Tag Archives: Der Spiegel

The German-Greek consortium FRAPORT plans to claim a compensation of 70 million euros from the Greek state citing “the miserable condition of the 14 regional airports it acquired in April. The unprecedented high amount is almost double than the amount the Greeks received for selling their national railway TRAINOSE to …

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With this – Refugee Crisis – and that – borders closure, EU’s inability to solve the issue -, we, the Greeks, forgot the economic crisis, and the lenders. Forgot? Not exactly. We just focused on another, equally important tissue that makes the economic dead-end even worse. But here comes the …

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel took her close friend Antonis Samaras by the hand and they both cheer “Grexit!” in every swirl of their XXL-austerity waltz. According to German weekly Der Spiegel , Angela Merkel was allegedly willing to let Greece leave the eurozone  should the foolish Greek voters elect a …

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The wonderful world of spying friends and foes is being unfolded with the NSA scandal, a world equipped with super modern surveillance units and lay light years away from the fictitious and exaggerated reports of Graham Greens’ local informants and spies. The NSA scandal reveals that US-friends have not only …

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 “Greece has completed 60% of the demanded reforms, it negotiates on another 20%, while another 20% is pending.” That’s the findings the Troika is writing on its Greek report, in an exclusive story of German weekly DER SPIEGEL.  The representatives of Greece’s lenders write wonderful things like automatic increase of …

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Does the Greek budget have a black hole of 200 billion euro? German weekly DER SPIEGEL claimed so, citing troika sources who spoke under condition of anonymity. Greece denied such reports on possible budget shortfall, while Germany urged to wait for the Troika report. Spiegel: 20 billion euro black hole in the …

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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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While dramatic negotiations are taking place between the Greek government and the Troika in Athens, Jean-Claude Juncker, the head of the Eurogroup, used a German magazine to put more pressure on Greece. In an interview to Der Spiegel, Juncker warned there there will be a default on march, shouldn’t the …

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What’s hidden behind EU immense pressures on Nea Dimokratia leader Antonis Samaras to sign a letter of guarantee and send it to Greece’s lenders? Why are German Chancellor Merkel and French President Sarkozy so keen to get Samaras’ signature? For a second time since October, a report claims that military …

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Der Euro is dead – Let’s bury it! German weekly magazine DER SPIEGEL dedicates the front page of its Monday edition with a sophisticated funeral arrangement.  The coffin is covered with the Greek flag, the picture of the deceased shows the relatives’ deep mourning through a black ribbon. The Title reads: “Sudden and …

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I am indeed speechless today from the German …creativity! First the BILD newspaper, now DER SPIEGEL magazine featuring the German Chancellor, Ms Angela Merkel. In an rare outbreak of populism the conservative politician blasted “Greece and demanded that Athens raise the retirement age and reduce vacation days!”   “We can’t have a …

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This post would also worth to bear the title “How Germany ruined Greece economically” or what is Germany’s contribution to Greece’s economical collapse”. Yes! I’d love a satanic “hehe” here…  German weekly DER SPIEGEL brings into the spot light another bribes scandal. This time involved is the DBI – Deutsche Bundesbahn …

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Despite all the denials, there is a growing realization that a so-called haircut for Greece’s debt can no longer be avoided, reports DER SPIEGEL. The  German weekly claims that Germany is opposed to giving Greece any more financial aid and therefore Athens will have little choice but to restructure its debt. Last …

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According to Reuters ,, the International Monetary Fund on Saturday denied a report in German magazine Der Spiegel that it was privately pressing Greece to restructure its debt. “As we have said consistently, the IMF supports the Greek government’s position of no debt restructuring and its determination to fully service …

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Are we serious? Is this the reason the Troika will pay a non-scheduled visit to Athens? To prepare the ground for a debt restructure? Or is it just a sinister blackmail against the Greek government to speed up fiscal ‘reforms’ like exterminating tax evasion, lay offs in public administration, privatisation, …

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