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Greece
A Thin Veil for Greece in 2014
As if Greece didn't have enough trouble as Jan. 1 loomed - the seventh consecutive year of a deep recession - Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' uneasy coalition of his New Democracy Conservatives and the PASOK Socialists, who are clinging...
Economy
Greece Prepares for Troika Talks
Another year and another set of tense talks with international lenders looms for Greece as Jan. 1 broke, coinciding with the beleaguered government taking the rotating, six-month symbolic helm of the European Union Presidency.
While the government was preparing for...
Greece
Schaeuble: 'Europe Won't Abandon Greece'
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble stated on Monday that Europe won't abandon the Greek people and that the assumption of the EU presidency is a great opportunity for the country. According to the German politician, the EU presidency will offer Greece...
Economy
Foreclosures, Taxes Cost Coalition An MP
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' coalition - his New Democracy Conservatives and partner the PASOK Socialists - got narrow victories from the Parliament on Dec. 21 when lawmakers voted for a new unified property tax that hits farmers, and...
Economy
Split Decisions For Samaras
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will have divided attention at a meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels on Dec. 20 where he will outline the country's agenda when it assumes the symbolic, rotating six-month EU Presidency on Jan....
Economy
Foreclosure Fight Upsets Coalition
As Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras is pressing ahead with lifting a ban on foreclosures, his coalition partner the PASOK Socialists - who put it in place - is reportedly at odds with him...
Economy
Provopoulos Says Recovery "Fragile"
Bank of Greece Governor George Provopoulos, presenting an interim monetary policy program report to Parliament on Dec. 17, forecast a recovery but warned it could be undermined by political in-fighting and if the government raises taxes again on the...
Economy
Greece Gets EAS Deal, 1B Euros Coming
The Eurozone working group of finance chiefs has ok'd release of a delayed one billion euro ($1.37 billion) installment from international lenders after a deal was reportedly reached on a modified plan to pare down the money-bleeding Hellenic Defense...
Economy
Greek Leaders Dip Into Savings
Greece's political leaders remained about the crushing economic crisis critics said they helped create, showing substantial incomes even while the had to reach into their savings accounts, according to their declarations of wealth posted on the Parliament website to...
Crime
Greek National Intelligence Anticipates Hit on IMF Rep
According to Kathimerini’s report, the Greek National Intelligence Security (EYP) anticipated an attack on the International Monetary Fund’s representative in Athens, Bob Traa. An anti-regime group had targeted Bob Traa's residence in Filothei.
The 55-year-old Dutch man was living in Greece...