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

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  • "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

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  • "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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US Trade - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07ATHENS462

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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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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Corruption - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 08ATHENS935

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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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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Ships - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09ATHENS252

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  • "25 percent of US exports - were being moved by Greek-owned ships !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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US Security - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08ATHENS20

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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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 


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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

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  • "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 ?!"


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  • "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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

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Ελλάδα - Wikipedia EL: LINK ¤ Ελλάδα
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