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Varoufakis: “Cloud of fear over Europe that risks becoming worse than former Soviet Union”

February 8, 2015 Economy, Politics 1

“Europe risks to become worse than the former Soviet union, the USSR,” Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told Italian State Television Rai 3. In an interview to TV magazine Presa Diretta, the Greek FinMin said that “in recent years Europe is covered by a cloud of fear that threatens to …

Merkel in Athens: “I came to take a look into the future”

April 11, 2014 Politics Comments Off on Merkel in Athens: “I came to take a look into the future”

“I came here to take a look into the future and talk with new people with new ideas,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, right upon her arrival in Athens. I have to apologize right away, though. It was not …

Labor Ministry to register …quicksand movements in Greece’s private sector

September 10, 2013 Economy Comments Off on Labor Ministry to register …quicksand movements in Greece’s private sector

What’s the purpose of this waste of money and time? And thus in a labor market environment that moves with a speed of quicksand responding even to the touch of a light tree leaf? Greek Labor Ministry wants to register all employees across the country. You know all these workers for …

EBU restores ERT program on TV screens – Riot Police against EBU satellite?

June 13, 2013 Very Mix 2

European Broadcast Union (EBU) put Greece’s shut down public broadcaster ERT back on air. On Thursday afternoon the program produced by occupying journalists reappeared on television screens in several Greek cities via analog signal. The decision to take steps to keep ERT on air was made by the EBU Executive …

Greece in disagreement with EU over subsidized program for jobless?

May 24, 2013 Economy, Society Comments Off on Greece in disagreement with EU over subsidized program for jobless?

Things are confusing and do not look good. Some Greek media reported on Friday, that the European Commission rejected the plan of Greek Labour Ministry to finance temporary work places for 400,000 families that have no employee. The program worked out by the Labour Ministry was to subsidize temporary work …

German Stammtisch-humor: Merkel’s Envoy Otto Rehhagel arrived in Athens

March 25, 2013 Politics Comments Off on German Stammtisch-humor: Merkel’s Envoy Otto Rehhagel arrived in Athens

It must be humor. German humor around the traditional Stammtisch* with Alte Herren* and the whole associated mentality. A humor that other EU citizens may find hard to understand. Hours after Germany re-confirmed its predominance in the Eurogroup and the Euro Zone, former football trainer Otto Rehhagel arrived in Athens. As …

“Return Home”: Greek Police Says “Goodbye” to non-EU Foreigners in 13 Languages

November 21, 2012 Society 5

Greek Police will distribute one and a half million leaflets translated into 13 languages and dialects to foreigners from third countries and inform them about the program ‘return home’. The leaflet has been translated into English, French, Spanish, Albanian, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Bengali, Kurdish, Farsi, Urdu, Pashtun and Dari and the cost of …

IMF’s Lagarde: “Too Early to Say Greek Program Failed”

October 10, 2012 Economy 1

“There are good developments in Greece,” IMF head Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday, stressing that the government has come very close to reach primary surplus and that it records progress in competitiveness. Asked by a Bloomberg report why the Greek program fails, Lagarde replied that it is too early to …

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