Hungary tells IMF to leave after paying out loan
Tuesday, 16 July 2013 Hungary has announced plans to repay its bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund early and asked the organization to leave the country. The head…
Greek MPs vote in favour of charging ex-minister over tax-cheat list
Source: Reuters - Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:51 AM Author: Reuters ATHENS, July 16 (Reuters) - Greek lawmakers voted early on Tuesday in favour of pressing criminal charges against former…
Corruption probe moves closer to IMF chief as aide charged
12 Jun 2013 PARIS (AFP) Stephane Richard, the head of telecoms company Orange and a former aide to IMF chief Christine Lagarde, was charged Wednesday in a corruption…
IMF chief Lagarde to face questioning over payout “Prosecutors suspect Lagarde of embezzling public funds “
Christine Lagarde Photo: EPA International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde is due to appear before magistrates in France investigating her role in a large payout to a businessman and…
Eurozone faces new challenge as Portugal blocks cuts
The eurozone crisis threatens to flare up again this week after Portugal's constitutional court blocked the country's planned austerity programme. Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho addresses the nation from…
France: Socialists as scandal-ridden as predecessors
Cahuzac, Lagarde and other dubious affairs overshadow Hollande 04 April, 12:25 (ANSAmed) - PARIS, APRIL 4 - After less than a year in power, the Socialist presidency of Francois Hollande,…
TIMELINE: Bailout deal reached Cyprus: May take as much as 40 per cent
TIMELINE: Bailout deal reached Published on March 24, 2013 President Nicos Anastasiades in Brussels UPDATED 2.58am Cyprus and international lenders reached a draft deal in the early hours…
French authorities raid IMF chief Christine Lagarde’s home in ’embezzlement’ probe
Investigation concerns the payment of almost €400m in state compensation to a disgraced French tycoon John Lichfield Wednesday, 20 March 2013 French magistates and anti-fraud police have raided…
Cyprus: panic as savings levy is imposed
Cypriots rush to ATMs before savings are docked as part of a bailout deal agreed in Brussels Paul Gallagher and Helena Smith guardian.co.uk, Saturday 16 March 2013 15.14 EDT Cyprus's…
China weighs into Europe’s austerity battle: depth of public anger in the eurozone could lead to a ‘complete discarding’ of austerity programmes
Top official at China's £300bn sovereign wealth fund said that the depth of public anger in the eurozone could lead to a 'complete discarding' of austerity programmes Tania Branigan…
Greek publisher cleared of breaking the law by printing alleged list of Swiss bank depositors
Published November 01, 2012 | Associated Press ATHENS, Greece – A magazine publisher was acquitted on Thursday of breaching privacy laws by printing a list allegedly naming Greeks…
Journalist’s arrest spreads fear in debt-stricken Greece
Critics say prosecution over a list of Swiss bank account holders reflects deeper erosion of individual freedoms. Barry NeildOctober 31, 2012 08:23 Some believe Kostas Vaxevanis's arrest will hurt Greece's…
Greek state television journalists accused the government of censorship and began a series of work stoppages
Greek journalists strike over suspension of presenters By Renee MaltezouPosted 2012/10/30 at 8:56 am EDT ATHENS, Oct. 30, 2012 (Reuters) — Greek state television journalists accused the government of censorship…
Greek magazine editor arrested on live radio for publishing the names of 2,000 wealthy ‘tax evaders’… all with Swiss bank accounts
Kostas Vaxevanis, editor of Hot Docs, was giving a radio interview in Athens when officers stormed into the studio saying he had to go 'to be arrested' Today, as he …
The ” Lagarde List “
28 October 2012 Engineering Evil : Authenticity Still Requires further verification Being on a List does not imply guilt Current Source Info: Zougla Keep Talking Greece "Clicking on each image…
Lagarde-List Leaked: HOT DOC Publishes 2,059 Names from Stolen HSBC-List
Link to the : The "Lagarde List" Just the names Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Politics Monthly magazine HOT DOC managed the impossible: To get what it seems to be the…
List of Swiss Accounts Turns Up the Heat in Greece
Update: The " Lagarde List " Linked Here October 27, 2012 By RACHEL DONADIO and LIZ ALDERMAN ATHENS — The speaker of the Greek Parliament, several employees of the Finance…
Greek editor’s arrest sought over list with Swiss accounts
Posted 2012/10/27 at 7:47 pm EDT ATHENS, Oct. 27, 2012 (Reuters) — Greek police are seeking to arrest the editor of a weekly magazine for publishing a list of more…
Euroland’s debt strategy is an economic and moral disgrace
The International Monetary Fund has demolished the intellectual foundations of Europe's debt crisis strategy. A demonstration against austerity measures near the Spanish Parliament. Photo: AP By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard 4:52PM…
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