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Open-air market vendors hung bras and briefs outside the Greek Parliament on Monday morning to protest a series of so-called “reforms” that will “economically destroy 50,000 families” as they claim. symbolic protest based on the Greek phrase “mas piran ta sovraka” (“they deprived us of our briefs” )meaning “they stole …

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The decline in the living standards of Greeks and in the morals of politicians is without previous example. With  a decision by the Ministry of  of Development, food producers will fill their pockets with gold, while low incomers will have the chance to continue living on .. expired food. Proving its total …

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Greek Ministry of Development unlocked a subsidy of 28.9 million euro for the contruction of a Formula One car racing track in Chalandritsa area of Patras in Western Greece. Total cost of the project is 94.6 million euro and is expected to create more than 500 jobs in a country …

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International Monetary Fund is allegedly against the establishment of “special economic zones” (SEZ) in debt-ridden Greece. This follows on a news posted in a Greek economic news portal about the meeting of Greek Development Minister Costis Chatzidakis with the representatives of IMF, EU and ECB – the Troika – on Tuesday. Taking into consideration …

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While speculators continue to operate undisturbed, the Ministry of Development has exhausted its severity and the law in punishing a baker for handing out free potatoes to his customers, two weeks ago. According to daily “Eleftheros Typos”, the Ministry fined the baker with 5,000 euros. A statement issued by the General Secretariat of …

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There has been lot of talk lately about the lowered minimum wages in Greece, especially when compared to countries like Bulgaria or Estonia. KTG has often said, that it is not fair to compare just the wages. One has also to compare the cost of living. With minimum wages now below €500, …

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