Greece

Greek Plan - Jacques Delors: LINK ¤ FINANCIAL TIMES
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- "both sides must move past tactical games - leave the past behind - and look into the future !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "writes Jacques Delors - President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is now crucial that both sides put this behind them - while building trust !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and recognise the importance - of what is at stake - for both Greece and Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "this Greek debt problem - was not merely a national issue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is about to find together - the better ways - to leave this behind !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Greece is an integral part of Europe - in both historical - and geographical terms !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the EU must play its part - in that reconstruction process - by offering Greece !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a comprehensive four-pronged plan - this should consist of offering Greece !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "reasonable financial aid - in order to allow it to strengthen its solvency !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "second - mobilising all those EU instruments - structural and cohesion funds - loans and so on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that help to support the Greek economy - in a sustainable way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and in turn reduces Greece’s debt - in relation to gross domestic product !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "( the opposite - austerity - would not be helpful ! )"
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- "third - immediately undertake an reassessment - of Greek debt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and fourth - areas in which the ECB - European Central Bank - supports Greece in the long run !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "only a comprehensive plan - of this nature - is capable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of providing the Greek people - and their authorities - with hope and mobilisation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to put their heart and mind into the effort - to renew the Greek society !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "from which the European Union - as a whole - will benefit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Greece needs a Debt Relief - Telegraph: LINK ¤ TELEGRAPH
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- "the IMF lit the touch paper - on a subject that showed differences - between Greece !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and international lenders - mass debt relief !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Greece needed debt relief - admitted the IMF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a major effort to write off - € 330bn in loans !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that Greece was not a black-hole for its creditors - not locked out of financial markets !"
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- "and so that Greece can prosper - unburdened from a large portion of its debt weight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the IMF's intervention was a remarkable public admission - that austerity would lead to more debt !"
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- "after months in which the IMF had said the opposite - restructuring is now firmly part of the Greek conversation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "former IMF bail-out chief Ashoka Mody - said the analysis further exposed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that lenders had not been - "negotiating in good faith" - with Greece !"
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- "Mr. Mody supports a bolder programme - of debt forgiveness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "which would wipe out 50pc - of Greece’s liabilities - 50% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Joseph Stiglitz: we have to protect Democracy - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "the true nature of the debt dispute - between Greece - and its creditors !"
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- "was the question - about democracy - or money ?!"
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- "the answer was not pleasant - it was not about economics !"
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- "the programme of the "troika" - with the IMF - had at first resulted in a decline in the country’s GDP !"
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- "but the troika wanted that Greece - should achieve a primary budget surplus - of 3.5% of GDP !"
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- "economists around the world have condemned that target - as not helpful !"
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- "because it would mean less public spending - which would result in a downturn !"
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- "in terms of transforming a primary deficit - into a surplus - few countries have accomplished !"
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- "what the Greeks have achieved - but to what costs ?!"
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- "the Greek government’s proposals - went a long way toward meeting - its creditors’ wishes !"
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- "but we should be clear - in first place money loaned to Greece !"
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- "had gone to private-sector creditors - including European banks !"
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- "it was not only about money - it was also about - "deadlines" !"
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- "( not only austerity - but also other regressive policy measures ! )"
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- "but is not Europe - all about democracy ?!"
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- "in the beginning the ECB - in the Eurozone - had focused single-mindedly on inflation !"
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- "which had not been helpful for equality - but the ECB is now changing its politics strongly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Greece’s citizens voted for a government - committed to ending austerity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that concern for popular legitimacy was incompatible - with the economic model underlying - of the IMF !"
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- "if the government were simply fulfilling its campaign promises - it would already have rejected the proposal !"
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- "but it wanted to give Greeks a chance - to weigh in on this issue !"
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- "money - had wanted to see the end of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ - leftist government !"
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- "a "no" vote in the referendum - against austerity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "opens the possibility that Greece - with its strong democratic tradition !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "grasp its destiny - in its own hands !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Greeks gain the opportunity - to shape a future - that is hopeful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and it makes it clear - that democracy stands above - money !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Referendum on Austerity - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "the Prime Minister - Alexis Tsipras - urged Greeks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to vote "no" - in the referendum - on austerity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "saying the plebiscite - would be a strong "negotiating tool" - in talks with lenders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the referendum asks Greece whether they support - the "plan of agreement" - drawn up by the troika - or not ?!"
