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FOCUS: Greek State No Longer Afraid of Troika

According to the German magazine “Focus,” Greece has a negotiation advantage over its creditors this time. In the related article, Robert Halver, an analyst of Baader Bank, estimates that “the next loan installment to Greece will surely be approved...

Greek Educational System in Crisis

According to a survey of the Program for International Assesment (PISA) on behalf of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developement (OECD), Greece is below average compared to other member countries of the Organisation, in terms of efficiency in...

FT: Grexit or Bankruptcy for Greece Within the Next 4 Years

The Financial Times made a shocking prediction concerning Greece. While analyzing the sustainability plan of the German government that derived from the coalition between Angela Merkel with the Social Democrats. The newspaper wrote that within the next four years,...

Drop in Greek Minimum Wage Predicted for 2013

  According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) (released by Kathimerini), there is a large decrease in the net salary of the Greeks. OECD’s data shows that the net salaries of the Greeks has decreased by 1.7 percent...

OECD Backs Greek Debt Cut

While hailing progress in implementing reforms - many others remain stuck in limbo - Greece's economy is still in such dire straits that the government should be allowed by its international lenders to write off much of what it...

OECD: Greek Recession Will Continue into 2014

According to an OECD report (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) published on Tuesday, the recession in Greece is predicted to continue in 2014. The economy will not recover before 2015. OECD predicts recovery of the Greek economy in 2015,...

Only a Few Greeks Are Happy With Their Life

According to a report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Well-Being, Greek households have been greatly affected by the economic crisis. The report that estimates the toll of the economic crisis was released to the...

Number of Greek Students in Turkey Increased

An increasing number of Greek students choose Turkey for their undergraduate and postgraduate studies. According to the data by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) concerning Greek students abroad, 2,9 percent of all Greeks study in Turkey. In...

Birbili Named UN's Ozone Chief

The former Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change and close associate of George Papandreou, Tina Birbili, has been appointed the new executive secretary of the Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer in the United...

Chatzimarkakis on Schäuble’s Visit to Athens

On the occasion of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble's visit to Athens, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis made a series of statements to the US business news channel CNBC as well as to Greek media. Chatzimarkakis  is a German politician of Greek descent,...