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 The managements of Greek state-run enterprises seem to be very forgetful. So forgetful, that they “forgot” to implement government decisions concerning wages cuts for thousands of employees at state-run enterprises (DEKO) and other state bodies and organizations. Even worst: the government forgot to control if laws and decisions are been …

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Why bother with a prison break if a Greek VIP ‘resides’ in Korydallos prison in Athens? Comfort is available: a swimming pool and a BBQ… In an exclusive story, Sunday newspaper Proto Thema, exposes how a ‘drinker for animals and birds’ turned into a swimming pool  – 4m. wide and 8m. …

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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has ruled out any renegotiation of Greece’s budget austerity program. Even though Greek coalition government partners ND, PASOK and Democratic Left are readying to ask a two year extension for meet deficit targets. “I see desires emerging in Greece to renegotiate and substantially question the …

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That’s a good news for a change: one of my favorite singers,  Jon Bon Jovi came to Greece to spend summer vacations with his family. Local new sportal Corfuland.gr reported that he cruised the deep blue sea of western Greece and did some Ionian Islands hoping, on board of  luxury yacht, “C2”. …

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 Prime Minister Antonis Samaras decided to apply the law. He sent riot police squads to open Halyvourgia in Aspropyrgos – a steel plant that halted its operation nine months ago, when the plants’ workers’ union went on strike to oppose reduced salary, enforced reduction of working hours and massive lay-offs. A …

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  The European Central Bank turned up the heat on Greece on Friday ahead of a review of its bailout programme, saying it would stop accepting Greek bonds and other collateral used by Greek banks to tap ECB funding, at least until after the review. The ECB move, which analysts …

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 A top economist at the International Monetary Fund has poured scorn on its “tainted” leadership and said he is “ashamed” to have worked there. Peter Doyle: “After twenty years of service, I am ashamed to have had any association with with the Fund at all.” Peter Doyle said in a …

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Remember the recent sale of four Airbus A340-300 airplanes? The four four-engined airplanes once belonging to former state Olympic Airways finally got the signature of the Greek Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras and were sold for the total price of 40.3 million dollars to Apollo Aviation Group in Miami for … scrap.  However in …

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Archbishop of Athens and all Greece Ieronimos decided to give a thorough answer to all these reports and publications appearing in international press about the “Taxation of the Greek Orthodox Church”. The letter addressed to Greek PM and the EU leaders aims to “restore the truth”, as it is said: Letter about …

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“The risk of bankruptcy in Greece is still existent,” Fotis Kouvelis, leader of Democratic Left and coalition government partner, warned on Thursday. Speaking to private Skai TV Kouvelis said, “It is an extremely difficult situation, we are in deep recession and nothing is given.” Talking about a comprehensive government plan for the next four …

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EU Justice-Commissioner Viviane Reding called German major companies to do more to support the euro as they benefit enormously from the single market and the currency union. German business must to do more save euro: EU’s Reding Germany’s top companies and executives must do more to support the euro, EU’s …

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 CEO of Greece’s privatization fund (TAIPED) Costas Mitropoulos resigned on Thursday afternoon. According To Vima, Mitropoulos will officially submit his resignation on upcoming Monday and he will explain the reasons for his decision. The daily stresses on its online edition that Prime Minister Antonis Samaras wanted anyway to replace high-ranking …

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