Press Review January 3
03/01/2014
Ten military officers are named in the MoD bribery scandal; the government beats its target for absorption of EU structural funds; a new law is being drafted to sweep away…
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Investment fund Pimco contradicts Greek PM pledge that Greece will return to markets in 2014
03/01/2014
Only a few days after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras announced that Greece would be able to return to international money markets in 2014, Pimco, the largest investor in government bonds…
As of yesterday Greeks must pay €25 fee for admittance to public hospitals
02/01/2014
On the 1st of January 2014, a controversial health measure went into effect requiring patients to pay €25 to be admitted to Greek hospitals. Critics claim that the measure will…
Haris Farmakis
02/01/2014
Haris Farmakis was born and lives in Athens. He works in a private manufacturing company but his academic background is in philosophy. He is married and has two children….
Utopia, realism, possible worlds
02/01/2014
So called pragmatists usually dismiss radical proposals which seek to overturn the financial system as unrealistic, utopian. But what is more realistic? To keep on following the Troika Course, which…
Press Review January 2
02/01/2014
Greece to be tied to the Memorandum throughout 2014 despite government optimism; Samaras hopes for more Franco-German support in the New year; the Cycladic islands are sinking; Greece’s most preeminent…
Troika & gov’t predict end of recession in 2014 – just as they did for 2013, 2012, 2011…
31/12/2013
In 2014 the Greek economy will finally emerge from recession. So have said the European Commission, OECD, IMF, Greek prime minister, finance minister and other reputable sources. They all can’t…
Tweet of the Day: Greek bonds most profitable in the world in 2013
31/12/2013
World's top bond market in 2013? #Greece. Greek bonds returned 47%, almost 4 times as much as any other govt bonds. pic.twitter.com/LfoV9MTdbw — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) December 30, 2013…
Press Review December 31
31/12/2013
Ambassador΄s home attacked; PM addresses the nation, says "tough part is behind us"; Arm kickbacks scandal prosecutions continue; Audits lag; Government expecting the troika for new negotiations
Shots fired at German ambassador΄s home in Athens: what we know so far
30/12/2013
Early on Monday morning the Athens residence of the German ambassador to Greece was sprayed with gunfire with bullets hitting the wall of the bedroom occupied by his daughters. No…