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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Lithuania hands over control of EU helm to Greece in choppy waters

KathimeriniLithuania hands over control of EU helm to Greece in choppy watersKathimeriniLithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite spent two days in Athens this week as her country prepares to hand the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union over to Greece. Athens has a busy agenda from January as its EU commitments include ...

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Death, taxes and deposits guaranteed?

by  Maria Kagkelidou

Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia has issued a statement to clarify his reply to a Greek MEP that when banks are being granted restructuring aid, “if a Member State decides to apply additional burden-sharing measures [to those outlined in EU regulations], it would be a sovereign decision of that Member State.” But the clarifications issued by the Commissioner’s office appear to refer to a 2010 Directive that does not make explicit provisions for the possibility of bail-ins such as that applied in Cyprus in Spring 2013. 

After Almunia’s assurances that “EU state aid rules do not require any contribution whatsoever from bank deposits” Nikos Hountis, MEP for Greece’ leftist SYRIZA main opposition  notwithstanding, is calling upon that the Commissioner to change his reply to the parliamentary question Hountis filed, the Greek press reports. 

“Burden sharing obligations under EU state aid rules relate exclusively to shareholders and junior bond holders,” Antoine Colombani, Almunia’s spokesman said in a press release. 

Concerning insured deposits Colombani says that the proposal on Bank Recovery and Resolution (BRRD), which is expected to come into force in 2016, “stipulates explicitly that so-called covered deposits, i.e. deposits below €100 000 guaranteed by Deposit Guarantee Schemes (DGS), are excluded from the bail-in tool (Article 38). Therefore, depositors having such deposits would never bear any losses.” 

Until the BBRD comes into force, Colombani says that the losses would be borne by the Deposit Guarantee Schemes (DGS) - up to the amount of covered deposits. 

“It is also impossible to bail-in covered deposits before the entry into force of the BRR Directive since it would be an infringement of the existing DGS Directive that ensures protection of deposits up to €100 000 from end-2010 onwards in all Member States (Article 7 of the DGS Directive).” the statement concluded.

But Hountis, who was today accompanying SYRIZA head Alexis Tsipras during his visit in Brussels and unavailable for comment,  has written back to Almunia saying that he is asking him “if [Almunia] desire, to change the reply you gave me… I remind you that among others your official reply says that if a Member State decides to apply additional burden-sharing measures, it would be a sovereign decision of that Member State, which is the issue of essence.”

Colombani refers to the Directive on Deposit Guarantee Schemes passed in 2010 - before the concept of bail-ins took hold during the Spring 2013 Cyprus bailout. 

Article 7 of the Directive, which refers to the Deposit Guarantee Schemes, mainly deals with how depositors get access to their money in case this is unavailable in their bank account. Article 2 defines unavailable as “a deposit that is due and payable but has not been paid by a credit institution under the legal and contractual conditions applicable thereto” i.e. when a government or court decides the deposit is no longer available. 

The directive appears to make no explicit provision for “additional burden-sharing measures” applied by member states. 

You can read the entire Deposit Guarantee Directive - including the changes that were made to it until the EU institutions settled upon a final text and their justifications- here.


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Insane Photo Of A Drinking Game Got A Lehigh University Fraternity Suspended

Lehigh University has suspended its Chi Phi fraternity chapter after a picture of an insane set-up for a drinking game was posted online, according to Total Frat Move.

TFM writes that "worst part about this is that it seems pretty clear that a Chi Phi took and posted the picture." It appears that once the photo went online, the university discovered allegations that the fraternity violated several policies — including providing alcohol to minors.

According to the blog Lehigh Greeks:

As of today, December 11, 2013 all activities of the Chi Phi Fraternity at Lehigh University have been suspended immediately. This suspension comes pending the investigation of allegations of University policy violations by the chapter on the night of Friday, December 6, 2013 including providing alcohol to minors, drinking games, hosting an unregistered social event, and irresponsible distribution of alcohol. Additionally, the chapter will be facing Interfraternity Council recruitment violations for allegations of potential new members being present at the facility where alcohol was present the night of December 6. 

