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Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy, Very Mix on 24. May, 2013 | No Comments
EU Commission temporary shelves absurd olive oil jugs & bowls ban
The European Commission decided to temporary shelve its absurd decision to ban olive oil jugs and dipping bowls from restaurant tables and replace them with non-refillable sealed bottles. “The decision did not find the necessary support,” EU Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos said at a press conference, admitting he was
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Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy on 17. May, 2013 | No Comments
EU Commission Greece’s report: end of recession in 2014 and unemployment at 21% in 2016
Recession in Greece is likely to end in 2024 but unemployment will remain above 20 percent for another three years. That would be …ehm… let me count… in 2016! Nice perceptive for the more than 1.3 million jobless. In a report published on Friday, the European Commission predicted the possibility
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Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Politics on 17. May, 2013 | 4 Comments
UPD Greek Parliament: Neo-nazi MPs shout “Heil Hitler” after ejection of fellow MP for cursing?
An unprecedented incident occurred at the Greek Parliament on Friday morning with Golden Dawn MPs cursing “trash”, “gang” and “sheep” at other lawmakers and reportedly shouting “heil Hitler”, while leaving the plenary hall. The incident started when GD MP Panagiotis Iliopoulos spoke in disdain about a party leader (Tsipras) and
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Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy, Society on 13. May, 2013 | 12 Comments
Fiction meets reality in surreal Greece: “Deemed Income” taxes also people without income
Are you alive and happen to live in Greece? You will be taxed even if your income is zero for the sole reason that you are alive. For the exclusive and amazing Greek air you are allowed to breath, so to say. The financial ministry has calculated that every person
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Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society on 30. Apr, 2013 | 1 Comment
That’s the real Greek anti-austerity protests.
Head of EU Task Force, Horst Reichenbach, expressed his surprise about the fact that Greeks do not demonstrate against austerity. He described the Greeks’ reaction as “very moderate” apparently watching only a few hundreds fro civil servants union protesting outside the Parliament last Sunday. When lawmakers were voting a multi-bills
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Christine Lagarde escapes total embarrassment and possible IMF-exit
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Uncategorized
We will have to spend more time with Madame. Madame Christine Lagarde, managing director of International Monetary Fund, who narrowly escaped the total embarrassment for her and the organization she leads. French magistrate decided on Friday not to place her under formal investigation over role in businessman Bernard Tapie scandal.
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Energa, Hellas Power scandal: four executives free on bail
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Very Mix
Four out of six executives of private electricity providers Energa and Hellas Power were released on bail on Friday after paying amounts of 50,000 up to 200,000 euro. The four were arrested six months ago with charges including money laundering, embezzlement and breach of faith. The executives of the first
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May
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UNICEF Greece: More than half a million children live below poverty line
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Uncategorized
597,000 children in Greece are currently living in poverty. Almost half of them – 322,000 – lack the basic daily nutritional needs. This shocking numbers were revealed by Lambros Kanellopoulos, the President of UNICEF in Greece. “The situation is very worrying. The problems of poverty and social exclusion are increasing,”
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Athens 6pm Syntagma Square: Global March Against Monsanto, May 25/2013
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Very Mix
Activists around the world are gearing up for the Global March Against the US-based Monsanto, the giant multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation, accused of turning a blind eye to their potential deadly health ramifications. More than 200,000 activists in 40 countries are estimated to participate in the massive anti-Monsanto protest. Monsanto
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May
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Greece in disagreement with EU over subsidized program for jobless?
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy, Society
Things are confusing and do not look good. Some Greek media reported on Friday, that the European Commission rejected the plan of Greek Labour Ministry to finance temporary work places for 400,000 families that have no employee. The program worked out by the Labour Ministry was to subsidize temporary work
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May
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Much too many “Naomis K…” for Alexis Tsipras & his discussion partners
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Very Mix
Naomi Klein… Naomi Campbell… Naomi Watts… Naomi Wolf… There are much to many “Naomis” in this world, best known for several completely different reasons. No wonder, left-wing SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras confused one Naomi with another: Naomi Campbell, the model, with Naomi Klein, the activist. The unexpected slip of tongue
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May
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Greece seeks to implement Ireland’s corporate flat tax model
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy, Politics
Greece is looking towards the Irish corporate flat tax model. However the vision of Greek prime minister is not the Irish flat tax of 12.5% but its Greek version of 15%. This revolution of Greek taxation system could only take place after the public deficit falls further. This could be
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May
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Tech problem with thumbnail pictures
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Tech
There seem to be some technical problems with the thumbnail pictures on the posts, today. Apologies. Hopefully, problem will be fixed tomorrow. or day after tomorrow. or never.
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May
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Greek health care austerity: thugs’ games with the pain of the other
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society
That these issues are hardly mentioned by mainstream media, it does not mean that theses issues do not exist. Month in, month out, thousands of Greeks get confronted with the cuts in health care. Cuts occurring in subtle and crooked way. Every time an insured Greek goes to a doctor
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May
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BBC poll: Germany most popular country in the world – except for Greeks
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Very Mix
Germany is the most positively viewed nation in the world in this year’s annual Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service. More than 26,000 people were surveyed internationally for the poll. They were asked to rate 16 countries and the European Union on whether their influence in the world
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