Jun

http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2012/06/14/athens-stock-exchange-in-pre-elections-party-with-9-on-speculations-and-secret-polls/

tagged: 9%, ASE, Athens Stock Exchange, Greece, June 14 2012, Rally, Samaras, secret polls, speculations, Tsipras

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Athens Stock Exchange In Pre-Elections Party with +10% On Speculations and “Secret Polls”

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy, Politics

Many wonder today, about the Athens Stock Exchange rallying with an amazing +9%. At 04:38 pm local time, that is 45 minutes before today’s session concludes the General Index is at 545,34 points and an increase of +9.16% with upwards tendency. UPDATE: The session closed at 550.10 points with +10.12%. Banking sector

Jun

tagged: Golden Dawn, Greece, Merkel

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Golden Dawn Puncher Wants to “Re-Negotiate” with Merkel

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Politics

Ilias Kasidiaris, the Golden Dawn MP who punched a Communist MP and threw water to a left-wing one on air, wants to go and meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in order to negotiate the Memorandum of Understanding. Training before the meeting In a statement, actually an answer to Alexis Tsipras (SYRIZA) who

Jun

http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2012/06/14/greek-unemployment-22-6-in-1q-2012-most-hit-women-15-25-with-60-4/

tagged: 1 Quartal 2012, 22.6%, ELSTAT, Greece, unemployment, women 15-24 60.4%, youth 52.7%

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Greek Unemployment Shock: 22.6% in 1Q 2012 – Most Hit Women (15-25) with 60.4%

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy, Society

The only thing that seems to move forward in this debt-ridden and falling-apart country is the unemployment. Data released by Greek Statistics Authority (ELSTAT) three days before the elections confirm the dramatic situation more than one million Greeks live in. In the first quartal of 2012, the number of Greeks

Jun

tagged: alexis tsipras, euro, EZ, Financial Times, Greece, growth, op-ed, pledges, syriza

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Tsipras Pledges to “Keep Greece in the Euro Zone and Restore Growth” in Op-Ed to FT

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy, Politics

Four days before the June 17 elections and while Germany and Austria raises their tones to influence Greek voters and cast their votes for pro-bailout parties, Alexis Tsipras, the leader of left-wing SYRIZA pledges to “keep Greece in the euro zone and restore growth”. In an op-ed to Financial Times,

Jun

tagged: 'secret', gallops, Greece, Greek elections 2012 June, June 17 2012 elections, polarisation right and left, public opinion polls, rolling polls

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June Elections: “Secret” Rolling Polls Show Polarisation Between ND & SYRIZA

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Politics

Four days before the crucial elections of June 17, 2012 and several so-called “secret” public opinion polls are being forwarded to media and websites. Whether they are real rolling polls conducted for the political parties, or fake in order to influence undecided voters, it is not clear, as two weeks

Jun

http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2012/06/13/athens-jobless-man-36-jumps-into-death-3-suicides-in-24-hours/

tagged: 36, Greece, man, Sepolia, suicides

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Athens: Jobless Man, 36, Jumps to Death – 3 Suicides in 24 Hours

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society

One more Greek man decided to put an end to a live without perspective. A 36-year-old man jumped to a tragic and immediate death from the balcony of the family home in Sepolia suburb of Western Athens. Greek media citing neighbors of the man, report that the former tax driver was

Jun

tagged: EURO2012, Greece, Greek lovers not in crisis

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EURO 2012: Greek Lovers Are Not in Crisis!

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Sports

A message full of hope that the economic crisis cannot bring down the Greek libido and the spirit! The massage was transmitted on Tuesday by a fan of the Greek National Football Team, while the Greeks were playing against Czechia. The man has written the massage of naked skin… So

Jun

tagged: Agia Paraskevi, attack, Greece, injured, KKE, mayor, member of city council, punch, syriza

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Athens: Unknown Attackers Punch Member of City Council, Destroy Communists’ Elections Stand

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Politics

Incidents of politically motivated violence seem to increase as the country heads to June 17 elections. According to Greek media information, on Tuesday night, two men with a pitbull on the leash approached the elections stand of Greek communist party KKE and without a reason they threw water and orange juice

Jun

tagged: austerity, eurozone, example, Greece, Merkel

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Merkel Admits: “Greek Austerity Imposed to Set an Example to Entire Euro Zone”

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy

Masks have fallen with in a manner of unprecedented boldness. German Chancellor Angela Merkel openly admitted that the austerity programme imposed on Greece was necessary just to set an example to the other euro zone countries. Young Merkel’s Most Secret Wish: ”Greeks as lab rats? Greeks as lab rats…” Here is

Jun

tagged: commits suicide, economic crisis, Greece, man 75 years old, pensioner, suicides

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Athens: Pensioner Commits Suicide in the Middle of the Street

Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society

It was short before 7 o’ clock in the morning when the 75-year-old retired military man took his hunting rifle and left his home in the noble Kifissia suburb of north Athens. He walked some one hundred meters, set the rifle on the asphalt of the peaceful and picturesque street