GREECE News, Dec 25, 2011

Greece arrests abbot involved in land swap deal on charges of embezzlement ... Washington Post Efraim was involved in a land swap with the Greek state that greatly benefited the Vatopedi monastery: an investigating high court judge estimated the benefit at more than €100 million ($130 million). The case greatly harmed the conservative government ... See all stories on this topic »

For Many in Greece, 2011 Was the Year Without a Christmas Greek Reporter By Andy Dabilis on December 24, 2011 in Economy, News, Politics ATHENS- Christmas this year for many Greeks is no reason to celebrate as they come to the end of a four year of recession and an economic crisis with 17.5 percent unemployment, ... See all stories on this topic » Greek Reporter

It's all Greek to me! Nation on Sunday By Padraig Colman Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. Democracy is often thought of as a gift from ancient Greece. Athens is one of the first known democracies – functioning around 508 BC. Other Greek city states set up democracies, and most followed an ... See all stories on this topic »

Bulgaria to Start Building Gas Links to Greece, Romania in 2012 Novinite.com The building of the Bulgarian-Greek gas interconnection will be started in the third quarter of 2012, Traikov told BTA Sunday. Bulgaria moved to link its natural gas grid to that of its neighbors after the January 2009 gas war between Russia and ... See all stories on this topic »

General Greek Consul Aghi Balta Awarded in NY Greek Reporter We have Greece. The Greeks of America are an exceptional example of what the Greek people is capable of achieving. Be strong and have faith,” said Mrs. Balda. Mrs. Balda will be leaving her office after 4 years of service and is well known and ... See all stories on this topic » Greek Reporter

Rock a fella center: Much of Tide's success since 2009 has revolved around ... al.com Alabama's 6-foot-1, 294-pound senior center was born in Greece and lived in his father's homeland until he was 8 months old. "I'm definitely bigger than the Greek standards, because Greeks aren't typically very large people," said Vlachos, ... See all stories on this topic » al.com

Chinese Communities in Greece Donate 16680 Euros to GreekChildren's Shelter Greek Reporter By Fani Toli on December 24, 2011 in Life, News On ThurChinese communities in Greece donated on Thursday to Greek Children's Shelter “SOS Eliza” 16680.77 euros ($21793) raised during a charity bazaar. The money was delivered to representatives of “SOS ... See all stories on this topic » Greek Reporter

6000 Greek citizens cross border to Bulgaria in past 16 hours Focus News In Bozhkov's words, some 6000 of these people are Greek citizens, who have entered the territory of Bulgaria, while the number of Bulgarians, who have gone toGreece, runs to 3500. 80% of the passengers have crossed the Kulata border checkpoints. ... See all stories on this topic »

Poor and homeless get free meals in Athens euronews Greece is in the fourth year of recession and in Athens temporary centres have been at full stretch trying to bring some Christmas cheer to the poor and homeless. Dozen of people came to pick up packaged meals, some taking them home, while others ... See all stories on this topic » euronews

Greek Strikes Affecting Leadership Newspapers Greece has been hit by a wave of strikes provoked by cuts imposed by its debt-laden government to meet the terms of lifeline bailout deals from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. The country's vital tourism industry has already ... See all stories on this topic » Leadership Newspapers

Greek Children Ask Santa to Bring Jobs to Their Parents Greek Reporter By Stella Tsolakidou on December 24, 2011 in Economy, News Amidst the debt crisis plaguing Greece, children are no longer asking Santa Claus for the regular and common gifts of past Christmas holidays. The letters collected in the red boxes of the ... See all stories on this topic » Greek Reporter

Concern over quality of TV programmes for Cypriot viewers Cyprus Mail Petrides said he fears the economic crisis could work towards making Cyprus a TV “garbage dump” of Greek channels. “This danger exists because the main source of television programmes for channels in Cyprus is Greece and unfortunately because of the ... See all stories on this topic »

A Monastery Cell for Abbot Efraim Greek Reporter Archbishop of Greece Ieronymos commented that he shows deep respect for the Greek justice but is terribly troubled over the fact that the decision of Efraim's detention was issued one day before Christmas. According to the London Daily News, ... See all stories on this topic » Greek Reporter

