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International Labor Organization (ILO) warned on Monday, that Greece faces a prolonged social crisis unless action is taken.  In its report “Productive Jobs in Greece” released today, the ILO calls for additional measures to support jobs plus social protection and a stop to further wage cuts in the country. The …

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This is the latest joke about payment of labor craft in Greece: Athens Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” seeks to hire 70 young labor craft aged 19-29 years old for the period of six months. The salary the lucky ones will get is the price of transportation ticket to commute between their …

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There is the fragrance of elections hovering in the smog-free air of Greece. The country’s government announces measures here and there, measures aiming to alleviate the suffering of the austerity-ridden society. Right after his arrival to Athens from Brussels and Kefalonia where he visited the earthquake-hit area, prime minister Antonis …

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“My children are abroad, my sister’s children are abroad, some other nieces too.” The lady was talking to her walking companion. “Where did they do?” the other woman asked and the first answered “Oh, one is in Paris, one in New York, one in London, one in Sweden…” I didn’t …

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TAP pipeline won the tender to channel natural gas form the Caspian Sea to Europe. the pipeline will collect Azerbaijani gas in Turkey and carry it across Greece and Albania before reaching southern Italy, stretching 870 kilometers (540 miles). BP, the main developer of the Shah Deniz gas field in …

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I think three years in the crisis have mutated me into a notorious grumbler and misery-maker. I don’t see the progress Greece is recording. I don’t share the optimism bumped and hammered on my head by the government, almost on a daily basis. Greece is moving forward and I stay …

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Greek government is determined to have university entrance exams take place as scheduled. Starting date is the 17th of May 2013, not matter what. Therefore, after the teachers’ union announced on Friday that they would launch a strike, the education minister rushed to prime minister. Antonis Samaras signed a “civil …

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Economic stagnation and high levels of joblessness risk sparking a “social rebellion” in Europe, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker and former head of Eurogroup said Thursday.   Speaking on his way into a meeting of European Union heads of government, Mr. Juncker said as long as growth prospects remain dim and unemployment …

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“Gastarbeiter” of the European South Unite! You got a new employer! A German one! The German Railways (Deutsche Bahn) want to recruit personnel from the EZ-bailout countries of the European South like Greece, Spain and Portugal to address the company’s personnel shortcomings. “We really think in this direction,” DB-Personnel Chief Ulrich …

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European Union leaders approved a 120 billion-euro ($149 billion) plan to promote growth in the 27-nation bloc that includes a capital boost for the European Investment Bank. The government chiefs agreed on a 10 billion-euro capital increase for the EIB today as a centerpiece of the long-term growth plan, which …

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 Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission revealed during a speech at the European Parliament how he will save Greece as a country and Greeks as citizens. In a 42-page long communique, Barroso suggested several areas where immediate actions should be taken to “show promising results by the end …

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