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- "( where there would had been tough tax increases - and spending cuts ! )"
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Tsipras wins Parliament backing to cancel Bailout Programme - EurActiv: LINK ¤ EURACTIV_________________________________________
- "Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras - comfortably wins a vote on his plan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to cancel a deeply unpopular - bailout programme !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Tsipras promised not cave in to demands - of the international bailout !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Alexis Tsipras says: - "we are not negotiating - the bailout !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
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- "this tough stance has the backing - of 75% of Greeks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Tsipras proposes a six-month transition - during which Greece wants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to issue more - short-term treasury bills !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "run a smaller budget surplus - and receive European central bank profits - on Greek bond holdings !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Greek government wants to scrap about 30% - of the bailout's conditions - to be replaced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "by measures approved by the OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and implement 70% - of the recommendations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Greece will use the interim period - to negotiate a rescheduling - of its official debt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Privatization - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05ATHENS2054
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- "the conservative Greek government - had reaped 80 percent of its privatization revenue goal !"
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- "a goal under the austerity program - of the IMF !"
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- "there had been a sale of 52 million shares of OPAP - the Greek lottery-gambling company !"
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- "other companies scheduled were Olympic Airlines - OTE - ATE Bank - and Emporiki Bank !"
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- "the target was - 1.6 billion euros !"
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- "the US embassy had pushed for greater openness - in the Greek economy !"
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- "the US-Greek economic and commercial cooperation commission - ECCC !"
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- "should be an opportunity - for us !"
Media - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06ATHENS1805
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- "the owner of Greek media - often were business persons !"
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- "whose other businesses enabled them - to subsidize their loss-making media operations !"
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- "in turn they tried to exercise political - and economic influence !"
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- "for example - ship-owner and "mega channel" investor - Vardis Vardinogiannis !"
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- "was a friend of Christos Lambrakis - publisher of "To Vima" - "Ta Nea" - "Athens News" - and the "in.gr" news portal !"
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- "and Lambrakis had - government construction contracts !"
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- "Vardinoyannis's two daughters married into the Goulandris - and Nomikos ship-owning families !"
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- "his sister Eleni was married to conservative New Democracy MP - Yannis Kefaloyannis !"
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- "who served as special advisor - to Karamanlis !"
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- "the Greek term "interwoven interests" - referred specifically and exclusively !"
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- "to the relationships between media - business - and the conservative party !"
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- "the Minister of the Merchant Marine commented - that the government reacted to the interwoven interests !"
Corruption - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07ATHENS864
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- "in an effort to address public unhappiness - over mishandling of pension funds !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "conservative PM Karamanlis - fired Employment Minister Tsitourides - and replaced him with a party stalwart !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Tsitourides had been accused of failing - to properly control public employee pension funds !"
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- "and their investment in "difficult" - structured-finance instruments !"
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- "which had generated illicit "commissions" - for unspecified individuals - connected to the conservative government !"
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- "one part of the scandal - had been a 280 million Euro bond - and constant maturity swap - CMS !"
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- "on behalf of the Greek - defense ministry !"
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- "Theodoros Tsoukatos - an ex-confidant of former PASOK Prime Minister Costas Simitis !"
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- "publicly had admitted receiving - one million Deutsche marks - EUR 420,000 !"
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- "from the telecom company Siemens - most commentators believed !"
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- "that sooner or later the "Siemens thread" - will also lead to the conservative New Democracy party !"
US Security - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09ATHENS109
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- "the US wanted not getting drawn - into the disputes in the Aegean !"
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- "between Turkey - and Greece !"
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- "our goal must be - to keep both sides - from provoking the other !"
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- "Nato's Luns principle - was established as a tool !"
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- "to help Nato - to remain neutral !"
Karamanlis - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08ATHENS1380
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- "the last weeks had not been kind - to PM Karamanlis !"
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- "his conservative "New Democracy" party - was polling lower than the PASOK party !"
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- "and ND MP Dailakis said - that minister of information and government spokesman Roussopoulos !"
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- "should resign due to links - to a land swap scandal !"
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- "Dailakis also called for the head of Karamanlis' private office - Yiannis Angelou - to be removed !"
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- "due to his "interference" - and "isolation of the PM - from the real world" !"
Ships - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08ATHENS216
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- "Greek companies had owned - 3,400 merchant vessels !"
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- "it made the Greek-owned merchant fleet - the largest in the world !"
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- "the Greek-owned fleet represented - 8.4 percent of the world's !"