An Illuminating Insight into Inventor, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist Chris P ... Greek Reporter Can the Greeks in Athens offer such a delicacy? I don't think so; maybe the Greeks in the States can show them how. Thank you, Mr. Tomaras for an interesting interview and a chance to learn more about the man who is known as 'Gyros king'. See all stories on this topic » Greek Reporter

Stephen Fry Supports the Return of the Parthenon Marbles toGreece Greek Reporter ... and introduces his idea both as a tribute to life for the also known philhellene Christopher Hitchens, who passed away one week ago, and as a supportive action towards Britain's good friends (theGreeks) who are currently going through harsh times. ... See all stories on this topic » Greek Reporter

Economics review of the year 2011 The Guardian Moody's slashes Greece's rating by three notches to B1, while also downgrading Spain's to Aa2. Borrowing costs for weaker members of the eurozone continue to rise, raising fears that further rescue packages will be needed. The agency also has words for ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Main Perpetrator of Double Murder in Messinia in Chuck Norris Films Greek Reporter By Fani Toli on December 24, 2011 in News While the local community of Messinia is still trying to recover from the shock concerning the murder of a 2-year-old child and his father, police authorities arrested six men, 5 Greeks and one Albanian that ... See all stories on this topic » Greek Reporter

Book review: Duke's bio taps roots of his temper The News-Press When Philip was a baby, the Greeks got fed up with his family and ran them out ofGreece. His mother, Alice, had a nervous breakdown and ended up in an asylum. His father drifted to a mistress in Monaco, where he drank and gambled his way to an early ... See all stories on this topic »

The year of possibilities Deccan Herald Sections of the media in northern Europe conveyed the message that the 'lazy' Greeks (or 'feckless' Italians) were bleeding everyone dry with their failing economies and bailouts. It was a great Greek myth based on lies about the work-shy, ... See all stories on this topic » Deccan Herald

The second death of politics GreaterKashmir.com The recent rise of technocratic governments in Italy and Greece is the culmination of a process that has been unfolding in Europe over the last 20 years. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent triumph of neoliberal ideology, ... See all stories on this topic »

Stock Market 2011: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Could All End Year in Positive... IRA Both Italy and Greece saw their government majorities collapse in late 2011, with former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou replaced by Lucas Papademos and former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi being ousted in favor of Mario Monti. ... See all stories on this topic »

Santa Claus - in the nick of time Philippine Star We have also repeatedly discussed how the Greek debt situation has escalated into a very serious problem for Europe (A Greek Tragedy, September 12, 2011 and The Greek Drama Continues, November 7, 2011). Now, investors are watching nervously as European ... See all stories on this topic »

Experts warn of worse financial crisis gulfnews.com The worst-case scenario in Europe includes sovereign debt defaults, probably starting with Greece early next year, which may trigger credit default swaps (CDS). Should this happen, the most natural outcome would be a frantic sell-off in riskier assets ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Maynard Wishner Embodied Yiddishkeit, Menschkeit Forward He led a delegation of Greek-American leaders on their first visit to Israel and was honored by receiving the Coordinated Effort of Hellenes' Frizis Award for fostering closer relations between the two ethnic communities and between Greece and Israel. ... See all stories on this topic »

THE YEAR'S BEST -- NO. 6 Soccer (pro, international) returns to NYC Big Apple Soccer On June 7, Greece and Ecuador played to a 1-1 draw in a friendly at Citi Field before a near-sellout crowd of 39656. Greek-Americans from nearby Astoria helped to fill the stadium as did Ecuador soccer fans from Queens. Greece scored in the 16th minute ... See all stories on this topic »

Europe's welfarism put to test Hindu Business Line “The trouble is that the Greek welfare state — with its bias in favour of pensions at the expense of unemployment protection and general income support — has neglected its core business for far too long…In the current conditions, it could prove... See all stories on this topic »

Book launch, stamps and cookies China Daily The new book Socrates - Confucius: Proceedings of Three Conferences on Chinese and Greek Philosophy, which was edited by the embassy of Greece in Beijing, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the Institute ... See all stories on this topic » China Daily

Markets play jilted lover in euro drama Malaya In the case of the euro, the prospect of Greek default was enough to takeGreece's debt problems off years of slow boil and eventually prompt Europe to think the unthinkable - breaking up the euro zone. To emotional finance experts this makes sense; ... See all stories on this topic »

Samaras refuses Meeting with Macedonian PM for second time MINA No Greek official has accepted an invitation from Macedonia's Foreign or Prime Minister after the Hague ruling. The president of the Greece's New Democracy party Antonis Samaras responding to the letter of PM Nikola Gruevski, implies that due to ... See all stories on this topic »

Chinese Communities in Greece Donate 16680 Euros to Greek ... By Fani Toli ... World · YOU · TV · OPA.fm · Classifieds · About · Contact · ΕΛ ·Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece Greek News on Politics, Sports, Entertainment & Economy. News · Politics · Economy · Cyprus · Interviews · Entertainment ... Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest...

