Greek
police clashed with shipyard workers protesting pay arrears Thursday after they
broke into the Defense Ministry grounds, while hundreds of farmers on tractors
tried to invade the country's second-busiest airport on Crete
during an anti-austerity protest.
"Ό,τι η ψυχή επιθυμεί, αυτό και πιστεύει." Δημοσθένης (Whatever the soul wishes, thats what it believes, Demosthenes)
Friday, October 5, 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Greece looks out to sea for gas wealth salvation
By Oleg
Vukmanovic and Stephen Jewkes
LONDON/MILAN
| Wed Oct 3, 2012 8:15am EDT
(Reuters) -
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.
Labels:
Economy,
Greece,
Greek Crisis,
Hydrocarbon reserves
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Greece's Piraeus Bank reaches deal to buy Geniki: sources
By Lefteris
Papadimas and George Georgiopoulos
(Reuters) -
Greece's Piraeus Bank (BOPr.AT) has struck a preliminary deal to buy French
lender Societe Generale's (SOGN.PA) loss-making Greek unit Geniki (GHBr.AT) to
strengthen its position amid a brutal debt crisis, two sources close to the
talks told Reuters.
UPDATE 1-Greece pushes for austerity deal as time runs short
Tue Oct 2,
2012 3:22pm EDT
By Renee
Maltezou
Oct 2
(Reuters) - Greece held a new round of talks with foreign lenders to bridge
differences over 2 billion euros of disputed austerity cuts on Tuesday, with
time running short to clinch a deal before a meeting of euro zone ministers
next week.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Mitt Romney's Terrible Wall Street Journal Op-Ed
It's
official: The Republican nominee has no new ideas for the Middle
East .
Greece to stay in recession for 6th year, 2013 draft budget shows
The Washington Post
By
Associated Press, Published: October 1
Labels:
Austerity measures,
Coalition Government,
Economy,
Greece,
IMF,
Troika
Global Factory Weakness Spreads as Debt Crisis Persists
By Simone
Meier and Michelle Jamrisko on October 01, 2012
From Bloomberg Buisinessweek
(Corrects
euro-area unemployment rate in third paragraph.) For more on Europe ’s
debt crisis, see TOP CRIS.)
Manufacturing
from Europe to China
contracted in September as the euro region’s fiscal crisis eroded investor
confidence and clouded global growth prospects.
Labels:
Debt crisis,
Economy,
European debt crisis,
US Economy
Monday, October 1, 2012
Greek Economy to Shrink More Than Expected Next Year
By STELIOS
BOURAS
The Wall
Street Journal
Labels:
Austerity measures,
European debt crisis,
Greece,
Troika
Μίσος σε φόντο σκοτεινό
20/09/2012
του Γ. Σιδέρη
Ήταν δραματική η περιγραφή του αντισυμβατικού βουλευτή, ενός
από τα δύο μικρότερα κόμματα τα οποία στηρίζουν την κυβέρνηση Σαμαρά. Βρέθηκε
σε μπαράκι, στέκι από τα παλιά, με δυο φίλους, τους οποίους γνώριζε τουλάχιστον
από εικοσαετίας.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Syrian children speak of beatings, burnings, electric shocks
(Reuters) -
Khalid, 15, said he was hung by his arms from the ceiling of his own school
building in Syria
and beaten senseless. Wael said he saw a 6-year-old starved and beaten to
death, "tortured more than anyone else in the room".
Exclusive: IMF, EU clash over Greece's bailout prospects
ATHENS/WASHINGTON
| Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:48pm EDT
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
A Fragile Euro System Still Needs a Genuine Banking Union
By the
Editors Sep 24, 2012 1:30 AM GMT+0300
Bloomberg
As recently
as a couple of weeks ago, it seemed that Europe ’s
governments had reached agreement on the need for a banking union. This
consensus, if it ever existed, is unraveling, and that’s dangerous.
Greece May Seek ECB Debt Rollover to Plug Financing Gap
Published:
Tuesday, 25 Sep 2012 | 6:33 AM ET
Berlin Seeks to Push Back New Euro-Crisis Aid Requests
The Wall
Street Journal
By MARCUS
WALKER
BERLIN—Progress
on two of the euro zone's most pressing concerns—containing the crises in
Greece and Spain—faces holdups up in Germany, where Chancellor Angela Merkel is
reluctant to ask parliament to vote on measures that are likely to raise fierce
opposition from within her own coalition.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Greece Looks for More Budget Cuts
September
20, 2012, 10:37 AM
The Wall Street Journal
By Alkman
Granitsas
As Greece ’s coalition leaders meet Thursday on what
is likely to be their penultimate meeting before signing off on billions of
euros worth of budget cuts demanded by the troika (another meeting may come
Sunday), the countdown clock is ticking loudly in Athens .
Labels:
Austerity measures,
Coalition Government,
Greece,
Greek Crisis
Μια αλήθεια για την αγορά από τον κ. Tσίπρα
17/09/2012
Από τον ιστότοπο www.protagon.gr
Χτες στη Θεσσαλονίκη ο Αλέξης Τσίπρας είπε μια μεγάλη
αλήθεια: Όταν τον ρώτησαν για τα παράνομα και αδήλωτα ιδιαίτερα μαθήματα που
κάνουν οι εκπαιδευτικοί του δημόσιου σχολείου, απάντησε: "Οταν τον
εξαθλιώνεις πρέπει να βρει έναν τρόπο να ζήσει."
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Germany's big worry: China, not Greece
By Michael
Stott
(Reuters) -
Berlin , not Brussels ,
will decide the future of the ailing eurozone because Germany 's
economic power and its status as the European Union's main paymaster give it an
effective veto over key decisions.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The blasphemy law in Pakistan
Contemptuous
For once,
the government pushes back on intolerance
Sep 8th
2012 | ISLAMABAD
| from the print edition
The
Economist
Edito 404
Του Φώτη Γεωργελέ, από τον ιστότοπο athensvoice.gr
Νύχτα, το αυτοκίνητο παίρνει αργά τις στροφές στο σκοτεινό
δρόμο. Μέσα στο αμάξι, τσακωνόμαστε. Θέμα, το αγαπημένο των διακοπών. Οι
αποδείξεις. Πάλι δεν μας έδωσαν, πάλι ακούσαμε το αντιμνημονιακό ποίημα.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Greece's budget gap narrows in January-August, but revenues off track
11 SEP,
2012, 05.57PM IST, REUTERS
Economic
Times
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