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Saturday, August 24, 2013

Putin Dig Greece Risky Irks Greeks

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who wants Russia to reduce prices for gas Greece imports. Remarks by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was upset Russian entrepreneurs are investing in Greece, that Greek is a "problematic country" and risky for people wanting to go into business there have ired the government of Prime ...

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New Greek Bailout Seen $13 Billion

(Photo/Reuters) A record number of tourists are pouring into Greece giving the economy a boost, but not enough to fill a hole that could be as big as $13 billion. More aid seems likely. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble's admission that Greece will need a third bailout has resulted in other European Union officials agreeing, including Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger who said ...

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BC-SOC--Greek Standings, SOC

by  Associated Press BC-SOC--Greek Standings, SOC Associated Press - 24 August 2013 14:16-04:00 BC-SOC--Greek Standings Greek Football Standings

Greek League

GP W D L GF GA Pts Veria 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 Panathinaikos 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Panetolikos 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 Apollon Smyrni 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Olympiakos 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 PAOK Thessaloniki 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 Asteras 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 Atromitos 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Ergotelis 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Levadiakos 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 OFI Crete 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 PAS Giannina 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 Panionios 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Panthrakikos 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Platanias 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Aris 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Kalloni 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Xanthi 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 Saturday, Aug. 24

Panetolikos 2, PAOK Thessaloniki 0

Veria 2, OFI Crete 0

Panionios vs. Panathinaikos, 1830 GMT

Sunday, Aug. 25

Aris vs. Kalloni, 1615 GMT

PAS Giannina vs. Apollon Smyrni, 1615 GMT

Platanias vs. Asteras, 1615 GMT

Xanthi vs. Panthrakikos, 1615 GMT

Olympiakos vs. Atromitos, 1830 GMT

Monday, Aug. 26

Ergotelis vs. Levadiakos, 1830 GMT

Saturday, Aug. 31

Kalloni vs. PAS Giannina, 1615 GMT

Xanthi vs. Ergotelis, 1615 GMT

Panathinaikos vs. Veria, 1830 GMT

Sunday, Sept. 1

Asteras vs. Apollon Smyrni, 1615 GMT

Atromitos vs. Aris, 1615 GMT

PAOK Thessaloniki vs. Panionios, 1615 GMT

Panthrakikos vs. Panetolikos, 1615 GMT

Levadiakos vs. Olympiakos, 1830 GMT

Monday, Sept. 2

OFI Crete vs. Platanias, 1830 GMT

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Greece ousts privatisation chief for ethics violation

Greece ousts privatisation chief for ethics violationSoutheast European TimesThe forced resignation of the head of Greece's privatisation fund for accepting a ride on the private jet of a businessman who bought the state's gambling monopoly will not sidetrack plans to improve lagging sales of state entities, the government said ...and more »

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Greece must press on with reforms despite pain

Greece must press on with reforms despite pain - ECB's AsmussenReuters UKATHENS (Reuters) - Greece can achieve a primary budget surplus this year and growth in 2014 if it sticks to economic reforms, but a return to bond markets will be challenging, European Central Bank Executive Board member Joerg Asmussen told Sunday's ...and more »

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Car market takes a trashing with Greece's collapse

Car market takes a trashing with Greece's collapse台北時報As marketing manager at Greece's sole outlet selling Ferraris — the super car for the super rich — Karitsa has experienced some recent frustration: She has not sold a vehicle for almost two years. “In early 2012, we sold a 458 Spider, but nothing ...

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New Greek Aid Seen At 10B Euros

Speculation that Greece will need additional rescue aid for its economy is rapidly turning toward certainty with another European Union official acknowledging it seems inevitable and will be about 10 billion euros ($13 billion) to complement two bailouts totaling $325 billlion. Guenther Oettinger, the EU’s Energy Commissioner and a member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling ...

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Greek Debt At 321B Euros

After three years of crushing austerity measures and imposing losses of 74 percent on private investors to write down its debt by $134 billion, Greece still owes 321 billion euros ($429.46 billion) a level that many analysts said is unsustainable. Greece is relying on $325 billion in two bailouts from international lenders and looks to need another of 10 billion euros ($13 billion) and the ...

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Burglaries Soar During Greek Crisis

In crisis-stricken Greece, other than unemployment which has hit record high, Athens is facing a big jump in thefts, robberies and burglaries that have been showing an upward trend since 2007, when the country’s recession began just ahead of a need for bailouts. According to Bloomberg, Greece now leads the European Union in unemployment as well as burglaries. Economist Niraj Shah said ...

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Officials seek to boost Athens tourism

Athens must regain its place on the international list of attractive destinations if Greece as a whole is to achieve much higher growth rates in its tourism industry, its major currency earner, a high-ranking tourism official said.Andreas Andreadis, president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), noted in a statement that the Greek capital, although endowed with great potential ...

