Press Review January 15
15/01/2014
Greece posts a better-than-expected primary budget surplus of €1 bln for 2013; Olli Rehn tacitly admits Greece was sacrificed to save the rest of the eurozone; civil servants to no…
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Video: Protesters disrupt Brussels ceremony to herald launch of Greek EU Presidency
15/01/2014
The Greek ambassador to Brussels was interrupted by protesters during a speech at a cultural event in Brussels last night to celebrate the launch of the Greek EU Presidency. Roughly…
Lagarde List: chief auditor admits slow progress while Papaconstantinou faces prosecution
14/01/2014
A mere 266 of the roughly 2,000 people of the famous ‘Lagarde List’ of wealthy individuals suspected of large-scale tax evasion are currently being investigated by the tax authorities. Meanwhile,…
Press Review January 14
14/01/2014
Despite record deflation the prices of basic goods remains inexcusably high; a court in Evia issues a damning decision regarding memorandum labour legislation; the Hellenic Postbank and submarine scandals reveal…
German Left: Angela Merkel shares responsibility for suicides in Greece
13/01/2014
The increase in Greek suicides in recent years is a direct result of the austerity policies imposed in the country by Berlin according to Sahra Wagenknecht, Deputy Party Chair of…
Safe and sound: Greece’s EU ‘Presidency of Hope’
13/01/2014
Cartoonist Yannis Ioannou comments on Greece assuming the Presidency of the European Union.
Press Review January 13
13/01/2014
Banks are to be returned to private shareholders; Andreas Papandreou is linked to the Hellenic Postbank scandal; fears increase over a new terrorist strike in Greece; new details of the…
Press Review January 10
10/01/2014
How millions in Hellenic Postbank loans found their way to offshore bank accounts; the smog in Athens rivals that in Beijing; shipping companies threaten to leave Greece over new tax…
Head of Greek bank rescue fund to face charges over crony loans in Hellenic Postbank scandal – UPDATE
10/01/2014
Anastasia Sakellariou, CEO of the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund – the structure established by the Greek government and the troika to stabilize the Greek banking system, is charged by prosecutors…
High-profile businessmen and bank executives arrested over €200m crony loans made by Hellenic Postbank
09/01/2014
A major police operation is currently underway after arrest warrants were issued by anti-corruption prosecutors for numerous bankers and well known business figures over unsecured loans made by the formerly…