2012, Troika report

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Greece Out of the Agenda of EU Summit Jan 30/12?

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy

Reuters reports that Germany does not expect the troika of foreign lenders that is currently in Athens to deliver a report on Greece’s progress before a summit of European Union leaders on Monday, a senior German official said on Thursday. “I would not expect the report of the troika to

26

Jan

http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2012/01/26/international-%e2%80%98theo-angelopoulos%e2%80%99-prize-to-be-established-in-honor-of-greek-filmmaker/

tagged: Film Prize, Geroulanos, honouring Angelopoulos, International Film Prize, Theo Angelopoulos, Thessaloniki Film Festival

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International ‘Theo Angelopoulos’ Prize to Be Established in Honor of Greek Filmmaker

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Culture

The Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in collaboration with the Film Festival of Thessaloniki, decided to establish an International ‘Theo Angelopoulos’ Prize to honor the Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos, who passed away on Tuesday night. According to the announcement by the Greek Ministry, the prize will be given within

26

Jan

tagged: Athens, dallara, doctors protest, earthquake Crete, Greece, private sector wages cuts, PSI, Theo Angelopoulos

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What’s Up in Greece on Jan 26/12?

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Very Mix

Nothing serious is up in Greece, except the PSI, the Troika and the economic crisis. The rest is a semi-cold, semi-sunny weather although meteorologists say we’re supposed to be freezing. I think the pleasant weather conditions is the only benefit of living in Athens. Chief of Institute of International Finance Charles

25

Jan

tagged: Angelopoulos, Athens, dallara, Greece, multi-bill, opening closed professions, Patas, pharmacies provisions, protests, PSI, shortages in health care sector, Troika, weather

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What’s Up in Greece on Jan 25/12?

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Very Mix

Greeks are up today and thus as early as 6 o’ clock in the morning. Farmers from Viotia distributed free vegetables to residents of Athens who built long queues for a kilo of carrots. Unionists from Greek Communists party ‘took hostage’ the Troika representatives as they protested outside the Hilton Hotel.

25

Jan

tagged: Athens, Greece, Greek Communist Party, Hilton Hotel, labour rights, PAME, protest, Troika

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Athens: Unionists Block Troika-Team from Exiting Hilton-Hotel

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society

Unionists from the Greek Communist Party surrounded the Hilton Hotel where the Troika representatives stay when in Athens. With flags and banners saying “Troika Go Home” and “Troika Get Out of Greece” five hundred PAME-unionists took position outside the hotel in downtown Athens in an action to protest the Troika’s

24

Jan

tagged: down-voted, Greece, Greek Parliament, multi-bill, Papademos coalition government, provisions, voting

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Greece’s Coalition Gov’ Partners Up in Arms Over Multi-Bill

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy, Politics

At least 50 MPs from the three parties of the Papademos coalition government refused to vote in favour of several articles of the multi-bill, while deputies, who are lawyers by profession, did not appear at all in the Greek Parliament. 50 socialist PASOK deputies refused to vote several articles, while

24

Jan

tagged: Greece, Olli Rehn, political leaders, second bailout, written commitment

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Olli Rehn: Greece’s Political Parties Need To Write Commitment For 2nd Bailout

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy

Greek political parties need to provide clear commitments before a second bailout can be offered to the country, Olli Rehn, European Commissioner in charge of economic and monetary affairs, told reporters Tuesday. O. Rehn Gazing at the Greek Commitment “The political party leaders are expected to commit to the