Greece’s deepening health crisis
HIV incidence has risen in injecting drug-users more than 10-fold from 2009 to 2012 Tuberculosis incidence among injecting drug users more than doubled in 2013 State funding for mental health…
Youth unemployment could tear Europe apart, warns WEF
Crime rates will soar, economies will stagnate and Europe's social fabric will deteriorate if policymakers do not act to address youth unemployment, World Economic Forum report warns <!-- remove the…
Greek crisis has biological health effects / 24% of the Greeks had no hope for the future, a view shared by just 5% of the Swedes.
Young adults in Greece suffer more from stress and mental health problems and are less optimistic about the future than Swedes of the same age. The grave financial problems in…
Greece will need 10 years to bring unemployment under 20%
According to a report by the main private sector union, GSEE 02 September, 13:01 (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, SEPTEMBER 2 - It will take at least 20 years for unemployment in…
Greece: 2,000 public high school teachers laid off / Next School guards, then city police
60.6% of Greeks in favor of drastic public sector cuts ? (ANSAmed) - ATHENS - A first wave of 2,000 technical public high school teachers, whose jobs parliament abolished…
Greece approves scheme to fire thousands of public workers
Source: Reuters - Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:01 PMAuthor: Reuters * Reform bill including job cuts scrapes through parliament * Protesters throng gates of parliament as voted neared * PM…
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…
Orphans of the EU meltdown: The shocking picture that shows how middle class parents in Greece are dumping their children in orphanages so they won’t starve
By Ian Birrell PUBLISHED: 17:27 EST, 22 June 2013 | UPDATED: 20:04 EST, 22 June 2013 Laughing children play in a pine-scented courtyard on a warm summer’s evening. Excitement rises…
INSIGHT-Why did Cypriot banks keep buying Greek bonds? ” Within minutes, 28,000 files were erased “
Source: Reuters - Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:30 AM Author: Reuters By Michele Kambas, Stephen Grey and Stelios Orphanides NICOSIA, April 30 (Reuters) - One day last October, a memory…
Greek Unemployment: 60% of young out of work
Thursday, 14 February 2013 Tensions are running high in Greece as the country’s workers suffer from unemployment rates that are double the rest of the eurozone’s. More than 60 percent…
Greece: 27% unemployed in Nov 2012, new record high
Up from 26.6% in October 14 February, 12:44 A woman knitting caps on a pavement in central Athens [ARCHIVE MATERIAL 20111212 ] (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, 14 FEB - Unemployment…
Greeks’ purchasing power halved
Thursday, 07 February 2013 The purchasing power of Greeks has been halved, shows the survey of the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen & Merchants (GSEVEE). According to survey results,…
Greeks scrabble for food handouts in streets
Free fruit and veg - even the rich are queuing up 07 February, 14:27 People wait in line for a free meal in Athens (archive) (ANSAmed) - ATHENS -…
Greece’s blowout sale : Police, Airports, Beaches, Islands, Water, Sewage All for Sale at Basement prices
Nikolia Apostolou and Marina RigouJanuary 18, 2013 06:00 Some say privatization may prove to be the Greek government's best option, but who will pay the price? ATHENS, Greece — Straddled…
Middle-class Greeks to fork out over 40% of annual salary in tax: ” in order to qualify Greece for more bailouts”
Published: 12 January, 2013, 17:20 Edited: 12 January, 2013, 18:31 Athens passed new tax increases to boost revenue by US$3 billion to keep in line with previous commitments to creditors.…
Greek ex-finance minister expelled from party for nepotism
Dec 29, 2012 07:00 Moscow Time George Papaconstantinou Photo: AFP Former Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou, under whose guidance the country went de facto bankrupt and was forced to…
Crisis: Greek exodus abroad in search of work: 49% of the working population looking to emigrate
21 December, 16:41 (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, DECEMBER 21 - With September unemployment hitting a record 26% high (55.4% among those aged under 25), 49% of Greeks are looking for work…
Data on 9 million Greeks stolen
Nov 21, 2012 07:08 Moscow Time Photo: EPA Greek police have arrested a 35-year-old programmer suspected of stealing the personal data of nine million people or two-thirds of the population…
RT: Greece can easily slide into Civil War
Thursday, 08 November 2012 Greece risks sliding into a civil war, unless officials in Athens follow Iceland’s example and default on the country's loans, journalist Charlie McGrath told RT. Charlie…
Recent Footage Greek Riots
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJcZ7HVYEdY&w=560&h=315] Violence erupts at Greek anti-cuts protest
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