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RMH Greek Division Gala A Success

NEW YORK – Since 1979 more than 10,000 Greek children and their families found Ronald McDonald House (RMH) to be a home away from home while they underwent the trials and tribulations of pediatric cancer treatment. On December 10 at the famed New York Athletic Club, friends of the Greek Division of RMH gathered for […]

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Greek Debtor List Swells Fast

ATHENS – As Greece has moved to freeze and seize bank accounts of debtors who can’t pay their taxes during a crushing economic crisis in which many can’t afford the cost-of-living because of big pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions, the problem is just getting worse, with the government saying that 101,425 more joined […]

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Venizelos Says Troika Deal Needed Now

ATHENS – As talks continue to drag on between Greece and its international lenders over the size of a hole in the 2014 budget and long-delayed reforms that are holding up release of a one billion euro ($1.37 billion) installment, Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos pushed for a quick agreement. Venizelos, the PASOK Socialist leader […]

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Bargain Greek Wine under $10! P. Dimitropoulos & Co. “Sant’ Or,” 2012

By Lauren Loeffler This is an easy drinking, organic red wine for well under $10. If this is something that piques your fancy, read on. This bottling is made from the Agiorgitiko varietal, the most widely planted varietal in Greece. This varietal is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon to make table wines, and typically has […]

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PPG Industries, Inc. : PPG Greece holds first protective and marine coatings customer training

Sales in 2012 were $15.2 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:PPG).www.ppg.com and follow @PPGIndustries on Twitter. Bringing innovation to the surface is a trademark of PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. 11/27 PPG INDUSTRIES ...

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Greece to stop collecting property tax via electricity bills

Greece plans to stop collecting an unpopular property tax through electricity bills and impose a unified real estate levy instead, after an outcry over poor households whose electricity was cut off for failing to pay. The finance ministry said it would submit a bill to parliament later on Thursday proposing a new levy on property to be collected directly by tax authorities from 2014. Inspectors ...

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BUSINESS > Istanbul becoming Greek restaurateurs' new favorite city

Hurriyet Daily NewsBUSINESS > Istanbul becoming Greek restaurateurs' new favorite cityHurriyet Daily NewsI have never faced any problems,” Rena Lialiou, who owns the café Kalimera Cihangir together with Pinelopi Zacherakou, recently told the Hürriyet Daily News. The café, which opened a year ago, was the first such Greek boutique café to open in the city.

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Greece responsible for inhuman prison conditions, says ECHR

Greece responsible for inhuman prison conditions, says ECHRThe Malay Mail OnlineAFP picSTRASBOURG, Dec 12 — Conditions at Greek prisons, from overcrowded, filthy cells to restricted access to toilets, led the European Court of Human Rights today to rule that Greece was responsible for “inhuman and degrading conditions” at some ...12/12/2013Greece responsible for inhuman prison conditions: ECHRExpatica Franceall 2 news articles »

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Greece says it beat budget targets in Jan-Nov period, on track to post primary surplus

ATHENS, Greece - Greece says it beat its budget targets in the first 11 months of the year and is on track to achieve a modest primary surplus — that is, excluding the cost of servicing its crushing debt burden — for the full year. A finance ministry statement on Thursday says preliminary figures for January-November show a budget deficit of 3.2 billion euros, better than the target of 4.3 ...

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Prisoner’s Dilemma Game in Greece

As a result of Troika-imposed austerity, Greece has a current account surplus that widened in September to over a billion euros. This happened because demand for foreign goods collapsed in the wake of 27.3% overall unemployment and a shockingly high 57.9% ...

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How Real Is Greece's Oil And Gas Future?

If you’ve been watching Greece’s recent energy push lately, it’s been difficult not to get too excited about the country’s potential. From political commentators to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras himself, the message has been ...

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Greece beating budget target, eyes surplus

Greece says it beat its budget targets in the first 11 months of the year and is on track to achieve a modest primary surplus — that is, excluding the cost of servicing its crushing debt burden — for the ...

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European Conference puts spotlight on Greek health system as it faces the ...

European Conference puts spotlight on Greek health system as it faces the ...World Health Organization (press release)Key stakeholders from the Greek and international communities are meeting to discuss how to boost the country's health sector as part of the Greek health reform. The High-level Conference on the Greek Reforms in the Health Sector: Improving Citizens' ...

