tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41158780310392394632024-03-06T00:08:24.380+02:00Athens Nowathens-now.com // all the latest news from Greecefourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comBlogger11904125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-62641034589699993822013-07-19T19:51:00.000+03:002013-07-19T19:51:03.987+03:00Germany's Merkel suggests 2nd Greek debt writedown could undo work to stabilize euro area <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">German Chancellor Angela Merkel is warning that a second debt writedown
for Greece could undo much of the recent work done to stabilize the
euro area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AP </span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-67632563537851792982013-07-19T19:47:00.001+03:002013-07-19T19:47:24.139+03:00Wrestling gets boost from Olympic birthplace in bid to restore sport at games <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wrestlers participating in an international tournament have been
granted rare access to compete at the birthplace of the ancient Olympics
in southern Greece as part of a campaign to keep the sport from being
dropped after the 2016 Games.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> AP</span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-50305697228746500722013-07-19T19:37:00.001+03:002013-07-19T19:37:17.598+03:00 Merkel Rules Out Second Writedown in Greece as Too Risky<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">German Chancellor Angela Merkel
rejected a second Greek debt writedown as officials weigh
additional measures to prop up the bailed-out nation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bloomberg </span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-58539974209909274332013-07-19T19:34:00.003+03:002013-07-19T19:34:57.528+03:00Germany offers Greece further financial lifeline<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For many Greeks, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble is the face
of austerity and harsh economic measures. But this time, he visited
Athens bearing a promise of 500 million euros. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">dw </span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-22081458741291068142013-07-19T19:32:00.000+03:002013-07-19T19:32:10.012+03:00Tourists return to Greece's summer resorts, in boost for economy<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph"></span></span><br />
<pre><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Foreign tourists are returning
to Greece's sun-drenched islands and ancient temples, central
bank data showed on Friday, boosting hopes that the key sector
may help the crisis-hit country pull itself out of a severe
economic recession.<a name='more'></a></span></span></pre>
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fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-67049955687479407782013-07-19T19:30:00.002+03:002013-07-19T19:30:24.420+03:00Greek current account swings to surplus in May<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph"></span></span><br />
<pre><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Greece's current account balance
swung a small surplus in May, helped by a narrower trade gap and
higher tourism receipts, the Bank of <span class="mandelbrot_refrag">Greece</span> said on
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fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-54195779601426871642013-07-18T21:26:00.002+03:002013-07-18T21:26:29.083+03:006 Tips That Will Get You the Best Food in Greece<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So it is officially summer in Greece and that means tourist season.
Athens, the islands and Greece in general are filled with visitors, and
if you are one of them, here are six tips to help you get the best food
experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Huffington Post </span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-6323224094448226202013-07-18T21:11:00.003+03:002013-07-18T21:11:58.051+03:00Greece Wins Concession on Tax for Restaurant Meals <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As Greek lawmakers prepared to vote on a package of new austerity
measures, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Wednesday that the
country’s lenders had agreed to a major concession, a sharp reduction in
the sales tax on restaurant meals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The New York Times </span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-23445884657587823302013-07-18T21:08:00.002+03:002013-07-18T21:08:38.840+03:00Germany Backs Greece’s Austerity Measures<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On a quick visit here amid tight security just a few hours after Greek
lawmakers narrowly approved a new barrage of austerity measures,
Germany’s finance minister on Thursday backed Greece’s efforts to revive
its battered economy, saying the German government could provide
financing for Greek businesses but ruling out a restructuring of the
country’s huge debt burden. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The New York Times </span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-21484587067569582442013-07-18T20:59:00.001+03:002013-07-18T20:59:43.055+03:00Greek MPs back public sector cuts amid protests<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The parliament in Greece has narrowly approved a public sector reform bill that will see thousands of people lose their jobs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BBC </span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-1236820102867064902013-07-18T20:58:00.000+03:002013-07-18T20:58:03.666+03:00EU Sends Greece to Court Over State Aid <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The European competition authorities will take Greece to court because
the government has failed to get back millions of euros in illegal state
aid, the European Commission said in a statement Wednesday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WSJ </span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-8711845310222748512013-07-18T20:53:00.002+03:002013-07-18T20:53:49.585+03:00Schaeuble Opens Door to Greek Debt Relief Tied to Targets<h1>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble opened the possibility of further Greek debt relief as
he urged the country to stand by its commitments to scale back
its debt and overhaul the economy. <a name='more'></a></span></span></span></h1>
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fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-47771382038591129552013-07-18T20:51:00.001+03:002013-07-18T20:51:27.935+03:00German finance minister chides Greeks for seeking debt cut<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph"> Greeks should stop lobbying for more debt relief, Germany's finance
minister said on a visit to Athens on Thursday that forced a lockdown
of the city center and a ban on protests against the deeply unpopular
champion of austerity.</span></span></span><br />
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<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reuters </span></span></span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-39209963239525176752013-07-18T20:49:00.000+03:002013-07-18T20:49:24.106+03:00Postcard: 'Tough love' for Greeks<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On a visit to Greece on Thursday (18.07.13), German Finance Minister
Wolfgang Schäuble said Athens has little choice but to press ahead with
