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Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy, Editor on 31. Mar, 2013 | 7 Comments
Greek newspapers: how safe are Greek deposits?
When five Sunday newspapers speak about the safety of savers’ deposits in their front pages, I think, it’s time we should start make thoughts about “how secured are deposits in Greece?” The Cyprus example might be “a template”, after all, as eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem recently said. Deposits in Greek
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Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society on 30. Mar, 2013 | No Comments
Patras: mice eat pensioner’s savings hidden in home basement
A Greek pensioner was very worried about his savings amid the bad example of Cyprus crisis and the Eurogroup decisions to grab people’s deposits. The man from Patras in western Peloponnese went recently to the bank and withdrew his savings: 25,000 euro. He stuffed the money cartons full of books
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Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy on 30. Mar, 2013 | 4 Comments
Bank of Cyprus depositors may face 60% haircut
Deposits haircut in the Bank of Cyprus can be much higher than expected. While the real haircut may be at least 37.5% for deposits over 100,000 euro, another 22.5% may be ‘frozen’ and land on a special fund for an unspecified time. “Wealthy depositors in the Bank of Cyprus could face
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Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy on 29. Mar, 2013 | 4 Comments
Major political scandal: Cypriot banks write-off loans to politicians
A major political earthquake shakes Cyprus after a list containing names and written-off loans by banks was handed out to the Parliament. Politicians from three major parties and government officials took loans from the Bank of Cyprus and Cyprus Popular Bank (Laiki) and had them written-off after having paid back
Continue Reading »Turkey seeks advantages from Cyprus crisis: share gas resources
It looks as if someone takes pleasures and seeks to take advantages from the economic crisis that hit Cyprus. Turkey did not miss the chance to reiterate claims in the gas resources of Cyprus after Nicosia hinted to use resources revenues as collateral for international lenders’ financial aid and as
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tagged: Athens, bus, Feb 6 2013, Greece, public transport, strike, trolley, work stoppageComments Off
Athens: Buses & Trolley work stoppage, Feb 6/2013
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society
Workers at buses and trolley will launch a work stoppage between 12 o’clock noon and 4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 6th 2013 out of solidarity with striking seamen. Buses and trolleys are expected to start withdrawing form traffic at 11 a.m. and to have fully resume schedules by 5 p.m.
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tagged: agricultural products, civil mobilization, Crete, Feb 6 2013, ferries, government, Greece, Piraeus, ports, public & private sector unions, seamen, ships, strike, strike partyl endsComments Off
Gov’t – Seamen confict escalates; private & public sector unions on 24h strike, Feb 6/2013
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society
The conflict between the Greek coalition government and the seamen union escaled on Tuesday after the government decided to issue “civil mobilization” orders. The seamen union PNO at Piraeus port, the biggest in the country, decided to reject the ‘civil mobilization’ orders and urged its members to refuse to take them.
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tagged: company, consumers, customers, EU customers, Greece, horsemeat burgers, Ireland, Poland, scandal10 Comments
New horsemeat burgers scandal: Irish company with EU customers
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Very Mix
Irelands’ “number one” burger producer suspended production after after tests showed that horsemeat was found in firm’s raw material ingredients. Ireland’s agriculture department confirmed the findings pointing the finger at Poland as the country of origin for the raw materials. Irish beefburger producer Rangeland Foods has customers in the UK, Greece, Belgium, Sweden,
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Athens: orange alert due to smog particles and Sahara dust
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society, weather
A dangerous cocktail of ‘fire wood smog particles’ and clouds of red Sahara-dust have alerted the Greek environment ministry. According to official atmospheric data collected from several suburbs in Athens, the smog reached dangerous levels during the last two days. While the Environment Ministry advices citizens to avoid lighting fire
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Greek gov’t decides “civil mobilization” against striking seamen
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society
Greek coalition government found the magic formula to end long lasting strikes: the formula is called “civil mobilization”. A measure meaning that the government issues personal orders to the name of employees and that they will have to return to work, or else get fired, pay fine or even go
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Police arrests businessman owing the state 54 million euro
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Uncategorized
Greek police arrested a 70-year-old man for owing the state whole 53,392,394.73 euro. The man was had a business dealing with items for photography and was arrested in Voula suburb of southern Athens on Tuesday. According to police news bulletin, also seven other people were arrested in several suburbs of
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tagged: anarchism, bank robbers, Bourzoukos, Greece, Kozani, Nasioutzik family, parents, support, suspects, Terrorism, Velvento15 Comments
Parents declare “proud” of four arrested bank robbers suspected of terrorism
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society
Greek public opinion is divided. Part of the society condemns the apparent beating of the four suspects arrested in Velvento, Kozani. But another society part hails the beating claiming it was deserved as the “kids” (as they are called here) were armed with heavy weapons. Minister of Justice, Antonis Roupakiotis, openly
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Greek government considers creating a big “bad bank”
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Economy
Greek daily Imerisia reports that the Greek government is considering submitting legislation to create a bad bank to take non-performing loans off the books of Greek banks. The move would not only aid banks but give more time to those struggling to repay loans, according to the article. The paper
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Greek seamen extend strike for another 48 hours, Feb 6-7/2013
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society
Negotiations with Maritime Minister brought no results. Greek seamen union PNO decided on Tuesday morning to extend their strike for another 48 hours. Ferries and ships will remain docked also on February 6th and 7th 2013, that is until February 8th, 6 o’ clock in the morning. Maritime Minister Kostis Mousouroulis
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tagged: abuse, AI, Amnesty International, arrests, bank robbers, criticism, Greece, mugshots, photoshop, pictures, suspects, Terrorism, VelventoComments Off
AI “Greek authorities cannot Photoshop their problems away
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Politics
Amnesty International called on Greek authorities to investigate the accusations of torture of the four bank robbers also suspected of terrorism. Criticizing the publishing of the arrested’s pictures after being altered with digital means, AI stressed that problems of police abuse cannot be photoshopped away. “The Greek authorities cannot just Photoshop their problems
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