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Greece posts budget surplus in Jan-Nov, in line with targets- deputy finmin

Greece's central government posted a primary budget surplus of 1.2 billion euros between January and November, the country's deputy finance minister Christos Staikouras said on hursday. The reading excludes bond profit returns of 1.5 billion euros from European central banks to Athens, under the terms of its international bailout. Thursday's figures show Athens is on course to post a primary ...

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Anastasiades: We are Heading Towards Cyprus Talks Deadlock

President Anastasiades has said the Turkish stance on the Cyprus issue is leading to a deadlock in the long – stalled talks process. The Turkish intransigent stance, he said, does not lead to the desired goal, which is the resumption of the dialogue that would pave the way for the Cyprus solution. President Anastasiades said […]

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EU Says Greek Bank Deposits Safe

The European Union has rebutted a claim by a member of the major opposition party Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) said that Greece’s international lenders might authorize partial confiscation of guaranteed bank accounts – similar to what Cyprus did for unguaranteed accounts – because bailouts haven’t done enough to save the economy. Antoine Colombani, […]

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Rain of Meteorites in Greece

  At least two meteors have fallen in Greece in the last 24 hours. Overnight, people in the Attica region observed a meteorite fall. According to the Professor of Geology Efthymis Lekkas, there has been a small meteor shower in Greece over the last two weeks. The professor claimed on SKAI channel, that he has […]

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UPDATE 2-Swiss firm buys full control of Greek duty free operator as tourism ...

KathimeriniUPDATE 2-Swiss firm buys full control of Greek duty free operator as tourism ...ReutersATHENS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Swiss travel retailer Dufry has agreed to buy full control of Hellenic Duty Free, which runs stores at Greek airports, casting a vote of confidence in the troubled economy - albeit via the booming tourist industry. Dufry said ...Dufry buys remaining stake in Greece's HDF for 328 mln eurosKathimeriniall 10 news articles »

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Greece: Samaris presides at Administrative Reform Council

(ANSAmed) - ATHENS, December 12 - The Council for Administrative Reform is due to meet on Thursday, presided over by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, where the spotlight will be on the reform of the Greece's main state healthcare provider (EOPYY) and ...

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Bank of Greece, The : Greek central bank head sees no risk of haircut on ...

Bank of Greece, The : Greek central bank head sees no risk of haircut on ...4-traders (press release)Greek banks are well capitalised and savers face no risk of seeing the value of their deposits trimmed, the country's central bank chief said, financial daily Imerisia reported on Thursday. "There is no chance of a haircut on deposits in the ...and more »

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'Why I am buying Greek shares'

Telegraph.co.uk'Why I am buying Greek shares'Telegraph.co.ukMr Norris has been buying shares in Greek banks, including the National Bank of Greece and Piraeus Bank, which is owned by the Greek government. Both banks nearly went under last year due to the county's precarious finances and only survived after ...

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Ed Miliband can only create a fairer Britain with Europe's help

Labour's energy price freeze must be the start of a wider battle with organised capital – but the party can't win on its own

If you don't allow us to put up the bills, the lights will go out. That essentially was the message on BBC Panorama this week from Paul Massara, chief executive of Npower. Agreeing long-term contracts to increase supply capacity, he explained, "may be very, very good deals for us if gas prices dramatically increase". But not, he continued, if they "stay where they are or fall". We have heard similar warnings from the heads of other energy companies since Ed Miliband announced plans for a price freeze in September.

In the 1970s the lights frequently went out because of strikes. The workers – sometimes miners, sometimes power workers – wanted higher wages. Today, the threat comes from a strike of a different sort: a strike by investors who want higher profits (or at least profits no lower than now). Forty years ago workers were accused of greed and holding the country to ransom. The same words are sometimes used today of energy bosses. But in both cases, the strikers were or are seeking what they believe to be a fair return – on their labour, or on their capital.

The difference now is that organised capital has become more powerful than organised labour. The former can make more credible strike threats than the latter. That is why wages, which took over 65% of GDP in the mid-1970s, now take only 53%.

That will be the big challenge for Miliband as he develops his campaign to ensure that the large majority of Britons once more enjoy rising living standards. The clash with the energy companies is (or ought to be) just the first skirmish in a wider battle. Reports this week from two thinktanks, the New Economics Foundation (commissioned by the trade union Unison) and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, provide further evidence of how rising prices and stagnant or falling wages have damaged living standards, and not just (or even mainly) for those on the social margins: for the first time, more than half the 13 million UK citizens who live in poverty are members of working families; and working people on low and middle incomes are experiencing the biggest decline in living standards since reliable records began in the mid-19th century.

