Press Review July 28: Olive oil and drones
28/07/2014
The US is pushing for a new military base in Crete. Homeowners who are behind in their mortgage payments, will find themselves paying rent in their own home. Pupils see…
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Greece: a country of riches led by impoverished minds
25/07/2014
From the insane drive to allow large corporations to extract oil and minerals from under Greece as quickly as possible, to the bone-headed move to open the country’s forests and…
Press Review July 25: Unable to see the forest for the… building sites
25/07/2014
Draft forestry registration will turn the country’s forests into ‘building plots ready for exploitation’; the new Common Agricultural Policy will favour new farmers; accusations fly after an electricity cut-off due…
Press Review July 24: Greece: dictatorship-free for 40 years
24/07/2014
It’s been 40 years to the day since the fall of the dictatorship; former Bank of Greece Governor George Provopoulos is summoned by the financial crimes prosecutor; municipal enterprises refuse…
More German bribery: Daimler under investigation for alleged illegal payments to Greek officials
23/07/2014
Greek and German investigators are exploring a case of apparent corruption in the purchase of 29 Mercedes brand articulated buses by the Organisation of Urban Transportation of Thessaloniki (OASTH).
The troika got it wrong (again) according to IMF analysts: huge wage cuts in Greece but few competitiveness gains
23/07/2014
According to an analysis produced by IMF researchers, drastic wage cuts in Greece have failed to improve competitiveness and contributed to a fall in productivity as domestic demand collapsed.
Press Review July 23: Pier pressure
23/07/2014
The government and the privatisation agency HRADF are at odds over the ‘friendly settlement’ between the Piraeus Port Authority and Chinese company Cosco; the IMF once again admits the gross…