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Hunt on for Greek borrowers who say they cant repay but can

Greek bank officials estimate that about 30 percent of morgage borrowers who do not repay their loans are in fact in a position to do so, and may number up to 10,000.After the recent wave of acquisitions and mergers, banks have discovered many instances in which borrowers would not repay loans although they maintained large balances in other banks.The Hellenic Bank Association has set up a ...

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Dijsselbloem blasted for comment on third Greek bailout

Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem endured a torrent of criticism last week after a newspaper report suggested he had agreed with German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble that Greece will likely need a new bailout next year.Opposition parties pounced on the remarks to question why the Netherlands has extra money to fund a Greek bailout while Dutch taxpayers are being asked to make new ...

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Greece may get another $13.36 billion bailout says E.U. official

BERLIN - Germany’s commissioner to the European Union says he expects a future aid package for Greece to amount to a little more than 10 billion euros ($13.36 billion) - which is much smaller than the country’s existing two rescue deals.Guenther Oettinger, the EU’s energy commissioner and a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling conservative party, said Saturday the ...

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Greece hopes to convince troika to delay decision on new cuts for 2015-16

The government is going to attempt to convince the troika not to demand that Athens details 4.1 billion euros of new fiscal measures for 2015 and 2016 when officials from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund visit Greece for the next review of the ...

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Greek cooks get festive

What: The Greek Festival. It includes live Greek music and Greek cuisine and dancing. Admission is free. Where: The Custom House Plaza at Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey. WHEN: 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 31 and Sept.

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Greece's official population at 10.8 mln, census finds

KathimeriniGreece's official population at 10.8 mln, census findsKathimeriniAccording to figures made available by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Saturday, 708,003 residents were born outside the European Union compared to 199,101 who were born in an EU country other than Greece. The nationality of 4,825 ...

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Russia seeks rapprochement over energy, eyes Greek railways

KathimeriniRussia seeks rapprochement over energy, eyes Greek railwaysKathimeriniMoscow is using top-level diplomacy in an attempt to dispel the shadows in its relations with Athens cast by the unexpected withdrawal of Russian energy giant Gazprom from the tender for the privatization of Greece's Public Gas Corporation (DEPA), at a ...

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Police on Rhodes and in Nafpaktia collar two suspected arsonists

A 40-year-old man was arrested on Rhodes on Saturday on suspicion of starting two wildfires on the Dodecanese island on August 12 and 13.He was caught in the area of Aghios Soulas.No more details were provided.A 59-year-old man was also arrested in Nafpaktia, western Greece, on suspicion of starting a fire in the Ano Vasiliki area on August ...

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Greek National Intelligence Service staff salaries remain classifed

The National Intelligence Service (EYP) is to be excluded from a central payment system used by the government to pay public ...

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German EU commissioner: Greece may get future aid package of around $13.36 billion

Germany's commissioner to the European Union says he expects a future aid package for Greece to amount to a little more than 10 billion euros ($13.36 billion) — which is much smaller than the country's existing two rescue deals.

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EU official: Greece may get another $13.36 billion

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's commissioner to the European Union says he expects a future aid package for Greece to amount to a little more than 10 billion euros ($13.36 billion) — which is much smaller than the country's existing two rescue deals.


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Do good while munching gyros, at a big fat Greek benefit on Sunday for singer ...

Do good while munching gyros, at a big fat Greek benefit on Sunday for singer ...Dallas Morning News (blog)25) at Stratos Global Greek Taverna. In addition to tunes from Nancy, who creates some seriously whoop-**s country-Americana vibes, the benefit will feature live music by Jackson Eli, Jenni Mansfield Peal, Nathan Adamson and friends, Chin's Mojo and ...

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Greece may need €10bn, German official says

Telegraph.co.ukGreece may need €10bn, German official saysTelegraph.co.ukGermany is the eurozone's biggest economy and so has significant exposure to Greece, which is struggling to rein-in its debts as the economy shrinks under harsh austerity measures. Even though a third tax-payer funded bail-out would be much smaller ...Accessing to the EU Croats must rescue Greecewww.worldbulletin.netMerkel ally fuels Greek aid row before electionReutersall 4 news articles »

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EADS, ThyssenKrupp venture raided over suspected bribes in Greek order

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A joint venture of EADS (EAD.PA) and ThyssenKrupp (TKA.DE) and offices of Rheinmetall (RHM.DE) were raided this week in Germany on suspicion of paying bribes related to an order of submarine equipment from Greece, a ...

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Greek Festival on the Heights

Greek Festival in Cleveland Heights

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Merkel ally fuels Greek aid row before election

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's commissioner to the European Commission said on Saturday he expects a new bailout for Greece to amount to a little more than 10 billion euros, fuelling a debate that could hurt Chancellor Angela Merkel in next month's election. Although Guenther Oettinger, EU Energy Commissioner, does not deal directly with euro zone debt issues, his comments are the most concrete about the likely size of any new bailout from a senior German politician since the issue burst into the election campaign last week. ...