The slide in living standards started before the recession and will continue far beyond it. Despite George Osborne's claims, there is no guarantee that economic growth will lead to higher average wages. Wage stagnation in Britain began in 2003-4 with the economy still motoring; in the US real wages have barely improved since the 1970s.

Rising prices and falling wages are attributable to the same economic forces. Thanks to the global loosening of capital controls over the past 40 years, investors can take their money where they like. They seek the highest returns. The more that costs such as wages and taxes can be forced down and prices pushed up, the higher the profits and the happier the investors. If they are not happy, the investors will take their money elsewhere.

That is the dilemma that parties of all political colours have faced for several decades. Strong trade unions, high wages, high taxes and price controls frighten investors away. All western governments live in terror of capital flight. They tremble before multinational companies that may close factories or offices or decline to open new ones. All centre-left parties now aspire to run "business-friendly" governments. The best they can manage is a few symbolic gestures, such as the Blair-Brown windfall tax in 1997 on the privatised utilities. Can Miliband's price freeze be more than that? Does he have a wider plan to take on organised capital and significantly improve the lot of wage-earners?

As Boris Johnson gleefully noted in his lecture to the Centre for Policy Studies last month, the left missed its cue after the 2008 crash: "Political history reached a turning point and failed to turn." Johnson pointed out that, no matter how badly capitalism had failed, the left didn't have another answer. "The free market," he gloated, "is the only show in town." The demands of "an increasingly impatient and globalised economy" would dictate Britain's future.

If Miliband has an answer to that, it isn't clear what it is. His energy price freeze may help get him elected, but can he make it stick? More important, given that the freeze will be worth less than £200 to the average family, does he have more wide-ranging ideas for improving living standards? The Nef-Unison report proposes that the government "ensure the living wage is paid by employers across public service supply chains". This is more affordable than it looks since about half the £1.1bn cost of higher wages would be offset by a reduced need to pay benefits and tax credits. Private sector employers might then pay higher wages to compete in the labour market. But how long before we start hearing that British jobs are draining away because of high labour costs deterring investors?

Whatever Miliband does, he will be boxed in by grim economic realities. Every government in Europe faces the same dilemmas. Greece, Spain and Portugal, forced to accept draconian cuts in wages and public services, are the most dramatic examples, but Germany too has experienced depressed wages and reduced benefits. Miliband has only one way to prove Johnson wrong, defy bosses such as Massara, and create a fairer Britain with a better balance between the returns to capital and labour. That is to work with European centre-left allies to build a common alternative to "the free market show" and to consider how the EU, currently a tool of international capital, can be turned into something better.

Those who hope for red-blooded socialism from Miliband will be disappointed. Even if that is what he wants, he will be frustrated by how ruthlessly big business and international capital will use the strike weapon. It needs more than a single nation-state leader to create a left alternative. It needs a continental movement and, for that reason, Miliband should turn himself into Westminster's most ardent European.

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Yearender: Greece turning corner towards growth, challenges remain ahead

ATHENS, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- A year of positive dynamics for the troubled Greek economy comes to an end with no more talk of a "Grexit." After three years of massive public finance consolidation, Greece seems to be turning a corner getting closer ...

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Marine's family sues Greek hospital, gov't for missing heart

Marine's family sues Greek hospital, gov't for missing heartDelaware County Daily TimesPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The parents of a Marine whose body came back from Greece missing his heart amended their federal lawsuit Wednesday to add the Greek government and an Athens hospital as defendants. Craig and Beverly LaLoup, of Coatesville, ...

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Pa. family adds Greece, Athens hospital as defendants in suit over Marine son ...

