That’s an interesting public opinion survey result that will increase pressure for the Greek government to carry on with the WWII demands from Germany. Eight in ten Greeks believe, the government should pursue Germany over the reparations for damages during the 2. World War. Even if some compensation was given …
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Greece’s Legal Council to examine report on €162 bn WWII reparations from Germany
Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos handed over to Greek State Legal Council the report published on Sunday by newspaper To Vima. The report suggested that Germany owes Greece 162 billion euro in World War II reparations. The president of the Greek State’s Legal Council, Fokinas Georgakopoulos will be examining the report, …
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Germany owes Greece €162 billion in WWII reparations
Greek government allegedly has finally collected all leads, evidence and legal arguments regarding the reparations from World War I and II Germany should pay in debts. A Finance Ministry committee assigned to investigate the matter got together the total amount of 162 billion euro in outstanding World War II debts …
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OSF study: 54 Countries Helped CIA-Jets in rendition flights
Open Society Foundations published a study that has investigated the w worldwide program to hold and interrogate suspected members of al_Qaida in the aftermath of 9/11. The governments of 54 countries have reportedly gave their assistance to the CIA countries played host to CIA rendition flights. “Known as “extraordinary rendition,” …
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Greek Police set up phone line to report racist attacks
Greek police started a service where victims and concerned citizens can report incidents of racist attacks. Under telepone number <11414> any Greek or foreigner can report racism motivated attacks. Departments and Offices of Racial Violence Response went in effect on Monday, January 17th 2013. The assigned offices will collect data …
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Marianne: The incredible errors by IMF experts & the wrong multiplier
Do you remember the report by IMF advisors Blanchard & Leigh “Growth forecast errors and fiscal multipliers, who were admitting the negative effects of the austerity measures? French weekly magazine Marianne wrote an article about the fatal mistakes made by the International Monetary Fund and located the calculation error – the wrong multiplier! The incredible …
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Deutsche Bank: Greece to earn €214 Billion from Natural Gas by 2020
Wealth and prosperity is under way and Greeks should be patient with the sacrifices they’re enforce to do. What if one household is forced to live on candle light as the Public Power Company cut the electricity due to outstanding bills. What if another household has two jobless parents and …
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Reuters: Greece Looks Out to Sea for Gas Wealth of $600 Billion
Offshore natural gas could dramatically change Greece’s fortunes, should early estimates of $600 billion worth of reserves be confirmed, according to a study presented to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in June and seen by Reuters. The study, collating existing scientific data, says that geological similarities indicate that reserves offshore Crete …
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WEF: Greece’s Economy is not Competitive. Report Proves IMF/EU’s Wage Dumping Wrong!
What? You thought that dumping labor wages down to 500 euro per month would boost competitiveness? You thought that working 13 hours per day, 6 days per week will turn the debt-ridden country into growth paradise? The myth of “wages dumping as the fundament for competitiveness” is collapsing and thus by a report of …
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Did Aliens Write Greece’s Report Published by European Commission?
The 20-pages long Greece report published by the European Commission today refers to first and second bailout programme, its implementation or lack of it in the debt-ridden country. However, to tell you the truth I really doubt that this report was written by EC staff , bureaucratsand technocrats. EUfo Waving to …
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National Bank Report: Greece’s Euro Exit Would Halve Incomes
OMG! Even Greece’s biggest bank, the National Bank, joined the anti-SYRIZA chorus. You know SYRIZA don’t you? The party whose leader Alexis Tsipras “threatens” to ruin Greece, the eurozone, the global economy from the humblest hut in a remote sub-Saharan village to a impressive glass skyscraper in Wall Street. How? He wants to cancel the …
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UBS Deeply Worried Greece’s Lenders May Not Give Next Payment
It’s not only Greeks worrying about the outcome of the May-6 elections. Lenders, investors and banks cannot hide their fears either. However the concerns of Greeks and markets stand diametrically opposite to each other. While more than 60% of Greeks worry they may get another PASOK-Nea Dimocratia government, the money sector …
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IIF: Greece’s Disorderly Default Would Cost EZ One Trillion Euros
Reuters has obtained a secret report in which the Institute of International Finance (IIF) says that a Disorderly Greek default would probably cause a damage of one trillion euros to the euro zone. The impact would be hazardous for countries like Italy, Spain, Ireland and Portugal. As the “secret” report in all …
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