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- "total number of cargo ships - and 13.7 percent of the world's tonnage !"
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- "Greek-owned ships were docked all over the world - and flew under a variety of flags !"
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- "25 percent of US exports - were being moved by Greek-owned ships !"
60 Minutes - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08ATHENS1396
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- "Greece's SKAI TV devoted season premiere - of its "60 Minutes"-style investigative show !"
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- ""Neoi Fakkeloi" - "the new files" - to the Georgia-Russia tensions !"
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- "with its well-chosen presentation - of US positions !"
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- "the show had been an important contribution - to getting our message out !"
Police - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09ATHENS114
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- "the police was long distrusted - by the Greek populace !"
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- "for its historical role - at the 1967-74 military government !"
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- "the Hellenic Police - HP - was institutionally weak !"
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- "was demoralized internally - suffered high turnover !"
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- "the HP had been eager and helpful - in cooperating with the US !"
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- "police leadership had been generally affiliated - with the conservative "New Democracy" party !"
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- "Greece was a Nato ally - and a strategic partner for us !"
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- "at the same time - Greece's participation in Nato - was politically sensitive !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "with weak public support - for Nato operations !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Greek media and body politic - criticized the US !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "for its historical role - and support - of the 1967-74 military government !"
the Role of Goldman Sachs - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "what was the legal status - of Greek debt contracted - after 2000 !"
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- "with the helpful services - of Goldman Sachs ?!"
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- "that presented public borrowing - as a derivative transaction !"
Debtocracy - FILM - YouTube: LINK ¤ DEBTOCRACY
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- "Debtocracy seeks the causes of the Greek debt - and proposes solutions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Merkel-Plan - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "Regierungschef Alexis Tsipras traf in Brüssel - EU-Kommissionschef Jean-Claude Juncker !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Ratspräsident Donald Tusk - und Parlamentspräsident Martin Schulz !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "um mit den EU-Vertretern an einem Kompromiss - zu arbeiten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Tsipras sagte: - "wir haben zwar noch keine Einigung - aber wir sind auf einem guten Weg - eine brauchbare Einigung zu finden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""
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- "auf Tour quer durch Europa - war auch der Finanzminister Yiannis Varoufakis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "er sprach mit dem Chef der Europäischen Zentralbank - Mario Draghi - über Lösungen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die anders sind - als das Bisherige !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Varoufakis schlägt einen - "Merkel-Plan" - vor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "um Verantwortung für Europa - zu übernehmen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "nach dem Vorbild des Marshall-Plans - um Europa zu vereinigen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Alexis Tsipras als neuer griechischer Ministerpräsident angelobt - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "Alexis Tsipras - von der linksgerichteten Syriza Partei !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "ist als neuer griechischer Ministerpräsident - vereidigt worden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "er versprach in Athen - die Interessen des griechischen Volkes zu wahren !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und kündigte an - die mit den europäischen Partnern vereinbarten Reformauflagen - neu zu verhandeln !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Frankreichs Präsident François Hollande gratulierte - und betonte seinen Wunsch nach "enger Kooperation" - zwischen Frankreich und Griechenland !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "im Dienste von nachhaltigem Wachstum - und Stabilität - in der Eurozone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Griechenlands Staatsfunk - Katherine Sarikakis: LINK ¤ der STANDARD_________________________________________
- "der griechische öffentlich-rechtliche TV-Sender - ERT - war eingestellt worden !"
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- "er hat eine sehr moderne Ausstattung - er gilt als Qualitätsmedium !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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der Standard: "was hat der konservativen Regierung - nicht gepasst gehabt ?!"_________________________________________
- "die ERT-Journalisten haben immer wieder das politische Management - und die sozialen Auswirkungen kritisiert !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in der Vergangenheit hatte es schon Versuche gegeben - sehr kritische Journalisten zu entlassen !"
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- "der ERT schreibt - keine Verluste !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "wirklich frei ist die Rundfunkanstalt - seit dem Jahr 1974 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "diese repräsentiert also die - demokratische Kultur !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
GREECE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ GREECE
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- "Greece - officially the Hellenic Republic - is a state known since ancient times as Hellas !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Greece is the birthplace of - democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Western philosophy - the Olympic Games - Western literature - and political science !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Greece has a very beautiful nature - with coasts - and islands in the Mediterranean Sea !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and Greece has a very old - ancient culture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Ελλάδα - Wikipedia EL: LINK ¤ Ελλάδα