KathimeriniPa. family adds Greece, Athens hospital as defendants in suit over Marine son ...Fox News(AP Photo/LaLoup Family)The Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA – The parents of a Marine whose body came back from Greece missing his heart amended their federal lawsuit Wednesday to add the Greek government and an Athens hospital as defendants.Family of US marine who died in Greece sues US defense department over ...KathimeriniHeart missing after US Marine dies in Greece and military gave parents ...National PostLawsuit: Greece performed illegal autopsy on dead MarinePhilly.comVictoria Times Colonist -NBC 10 Philadelphiaall 198 news articles »

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Greek officials offer clue on missing heart

COATESVILLE The missing heart of a dead Marine sergeant from Chester County was removed during an autopsy last year for toxicology testing, Greek consular officials said Wednesday.

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Greek central bank head sees no risk of haircut on deposits- paper

Greek banks are well capitalised and savers face no risk of seeing the value of their deposits trimmed, the country's central bank chief said, financial daily Imerisia reported on Thursday. "There is no chance of a haircut on deposits in the foreseeable future, given that banks have not yet made use of significant capital buffers and will create additional ones from the sale of non-core banking ...

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Book Talk: Turow's 'Identical' gives modern twist to Greek myth

By Ellen Freilich NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best-selling author Scott Turow turned to Greek mythology for his latest legal thriller, "Identical," which centers on a contemporary Greek-American family and community headed by a patriarch named Zeus. The story is loosely based on the myth of Castor, who is mortal, and his immortal brother Pollux, the twin sons of the Greek god Zeus. It includes key ...

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Greek EU presidency to focus on growth, migration, energy

The Times of IsraelGreek EU presidency to focus on growth, migration, energyGlobalPostGreece's upcoming six-month turn as EU president will focus on fostering growth, regulating immigration and promoting maritime issues with emphasis on undersea energy exploration, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Wednesday. "The Lithuanian (EU) ...Greek PM to Jewish leaders: This is not the Weimar RepublicThe Times of IsraelGreek prime minister's anti-fascist stand lauded as model for othersJewish Telegraphic AgencyThe Greek parliament passes the 2014 budget that provides for a 2.96 billion ...World Politics Journalall 13 news articles »

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Backing for Greek 2014 budget

Press TVBacking for Greek 2014 budgetEuropean VoiceThe Greek government predicts that 2013 will close with a budget surplus of €812 million, before paying interest on the country's debts, and that 2014 will produce an equivalent surplus of almost €3bn. The Greek economy is expected to experience its ...Greek teachers protest against austerity cutsPress TVStournaras Visits Greek Prime Minister After Troika MeetingGreek ReporterGreek marker ends lowerCapital.gr (press release)GlobalPost -The Malay Mail Online -Deutsche Welleall 15 news articles »

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Dufry buys remaining stake in Greece's HDF for 328 million euros

MoodieReportDufry buys remaining stake in Greece's HDF for 328 million eurosReutersDufry said it is planning to refurbish and expand retail space at key airports in Greece, where HDF generates more than 80 percent of the turnover of its 111 shops with international visitors, mainly from Britain and Germany. The transaction will allow ...Dufry strikes deal to acquire remaining 49% of Hellenic Duty Free; set to ...MoodieReportall 5 news articles »

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Greek art inspired China's Terracotta Warriors

The Terracotta Warriors, along with other life-size sculptures built for the First Emperor of China, were inspired by Greek art, new research indicates. About 8,000 Terracotta Warriors were buried in three pits near the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor.

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Garden helps third graders learn about Greek mythology

Garden helps third graders learn about Greek mythologyLynchburg News and AdvanceThird graders at Bedford Hills Elementary School learned the story of Narcissus on Wednesday as part of a special project that combined Greek mythology and gardening. As the story goes, where Narcissus' died in longing beside the pool, a flower sprung ...

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Ancient Greek Sandals Resort 2013

If we could award a style the official Summer shoe, we'd pick a pair by Ancient Greek Sandals. Handmade in Greece by local craftsmen, every owner will testify that they only get better with age. The sandal brand with a cult-celebrity following has just released a first look at its Resort 2013 line-up, which is dropping in stores this month. The collection stays true to the brand's laid-back luxe ...

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Fragments of Extracanonical Greek Gospels Online

Fragments of Extracanonical Greek Gospels OnlinePatheos (blog)What's New in Papyrology highlighted some new images of Greek manuscripts that have been placed online by the British Library. They include the Egerton Gospel: And this fragment of the Gospel of Thomas in Greek: Also of related interest, a new law in ...

