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That was fairly hot during the last hours in Athens, with unionists occuping the headquarters of Public Electricity Company, unknown arsonists to have caused a blast in a Tram wagon, unknown attackers to have attacked a local Golden Dawn branch, and several protests launched by professional and society groups here and …

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Employees at Dromokaitio, the Athens  state hospital for mentally ill decided to block the entrance for new patients claiming the hospital was overcrowded and there was no place for new admissions.  With trowel and cement blocks, protesting employees started to build a wall right in the entrance of the hospital. Video: making …

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It isn’t 32, it isn’t 36, it isn’t 38… According to Sunday edition of Kathimerini, it is up to 60 politicians under investigation by Financial Crime Units (SDOE) of Greek financial ministry. Government officials, former ministers and MPs are allegedly under scrutiny for suspected tax evasion and other financial crimes. With …

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 Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras hit dramatic tunes about the state finances and the social situation of the country. Speaking to German daily Handelsblatt, Samaras stressed the necessity of the 31-billion-euro bailout tranche saying that Greece has money until the end of November. “Then the cash box is empty,” Samaras said. “Antonis Samaras told …

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Former PASOK Deputy Minister Leonidas Tzanis, 57, committed suicide on Thursday afternoon. Tzanis hang himself in his home in Volos, central Greece, Greek media report with  some claiming  “his lifeless body was found by his wife.” Police has not released any information about whether he had left a notice. His name was …

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 No, it’s not a typo, but it’s certainly the joke of the next four centuries! Greece’s biggest insurance fund IKA found a very generous way to help a private company to pay outstanding debts in social security contributions. The company will have the possibility to pay to IKA 300,000 euro in 4,700 …

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Finally, there is some official reaction  to the offer of alleged Diaspora Greeks to buy the Greek Debt with the mythical donation of 600 billion US-dollars. After several weeks with Greek-American Emmanuil Lambrakis going around, speaking to television channels and inviting journalists to press conferences, creating false hopes to debt-ridden and broke citizens …

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Is this a swan song we’ve been listening here? A song sung by a corrupt political system and a society in despair? No, it’s not. Because the swan song is supposed to be beautiful even though the last one before death. But what we’re experiencin ghere is ungly. And I wouldn’t know …

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Offshore natural gas could dramatically change Greece’s fortunes, should early estimates of $600 billion worth of reserves be confirmed, according to a study presented to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in June and seen by Reuters. The study, collating existing scientific data, says that geological similarities indicate that reserves offshore Crete …

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Following the traces of Angela Merkel, head of IMF Christine Lagarde revealed her real feelings about people living in poverty due to IMF imposed austerity. She spoke to CBS News. Emotionally deeply touched, with eyes begging for forgiveness, broken face muscles and a trembling voice. Lagarde finally spoke about her real feelings …

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“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life, for me. and I’m feeling good!”  Nina Simone used to charm us with this wonderful song and the marvellous lyrics. But this is something the troubled Greeks cannot claim. On the contrary. With every new dawn, with every new day, they …

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If it’s true, this is, indeed, insane. According to Ta Nea newspaper, Greece’s lenders’ representatives want that almost the whole package of austerity measures will be implemented in 2013 and won’t be distributed more or less equally to 2013 and 2014. The new Troika’s request is allegedly that additional 2 billion …

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