Greece Cancels Christmas as Austerity Measure
Greece votes to cancel Christmas, along with all other paid holidays for public servants—but European financial leaders say its austerity triage might be too little, too late. by Barbie…
Ahead of key votes, Greek PM warns of euro exit
04Nov2012 ATHENS (AFP) Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras warned again Sunday that the debt-crippled country could be forced out of the euro if parliament fails to approve a new round…
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…
Crisis: Pensions measures unconstitutional, Greek court
01 November, 17:53 (Refile with correct slug) (ANSAmed) - ATHENS, NOVEMBER 1 - Greece's Supreme Court of Audit ruled that austerity measures that include cut to pensions and an increase…
Greek death spiral raises heat for German-bloc creditors: Public debt will reach 189pc of GDP
Greece’s debt-load is rising much faster than expected as the country spirals into a sixth year of depression, ratcheting up the pressure on Germany and Europe’s creditor states to accept…
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…
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…
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…
Cash-strapped Cyprus plots Russian exit from austerity
It has been three years since I was last in Paphos, a resort on Cyprus's west coast, and at first glance not much has changed. Fishing boats in Paphos Harbour,…
IMF’s epic plan to conjure away debt and dethrone bankers
So there is a magic wand after all. A revolutionary paper by the International Monetary Fund claims that one could eliminate the net public debt of the US at a…
General strike to shut down services in Greece: 70% of it is caught between poverty and destitution
Updated: 07:40, Thursday, 18 October 2012 Unions in Greece are holding another general strike against the country's austerity program, as European leaders gather for a summit in Brussels. Greek journalists…
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…
IMF needing more Donations..Obama administration is waiting till after elections to donate tax payer money
Finance leaders back EU, U.S. to-do list to shield growth Sat, Oct 13 2012 By Anna Yukhananov and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - World finance leaders on Saturday endorsed a…
Lagarde warns of ‘wartime level’ debt
News On Japan via Japan Times -- Oct 13 Cutting public debt while encouraging economic growth will be vital in stabilizing the global economy, which is showing a slower…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: I was naive to think I could get away with orgies: “You’d be surprised who turned up to them”.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has broken his silence to admit he had been "naïve" to think he could get away with attending orgies, but added: "You'd be surprised who turned up to…
Top China delegate pulls out of IMF meet amid islands row
By Lesley WroughtonPosted 2012/10/09 at 11:13 pm EDT TOKYO, Oct. 9, 2012 (Reuters) — The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that China's central bank governor will not lead the…
Debt crisis: ECB board member shuts door on Greek pleas for leniency: it would be illegal and “illogical”
Greece cannot have more time to repay its debt to the European Central Bank because it would be illegal and "illogical", board member Joerg Asmussen has said, as he shut…
Debt crisis: Spain’s jobless flee to Argentina
Desperate Spaniards are fleeing in their thousands to set up new lives in Argentina, preferring rampant inflation to the prospect of searching for a job in a country with the…
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