Feeling like reading about another alleged bribes scandal? Bloomberg has it. And Yes, it involves another state company. The Hellenic Telecommunications Organization OTE. According to Bloomberg, it involves the New York-based Comverse Technology, a voice-mail software maker, currently under investigation for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by the US Justice Department. The …
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Athens Metro: German Rail bribed hand in hand with Siemens?
This post would also worth to bear the title “How Germany ruined Greece economically” or what is Germany’s contribution to Greece’s economical collapse”. Yes! I’d love a satanic “hehe” here… German weekly DER SPIEGEL brings into the spot light another bribes scandal. This time involved is the DBI – Deutsche Bundesbahn …
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Tsipras: Deputy PM is the BILD newspaper of the Greek government
I normally avoid to post about the fights among members of different Greek political parties that mostly serve internal affairs and voters. But this line of Left Wing party Synaspismos chairman Alexis Tsipras is really worth reporting. Tsipras was referring to deputy prime minister Theodoros Pangalos who on his part has often …
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Turkish Bargain: Closure of NATO base for EU Full Membership
Turkey is a hard bargainer and would never give something for nothing. Even if it is something that it woun’t definetely wants. Ankara blackmails to give its to consent to the closure of NATO base in Izmir only in the context of trading full EU membership, a Turkish daily reported. A …
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EU Council President to visit Greece, Apr 12
President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy will pay an official visit to Greece on Tuesday, April 15. He will meet with Greece’s President Carolos Papoulias and Prime Minister George Papandreou. There will be a press statement at 3:00 pm. Later Van Rumpuy will deliver a speech at the Hellenic …
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Greek MP’s reject Gambling Bill – ‘Bounty’ Mutiny or ‘Mars’ attack?
That was a noisy slap in the face of Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou and thus it came from his own governing party members. Papaconstantinou presented the Bill on Gambling at the Greek Parliament on Thursday however he was forced to withdraw it after the strong reaction from PASOK lawmakers. Although …
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Working for the Municipality without contract? No problem in Greece…
How weird and twisted can Greece be? In the municipality of Trikala, central Greece, a young guy asked his salary for three months work. However it turned out the guy was working without contract at all! Most probably, he had got a ‘verbal contract’ by a smart municipality official to …
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Athens: Citizens jeer Deputy Prime Minister (videos)
The “Door-to-Door”, citizens’ movement found its way to Athens noble district Kolonaki where deputy prime minister Theodoros Pangalos has his political office. Armed with a huge teddy pig and megaphones a group of 30-40 senior Athenians started shouting slogans, that…. you don’t want me to translate them in English, do you? …
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Messolonghi: Locals jeer and boo Justice Minister (video)
Greeks are at the verge of nervous breakdown and do not hesitate to verbally attack government officials -preferably ministers – wherever they meet them. This time, angry lawyers had gathered to ‘welcome’ Justice Minister Xaris Kastanidis in the town of Messolonghi in West Greece. Kastanidis climbed the long stairs of the local court …
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Theodorakis stuns Greeks in rare TV appearance (video)
“Stunning!” That’s the only single word that shot in the minds of thousands of Greeks who watched composer and politician Mikis Theodorakis talking on a live television broadcast on Thursday morning. That’s what I thought, what’s what some friends thought, what’s what many bloggers and websites administrators wrote: “Stunning”! In a …
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Greek Embassy suspends operation in Libya
The operation of the Greek Embassy in Tripoli has been suspended, and representation of Greek interests has been undertaken by the Embassy of Hungary, which currently holds the Presidency of the European Union.
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Greece to unveil Peace Initiative for Libya in following days
Greece will present a peace initiative for Libya’s conflict in the following days, The Washington Times reported. Greek deputy foreign minister Dimitris Dollis told the WT in a telephone interview that the initiative will be revealed “in the next day or two”. Further, Dollis said “We require a transition from the …
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Wikileaks: US diplomatic pressures on Greek Politicians
I am so grateful sometimes that I am late on reporting about some issues as other journalists are quicker and sum up what I am kind of lazy to write about. This is the case of the latest Wikileaks diplomatic cables about Greek politicians and the media. American diplomats put pressure …
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Obeidi in Athens-Greek FM: Libya appears to seek a solution
Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas did not elaborate much on the content of Gaddafi’s message through his envoy, but said, it appears that the Libyan regime is seeking a solution. Further he said that Abdelati Al-Obeidi will visit Turkey tomorrow and later Malta. “Greece will continue to offer its good offices to …
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Gaddafi’s Envoy meets Greek PM in Athens
Libya’s deputy foreign minister Adbelati Obeidi met Greece’s prime minister in Athens where he delivered a message from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, officials said. The meeting has been concluded and Greek Foreign Minister is due to make statemnts on the issue, portal news247 reported. Abdelati Obeidi’s trip came after Greek PM …
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Greek MP’s Committee asks info about former minister with mammoth assets in bank accounts
That’s juicy! The rumors are so strong that the parliamentary committee in charge of the lawmakers assets has asked the Financial Crime Combat Unit to provide information and verify or clear the rumors. Object of investigation is a former conservative of the conservative wing with allegedly 178,000,000 euros in bank accounts. What a …
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New Law on Transplants: All Greeks are potential organ donors!
I don’t know if I want to laugh or cry. I just read of a Draft Bill ‘ordering’ all Greeks to donate their organs – after death, I suppose… No, it’s not an April Fools joke and it has nothing to do with the IMF/EU austerity measures, at least I …
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Defence Ministers from France & Norway visit anti-Libya Squadrons at Souda
Ministers of Defence from France and Norway flew to Souda Bay on the island of Crete to inspire the pilots of air fighters stationed there. State television NET reported that the ministers watched two French and two Qatari Mirage 2000 taking off to Libya. There are currently 6 F-16 from Norway and 3 …
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Greek Ombudsman: Public Administration Paralyzed
We all swear at the hour we have to contact a public service and fix an issue. We most likely get confronted with a leisurely moving civil servant who has just hung up the phone -a private phone call, it’s understood. A rude woman who pretends to check long lists with numbers. …
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Greece revokes all permissions to Italian research vessel due to EEZ
Greece refused to give permission to Italian oceanic vessel Explora after it sought permission from Turkey to research in areas covered by the Greek continental shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Research vessel Explora has been operating in the sea area south of Kastellorizo island for a marine survey towing a …
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