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Dead US marine's 'heart missing'

The parents of a dead US marine whose body was returned from Greece missing its heart sue the US Department of Defense and the Greek government.

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GrybauskaitÄ— off to Greece to pass on the EU presidency torch

LithuaniaTribuneGrybauskaitÄ— off to Greece to pass on the EU presidency torchLithuaniaTribuneIn GrybauskaitÄ—'s words, Lithuania and Greece share positions on the key EU priorities: both countries call for promotion of economic development, reduction of unemployment, creation of new jobs for people and financial stability of the community via ...Greece to carry on Lithuanian EU presidency goals of fiscal stability and ...KathimeriniLithuania hands over the responsibility for critical EU decisions to GreeceThe Baltic CourseGreece Passes 2014 Budget as Economic Questions LingerWall St. Cheat Sheetallvoices -The Times of Israelall 12 news articles »

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Business Daily

Business Daily - Greece: the optimistic caseBBC NewsAfter more than half a decade of recession, could Greece's economy finally be on the mend? Ed Butler visits Athens to look at the optimists' case. He hears from the head of one major US investment firm who claims that the old stereotypes of Greece as a ...

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Rhodes: Disabled Dancer Mesmerizes Audience

There is a standard stereotype which connects the ability to dance with the perfect human body. George Christakis’ aim is to crush this stereotype. He is the initiator and founder of dance theater DAGIPOLI, whose goal is to show that even someone with physical disabilities can put on a great dance show. Christakis, a person […]

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Greek Neo-Nazi Leader: Nobody Was Killed During the Athens Polytechnic Uprising

  Among the documents that were seized by the Greek anti- terrorism police officers, on Wednesday, when they raided the houses of several MPs and Golden Dawn’s offices, a video was found with Greek Golden Dawn’s chief Nikos Michaloliakos stating that there were no victims in the Athens Polytechnic Uprising in 1973. He appears saying […]

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4.2 Magnitude Earthquake in Central Greece

According to the preliminary measurements of the National Observatory of Athens Institute of Geodynamics, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale occurred at 3pm in the area of Domokos, in Central Greece. The European – Mediterranean Seismological Center measured the quake at a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter scale. The […]

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Stournaras Visits Greek Prime Minister After Troika Meeting

After the meeting between the Heads of the Ministry of Finance and Troika representatives, a government official mentioned that the Greek government, along with Troika, is attempting to close as many open subjects as possible until the beginning of January. Shortly before 8pm, the meeting between the Greek Ministers of Finance and Development, Giannis Stournaras […]

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Golden Dawn Recruits Minors

Controversial photographs found in the possession of Golden Dawn MPs have caused major reactions, after disclosure by Counter Terrorism police. The police found the images on the personal computers and USB drives of a number of MPs. Despite their best efforts to erase the incriminating images, computer experts have managed to restore the deleted files. […]

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Greece Widens the Gap From Switzerland in UEFA’s Country Coefficient Rankings

Greece “climbed” in UEFA’s Country Coefficient Ranking after Olympiacos won and progressed to the knock-out phase of Champions League. Olympiacos Piraeus F.C’s win over Anderlecht combined with the qualification of the Greek team in top ...

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Endless Strikes by Greek University Employees

Greek ReporterEndless Strikes by Greek University EmployeesGreek ReporterThis was put forward by the representatives of the party affiliated with SYRIZA, who have requested an end to the protests and continued dialogue with the Ministry of Education on the commitments made by the Greek Minister of Education, Konstantinos ...and more »

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Greece resumes talks with troika

Greek ReporterGreece resumes talks with troikaBusiness SpectatorGreece has resumed talks with its international creditors, whose report on the country's progress in implementing reforms will determine the release of a vital slice from its rescue loans. The first meeting between the mission chiefs from the so-called ...Greece: Govt-Troika negotiations resumeANSAmedStournaras Visits Greek Prime Minister After Troika MeetingGreek Reporterall 10 news articles »

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Twizted Yard Show emphasizes Greek unity

Twizted Yard Show emphasizes Greek unityDaily IlliniYard shows have been a tradition for the Black Greek Council for decades on campus, but the concept for the “twizted” yard show was created last year by Crystal Spruiell, Zeta Phi Beta member and senior in AHS. “Yard shows are something that the black ...

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