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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Greek ruling conservatives take lead over leftists: polls

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's ruling conservatives have grabbed a narrow lead over the leftist main opposition since securing bailout funds to avert bankruptcy, three opinion polls showed, as most Greeks believe the country will stay in the euro zone.



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Panionios beats Levadiakos 2-1 in Greek league


Panionios beats Levadiakos 2-1 in Greek league
San Francisco Chronicle
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Panionios won for the first time in more than two months when it beat visiting Levadiakos 2-1 in the Greek league on Saturday. In that time, Panionios had lost six out of seven matches. It climbed to sixth place, just behind ...

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IMF: Catch Tax Cheats or Cut Wages, Pensions


IMF: Catch Tax Cheats or Cut Wages, Pensions
Greek Reporter
If the Greek government fails to collect from tax evaders it will be forced to again cut worker's salaries and pension benefits despite Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' promise he wouldn't impose more austerity, the International Monetary Fund's man in ...
IMF warns tax failure will lead to wage cutsKathimerini

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An issue of statistical significance in Greece


Kathimerini

An issue of statistical significance in Greece
Kathimerini
The head of Greece's statistics agency, Andreas Georgiou, is to face a criminal inquiry. An ex-employee of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), Zoe Georganta, has accused him of colluding with the European Union's statistical arm, Eurostat, to ...
Austerity Shrinks Greek Spending 10.6%Greek Reporter

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Greek team calls for bets on Lucky 13


Aljazeera.com

Greek team calls for bets on Lucky 13
Aljazeera.com
Panathinaikos has lost 14 of the past 20 Greek championships to Olympiakos and two to its other rival, AEK. While Olympiakos has held onto its top players during the economic crisis, Panathinaikos has shed more than half a dozen - two of them prized ...


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Head of European Central Bank sees recovery; US economist sees risk ahead ...


AFP

Head of European Central Bank sees recovery; US economist sees risk ahead ...
Washington Post
GLASS HALF FULL: European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi forecast a recovery for European Union countries during the second half of the year, and spoke of a “restored sense of relative tranquility.” He acknowledged that none of that is being realized ...
Merkel worried about currency manipulation, JapanReuters
Bankers, policymakers say Europe's crisis not overWTAQ
World's 1 percent gather at Davos as Greek austerity crisis spirals out of controlGlobalPost (blog)

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Austerity Shrinks Greek Spending 10.6%


Austerity Shrinks Greek Spending 10.6%
Greek Reporter
Continuing austerity measures took 4 billion euros ($5.38 billion) out of the pockets of Greeks in the last year, shrinking their disposable income by 10.6 percent – and it looks likely to become even worse with more pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed ...

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Immigrants Stuck In Greece Seek EU Funds To Go Home


Immigrants Stuck In Greece Seek EU Funds To Go Home
WWNO
For years, most undocumented immigrants have been entering the European Union through land and sea borders with Greece. They intend to settle in richer countries, but strict border controls and a broken asylum system means they end up stuck in Greece.

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Illegal Fuel Trade Moves to Ships


Greek Reporter

Illegal Fuel Trade Moves to Ships
Greek Reporter
A leveling of Greece's special consumption tax on diesel with that of heating oil hasn't stopped illegal fuel trading and government officials are now concerned that's moving to the shipping industry as well and are planning steps to stop it. Finance ...

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Fake Greek Products Overrun Foreign Markets


Greek Reporter

Fake Greek Products Overrun Foreign Markets
Greek Reporter
Fake-Greek-Products Shady businessmen and companies produce thousands of fake Greek products in China, the UK and the US causing tremendous financial losses to Greek exporters and domestic economy, reported the Panhellenic Exporters ...


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Greek Riot Police Drive Strikers From Subway


Aljazeera.com

Greek Riot Police Drive Strikers From Subway
Wall Street Journal
ATHENS—Greek riot police on Friday stormed a train depot in Athens occupied by striking subway workers as part of a government emergency order to force employees back to work. The strikers, as well as those working in the city's tram and urban-rail ...
Greek subway strike ends after arrest threatsAljazeera.com
Greek subway staff end strike after police raidDenver Post
Greek Metro workers to continue strike despite police actionThe Hindu
Businessweek -The Independent
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Greece opposition leader calls for debt write-off


Greek Reporter

Greece opposition leader calls for debt write-off
MiamiHerald.com
NEW YORK -- The leader of Greece's leftist opposition, Alexis Tsipras, is calling for an agreement to wipe out some of the government debt that Greece and other countries in Europe are struggling to repay. Tsipras, considered a likely candidate to ...
Greek Opposition Leader Seeks Conference on DebtNew York Times
Greece's Tsipras Seeks to Reassure U.S.4-traders
Mr. Tsipras Comes to WashingtonBrookings Institution (blog)
Greek Reporter
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