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Public Sector Strikes Paralyze Greece

ADEDY staged a 24-hour strike today, paralyzing the whole country and disrupting the operation of all public services. The strike took place to protest against the deal that the Greek government is trying to make with international creditors which...

Die Welt: Greeks Bring the Upside Down

After the creditors’ instructions, the Greeks bring the upside down. Wherever you turn in Athens you will find something changing either in everyday life, or in the public sector. The German newspaper Die Welt chose 50 characteristic changes. Here are...

No Seizure of Salaries, Pensions Up to 1,500 Euros

The Greek government decided on the unseizable increase in salaries and pensions to the amount of 1,500 euro and the increase of duration of protection of the payroll accounts of each seizure type in one week. Meanwhile, Greek Prime Minister...

New Controversial Estate Tax Bill to be Revised

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, after a meeting in Maximos Hall with his consultants Chrysanthos Lazaridis; Antonis Panagopoulos and Fevronia Patrianakou from New Democracy; Andreas Makrypidis from PASOK, and Nikos Karavitidis who is an associate of the Minister of Finance--ordered...

Another Meeting with Troika on Tuesday

The meeting between the Greek Minister of Finance and the heads of Troika ended at around 3pm today with no final agreement. Reportedly, during the meeting all open issues were discussed, making it last for more than three hours. Originally,...

Thomsen and Morse Greeted with Chaos in Athens

Today, Poul Thomsen and Matthias Morse had to secretly leave from a side door of the Ministry of Finance, because of the violent reaction of the Ministry’s cleaning staff. Dozens of cleaning people who are now suspended, waited for...

Athens Refutes Information about Troika's Visit

The Ministry of Finance refutes the  information and insists that the arrival of the Troika will be held as scheduled, on Monday evening, while on Tuesday, Troika will have a meeting with Finance Minister, Yannis Stournaras. It was  hinted...

Troika to Meet Greek Ministry of Finance in Athens

The Ministry of Finance is preparing for the arranged visit of Troika representatives in Athens, on the 4th of November. This time, the main issues to be discussed are the restructure plans of EAS, ELVO and LARKO, the suspension of...

Banks Want a Perky Stock Exchange

Intense skepticism prevails in the government’s economic team. The developments in the banking sector are not expected to be favorable and the Finance Ministry is already looking for the tanks to raise the funds needed in order to make...

Ministry of Finance Adjusts New Real Estate Tax Plans

The Ministry of Finances is supposed to be submitting the new bill for the unified real estate tax. Over the past year, we have heard quite a bit about numerous changes on the subject. According to the law, all real...