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Diaspora Greek Entrepreneurs Bring Help Home

Greece, meet your future. His name is Eric Parks and young Greeks - and those of the Diaspora - who are offering answers to the country's crushing economic crisis. ATHENS - Eric Parks could easily be taken for yet another Silicon Valley tycoon. You know the type: big personality, broad American accent, talks in colorful tech jargon and calls you Dude. But, in fact, this 38-year-old is one of ...

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Can frozen yogurt and ice cream coexist?

"So for us, for example, Ben & Jerry's - which is very big in frozen yogurt across the U.S. - we saw last year (that) 60 percent of the growth came through Greek yogurt, so it's a really great addition to the market." Indeed, Mintel's report ...

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Greek Foreclosure Conditions Set

Government sources said that up to 280 professions are relying on the collapsing construction sector receiving a boost. According to the measures being discussed by the Finance and Development ministries, the government will introduce a five ...

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Plenty to do, see and eat at Greek Festival

Plenty to do, see and eat at Greek FestivalRochester Democrat and ChronicleThe 2013 Greek Fest is under way this weekend at Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit. The festival features music, dance performances, church tours, a raffle — and of course, lots of food, from moussaka to baklava. The festival continues from 11 ...

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Marking the Greek influence

Marking the Greek influenceSan Angelo Standard TimesThe Rev. John Afendoulis, right, and John Choate, vice president of the parish council, pray before unveiling the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church's new historical marker on Aug. 18. Top: The marker the church received from the Tom ...and more »

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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson to Host Greek Festival in Los Angeles

The Fifteenth Annual LA Greek Fest will take over the heart of the Byzantine-Latino Quarter on the grounds of Saint Sophia Cathedral located at 1324 South Normandie Ave. in Los Angeles, California. From Friday September 6 – Sunday, September 8 ...

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Jim Armitage: Technology entrepreneurs who are changing the script of Greek tragedy

The man who made his fortune in Russia before deciding to turn his mind back home won a bad-tempered coalition drive to push out the pro-Western party of outgoing president Mikheil Saakashvili, pictured left, last year. Some in Western governments fear he ...

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Health Blog Roundup: The Truth Behind Frozen Greek Yogurt, Signs Of ...

Health Blog Roundup: The Truth Behind Frozen Greek Yogurt, Signs Of ...Huffington PostThere are hundreds of wonderful sites on healthy living to be seen all over the blogosphere. Here at Fit Links, we'll introduce you to some that have caught our eye. Frozen Greek yogurt seems like the perfect dessert -- yummy and healthy, right ...

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Prince Alwaleed holds investment talks in Greece

San Francisco ChroniclePrince Alwaleed holds investment talks in GreeceArab NewsPrince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), held talks with Antonis Samaras, prime minister of Greece, in Athens during his recent visit to Greece. During the meeting, Prince Alwaleed and Samaras discussed the warm ...Greece to Dilute Protection Against Home SeizuresABC NewsGreece planning to ease ban on foreclosures, insists the poor won't lose their ...Fox NewsGreece turns to Saudi princeCapital.gr (press release)4-traders (press release)all 19 news articles »

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Suspension of 25000 Civil Servants Uncertain

With two provisional orders issued by the Court of First Instance, two school guards who were suspended can now return to their duties. According to their lawyer, this paves the way for other employees that have been suspended. The school guards in Agioi Anargyroi and Agia Varvara, Attica, Greece, will return to their work until a further court decision. As the guards' lawyer A. ...

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Cocktail Hour: Pair Greek Fest foods with drinks to match

Cocktail Hour: Pair Greek Fest foods with drinks to matchPost-BulletinWith that amazing display of Greek culture, culinary delicacies and outstanding homemade Greek desserts at hand, it is a good time to talk about the rich Hellenic history of wines, liquors and beers. Greece has been making wines for centuries. The ...Greek yogurt in schools good ideaIdaho Press-Tribuneall 2,267 news articles »

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Britain vs. Greece for all the marbles

Britain vs. Greece for all the marblesLondon Free PressBritain's envoy, Lord Elgin, pried them off the building in the early 1800s while Greece was still an unwilling part of the Ottoman Empire. Facing bankruptcy, he eventually sold the artworks to the British Museum, where they have been displayed ever since.

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Putin Says Greek Investments Risky

Samaras has aggressively been pushing Greece as a good place for foreign investments, including during trips to the United States and China. He said bringing in foreign investors is key to getting out from under the country’s crushing economic ...

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Can a pipeline save Greece?

Greece has been struggling for a while. Its economy completely failed a few years ago and it had to be handed a bailout by the EU to stop the country from disappearing into a bottomless pit of debt. Singlehandedly it delivered a deadly blow to ...

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Justine Frangouli-Argyris: Germany: Deaf to the Debt Crisis?

Angela Merkel and Wolfgang Schauble are engaged in a pre-election struggle to convince their voters, along with the world's markets, that Greece's debt will not...

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