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Head of Eurogroup Jean Claude Juncker is already packing his luggage. He is due to arrive in  Athens at 2:30 p.m., tomorrow Wednesday, August 22nd 2012. Three hours later, at 5:30 Juncker will meet with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. After the meeting they will make statements to the media [and …

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An interesting development has been recorded in what  initially seemed a plaincriminal bank robbery. A DNA test from a sample found at the crime scene turned out to match the DNA of an alleged terrorist on the run.  The genetics material belongs to Anastasios Theofilou, 29, and police investigates whether …

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 While some Greeks still enjoy their summer vacation, some others work hard to get the debt-ridden country out of the economic mess and misery. Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, for example, had to travel to Berlin to prepare the meeting between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that …

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If an illegal immigrants want to illegally move away from Greece and reach another EU member country, the price one has to pay is apparently  between  3,000 and 5,000 euro. This was the money a gang consisting of at least two Iraqis was charging to illegal immigrants who wanted to travel …

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This had never happened before – at least not in Greece: that citizens take public servants as hostages and clash with riot police over tax evasion. There had been some incidents where residents of small communities attacked tax inspectors throwing stones. But clashing with police? Cutting water and electricity to a police …

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What took German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble among the artists? Absolutely, absolutely nothing! Renowned Greek singer Nana Mouskouri met German Finance Minister Wolfgang  Schaeuble. In Berlin. During the so-called “Open Door Day” of the German Public Administration, where citizens visit the public services and meet and talk with ministers. Nana Mouskouri …

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KTG is taking advantage of the shortage of important  news n August. KTG is swimming around, while strong winds  are blowing with an intensity of 8 Beaufort. That we can call “adventure at the beach”.  KTG is “surfng” around with a tny notebook, including a lazy keyboard, with the majority of upper row …

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The are important dates one has to keep in mind: Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will meet with Euro zone officials and powerful EU leaders to discuss the option of extension to meet fiscal targets. 22. Aug 2012: Euro group head Jean Claude Juncker will visit Athens. 24. Aug 2012: Samaras …

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To tell you the truth I’ve lost control over how many times Greece changed its taxation system, since the country sought the “rescue” of IMF, EU and ECB. Now, for one more time, Greece’s economic team plans changes – exactly when tax accountants and taxpayers struggled to adjust to the …

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One may pose right away the question:: only 10,000 fraudsters have been exploiting the money of debt-ridden, Greek social insurance funds? According to Greek media, the 7,500 fake pensioners have been illegally receiving money from the country’s biggest insurance fund IKA. Further 1,014 fraud case have been revealed at the Farmers’ Fund, OGA. …

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 What a disappointment for Greece’s creditors. That fact that Samaras three-party coalition government plans to ask for a two-year extension to adjust its fiscal targets seem to throw the country’s lenders into deepest depression. They allegedly cannot eat or drink neither can they enjoy their vacations. The lenders, not the Greeks. …

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Traditional beauty contest titles like “Miss Beauty”, “Miss Smile” and “Miss Thigh” are passe. In times of austerity and recession the organizers of a beauty contest in Artemida, in Attica, decided to be creative and original. So they voted and gave the title to “Miss Crisis 2012”. Anastasia Katmerdzi, 19, …

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