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A Greek citizen was able to save three people after being the first to notice the fire that killed eight Turks in Germany on March 10, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Monday.  “A Greek citizen saw the fire around 4:30 a.m. when it was first sparked and …

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The vice president of the European commission could not hide his enthusiasm. “Long Live Greece! We are all Greeks!” he said after concluding his speech at an event on entrepreneurship that took place in Athens on Monday. “Without Greece we would be barbarians or heathens,” said Italian politician Antonio Tajani, Vice-President …

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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sent a message to the Troika to reduce tax rates in order to get investors in Greece. Speaking to the event “Development Strategy: Europe 2020 – Fostering Business Collaborations in Greece”, Samaras called for the introduction of a single tax rate (flat tax) of 15% for  entrepreneurs. …

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They are offered for sale. Exactly as they stand: with furniture, curtains and even toilet paper. The ministry of Culture, of Interior, of Justice, of Health, of Education… the Greek police headquarters in Athens, the police headquarters in Thessaloniki. A total o f 28 buildings belonging to Greek state are offered for …

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No new cosmetic product containing ingredients tested on animals can be sold within the European Union, after a relevant decision by the EU Commission released on Monday.  Animal rights groups were quick to cheer the measure, but Cosmetics Europe, a trade body representing the EU’s (euro) 71 billion ($93 billion) industry, said …

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The anti-austerity protest rally on Sunday could be considered as “successful”. If it wasn’t for this video….  Riot police pushes a protester to the ground, trying to put handcuffs around his wrists. The protester resists. The policeman keeps him down with his knee. The protester shouts for help. Other protesters …

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“What are the economy predictions for Greece?” a friend calling me abroad asked me on Monday morning. “We don’t give a hoot about predictions,” I replied. “Real life is far beyond any predictions of IMF, real life is about struggling to come along without money.” Like in cases where one …

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Development ministry general secretary Spyros Eystathopoulos resigned on Monday morning. Eystathopoulos’ resignation is the third in the context of the scandal of a phantom power plant in Aliveri that cost Greek Public Power Company (DEH) a loss of 100 million euro. Head of Greek privatisation fund, Takis Athanasopoulos, and the general secretary …

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Head of Greek privatisation fund, Takis Athanasopoulos, and the general secretary of Finance ministry Giorgos Mergos resigned on Saturday after the former managers of Public Power Company (DEH) were charged with breach of duty. Both Athanasopoulos and Mergos were on board of DEH. The head of Greece’s privatization fund, Takis …

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Greek Foreign Ministry ocnfirmed on Sunday, that one Greek citizen was among the siven hostages killed by Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru. Foreign Ministry in fact confirms the claims of Ansaru statement it had killed seven Christian hostages, abducted on February 16th 2013. Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “The …

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“Poverty, unemployment, suicides… Enough! Portugal shows the way!” That’s the main slogan that expects to take thousand austerity-hit Greeks to the streets on Sunday, March 10th 2013. The call to the mass protest is made throug social media, Facebook and Twitter. Syntagma Square, 6 p.m., March 10th 2013

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A fragile Greek granny appeared fearless in front of riot police in Ierissos Gold mining. During the protest on Thursday, the granny hoarsely sang a wartime revolutionary song and goaded riot police squads to come over. “Bullets and cannons do not scare us…” the granny sung under the surgery mask she …

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