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US-President Barack Obama called  Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Monday afternoon and assured him that the USA will support Greece’s efforts. According to Athens News Agency, President Obama congratulated Samaras for wining the June 17 elections and asked him about his health condition.   Obama assured Samaras that the …

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What a disgrace for the euro zone and the European Union leaders! Two of it 17 members, Spain and Cyprus, submitted bailout requests within a single day.  Spain formally asked banking aid of at least 100 billion euro n Monday morning. In the afternoon Cyprus became the last EZ member to …

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Vassilis Rapanos, the appointed Finance Minister by Greece’s coalition government, will not be sworn-in as Finance Ministry, Greek media report in Breaking News at 7 p.m. on Monday. Greek media report that Rapanos sent his “resignation” letter to Prime Minister Samaras late on Monday afternoon and that Samaras accepted his resignation.  According …

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Bad day for the Greek govenrment, the Euro Zone and consquently for the Athens Stock Exchange. Monday’s session closed with the General Index at 566.79 point. ASE sunk due to uncertainty The General Index of Athens Stock Exchange lost 7% on Monday. The banking index dropped the most, while PPC, …

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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was released from the hospital on Monday short after 3 o’ clock in the afternoon. With a bandage on his right eye, Samaras waved at journalists and reporters waiting outside. He was taken directly home as doctors’ ordered a 10-day-long rest. Later in the afternoon …

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While Syria and Turkey are involved in a war of words over the downed Turkish Phantom F-4 by Syrian military, Greeks show in a video how a radar locked Turkish F-4 looks like. It is almost a daily practice for the Greek artillery that its radars lock Turkish fighter jets as they illegally …

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The week started really bad for the euro zone. Spain formally sought a banking rescue of up to 100 billion euros Monday, Cyprus struggles to bypass EU and seek a loan from Russia, while France does not feel better either as its banks apparently fight to avoid bank contagion. Amid this euro zone turbulence, billionaire …

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Two top brasses of the new Greek coalition government are in hospital – the Prime Minister and the designated Finance Minister. After an eye surgery Antonis Samaras has been ordered to stay at home. Vassilis Rapanos’ conditions are surrounded by a mystery. Rumors are high, he may not be sworn-in after all. The …

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Greece’s coalition government of Nea Dimocratia, PASOK and Democratic Left published its joint programme aiming to undo some austerity measures. Measures demanded by the Troika of IMF/EU/ECB and have been signed by Samaras in the second bailout agreement. The ambitious programme aims at tax cuts, extra help for the poor and unemployed, …

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Doctors have forbidden Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to travel after a serious surgery to repair retinal detachment. “His condition is improving, but he cannot travel either by plane, not by car nor train in order to avoid exposure to high pressure” said the doctor at a press conference on …

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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras successfully underwent an eye operation on Saturday morning in Athens. Ophthalmology surgeons at public hospital Attikon repaired the retinal detachment problem in an operation that lasted about two hours. A statement by the surgeons said that Samaras’s eye problem was serious and that he has …

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Germany – Greece 4-1  in Arena Gdank, Poland.   1:0 Philipp Lahm (39.minl) 1:1 Georgios Samaras (55 min) 2:1 Sami Khedira (61. min)   three – one? three -one? three – one? 3:1 Miroslav Klose (68.)   four-one? four-one? four-one? 4:1 Marco Reus (74.)   I hope , not all …

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