reforms. Greek journalist Anthee Carassava sent this postcard from
Athens. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">dw </span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-83380544816825131722013-07-18T20:46:00.002+03:002013-07-18T20:46:40.592+03:00Greece approves scheme to fire thousands of public workers<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Greece's shaky coalition government scraped through a vote on Wednesday
on a bill to sack public sector workers as thousands chanting
anti-austerity slogans protested outside parliament.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">cnbc </span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-74033789317397835362013-06-29T12:37:00.003+03:002013-06-29T12:37:48.726+03:00In crisis-hit Athens, plans for a mosque reveal deep divisions<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">Pakistani taxi
driver Muhammad Zafeer says he has to look over his shoulder when he
goes to pray in Athens, where racist attackers have targeted several of
the many makeshift mosques set up in cramped garages or dingy
warehouses.</span></span></span><br />
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<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reuters </span></span></span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-14497777612674129842013-06-29T12:32:00.001+03:002013-06-29T12:32:40.353+03:00The Ionian Islands: Where the blue really begins<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="storyTop ">Greece's Ionian Islands were where "the blue
really begins" as far as writer Lawrence Durrell was concerned. Durrell
had the mots justes, as always. Like legions of travellers and tourists
before and after, he revelled in the intensities of light and colour
that Corfu and its sister islands reflect from the mirrors of sea and
sky.</span></span><br />
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<span class="storyTop "><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Independent </span></span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-35693767864959050992013-06-29T12:27:00.000+03:002013-06-29T12:27:01.018+03:00Producer Price Indices for the Services: Q1 2013<div data-canvas-width="236.32954076985217" data-font-name="Helvetica" dir="ltr" style="left: 157.92px; top: 344.8px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(1.02307, 1);">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The evolution of the Producer Price Indices for the Services Sector, with base year 2006=100.0, for the first quarter of 2013, has as follows: <a name='more'></a></span></span></div>
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fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-89753438913471521362013-06-29T12:23:00.002+03:002013-06-29T12:23:29.552+03:00 Producer Price Index in Industry: May 2013 <div data-canvas-width="117.59990640778463" data-font-name="Helvetica" dir="ltr" style="left: 607.039px; top: 346.72px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(0.933333, 1);">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Producer Price Index in Industry (PPI) in May 2013 compared with May 2012 recorded a decrease of 1.1%. The index in May 2012 had recorded an increase of 5.0%</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> compared with May 2011.<a name='more'></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ELSTAT </span></span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-61092558252837680842013-06-29T12:20:00.000+03:002013-06-29T12:20:07.761+03:00 Cost Index for the factors of agricultural and livestock production: 2012<div data-canvas-width="205.1295506514715" data-font-name="Helvetica" dir="ltr" style="left: 196.8px; top: 359.2px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(1.02055, 1);">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Hellenic Statistical Authority announces the annual Cost Index for the factors of agricultural and livestock production, with base year 2005=100.0, whose the change for the year 2012 is presented as follows: <a name='more'></a></span></span></div>
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fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-71584674159601944182013-06-29T12:15:00.001+03:002013-06-29T12:15:46.685+03:00Turnover Index in Retail Trade: April 2013<div data-canvas-width="284.74747761498304" data-font-name="Helvetica" dir="ltr" style="left: 196.64px; top: 314.24px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(0.992151, 1);">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">According to provisional results, the turnover index in retail trade at current prices, excluding automotive fuel, recorded a decrease of 12.9% in Ap</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ril 2013 compared with April 2012.<a name='more'></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ELSTAT </span></span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-11752791871135033052013-06-29T12:11:00.000+03:002013-06-29T12:11:02.686+03:00Greeks try farming as a backup plan <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More than three years into Greece’s depression-level crisis, the
economy is still shrinking, but less quickly. Unemployment is still
rising, but not as fast. The country’s leaders have proclaimed light at
the end of a very long tunnel. And on a blooming preserve in northern
Athens, dozens of unemployed professionals are learning how to farm, a
skill they say will serve them well in good times and bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Washington Post </span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-91068957660876796072013-06-29T12:05:00.000+03:002013-06-29T12:05:08.803+03:00Index of wages in main sectors of the economy: 2006 - Q1 2013<div data-canvas-width="33.266667658090604" data-font-name="Helvetica" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 13.3333px; left: 370.507px; top: 395.307px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; transform: scale(1.03958, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As part of its program to increase the availability of statistics, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) hereby introduces a new quarterly Press Release with the purpose of disseminating data on the quarterly index of wages for main sectors of the Greek Economy. The present Press Release provides data for the first quarter of 2013 as well as data for the period 2006-2012.<a name='more'></a></span></div>
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fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-62098886561095067332013-06-29T11:58:00.001+03:002013-06-29T11:58:33.330+03:00Caspian Sea gas pipeline to go through Greece <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A new pipeline to bring gas to Europe from the Caspian Sea will go
through Greece and then under the sea to Italy, it was confirmed Friday,
a defeat for a rival project to bring gas through Bulgaria and into
Austria.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AP </span>fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544062054635583625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4115878031039239463.post-78145168492038160562013-06-29T11:54:00.001+03:002013-06-29T11:54:16.675+03:00Opinion: A drop in the unemployment ocean<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The multi-billion euro EU initiative to counter the continent's youth
unemployment crisis is but a drop in the ocean. It is up to the member
states to find a solution, says DW's Christoph Hasselbach. </span><br />
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