Cypriot Abbot Arrest Is 'Savagery' Says Russian Orthodox Church ... By Sarah Fenwick The arrest of Cypriot monk Abbot Ephraim just before Christmas was an act of 'unprecedented savagery', said sources within the Moscow Orthodox Patriarchate as reported by Kathimerini and Sky news channels in Athens. The Russian andGreek Orthodox churches have very close ties and it is expected that there will be more reactions against Ephraim's arrest on charges of money laundering in connection with a property exchange between Vatopedi Monastery and the state, says ... Cyprus News Report - Fast-breaking...

Venizelos urges Greeks to bring deposits home | Athens News Deposit withdrawals in Greece since the crisis started in late 2009 have added pressure on banks, already strained weaker mortgage payments and plans to ... www.athensnews.gr/portal/1/51588

Greek Budget Deficit To Pass 10% Of GDP, Country Stops Most ... ... first in Greece, where following news that the budget deficit will soar past an unprecedented 10% of GDP, the Greek government has halted virtually all cash ... www.zerohedge.com/.../greek-budget-deficit-pass-10-gdp-cou...

Poverty Peaks in Greece amid Financial Crisis ... - Greek News December 18, 2011 By Greek News Leave a Comment. Athens.- Poverty inGreece has risen to new heights under a grueling recession exacerbated by ... www.greeknewsonline.com/?p=18621

Fleeing Greeks bank on new Australian gold rush | World news ... The debt crisis has sent desperate Greek graduates to the other side of the world to a place they see as a land of opportunity. www.guardian.co.uk/.../fleeing-greeks-australian-gold-rush

BBC News - Greek austerity measures not working, says economist The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecasts for Greece in spite of... Play Greek provincial towns 'closing down' · Play One-minute World News ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16181295

Rising Number of Greeks, Spaniards Move to Germany - ABC News Font Sizes. Fresh figures show that immigration to Germany from countries hard- hit by Europe's economic woes rose sharply in the first six months of the year. ... abcnews.go.com/.../rising-number-greeks-spaniards-move-ger...

During The Holidays, Greeks Discuss Country's Future : NPR The scene is a family dinner party in Athens, where Greeks discuss the future of their country, the ... From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. ... www.npr.org/.../during-the-holidays-greeks-discuss-countrys-f...

Greece: Blackstone may advise on Greek debt swap | Economy ... Bloomberg News Dec 14, 2011 – 4:37 PM ET. Angelos Tzortzinis/Bloomberg. Formal engagement between the Greek creditor committee and Blackstone, White... business.financialpost.com/.../blackstone-may-advise-on-greek...

GREEK NEWS AGENDA: Greece Deepens Efforts for Libyan ... For the smooth transfer of Libyan wounded to Greece, it was decided that the relevant requests should be directed to the Greek Embassy in Tripoli via the ... www.greeknewsagenda.gr/.../greece-deepens-efforts-for-libya...

Greeks flock to Australia | Herald Sun GREEK residents are flocking to Australia in search of a better life as economic turmoil in their home country takes its toll on their professional prospects. www.heraldsun.com.au/.../story-fn7x8me2-1226229095883

Greek debt talks hit trouble as hedge fund walks out - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) - Talks over restructuring part ofGreece's massive public debt ran into trouble on Tuesday as one fund walked ... news.yahoo.com/greece-close-bond-swap-deal-finance-ministe...

As crisis drags on, Greeks see a bleak future - News from USA Today As crisis drags on, Greeks see a bleak future - News from USA Today. tucsoncitizen.com/.../as-crisis-drags-on-greeks-see-a-bleak-fut...

BA Oil Pipeline Talks Canceled on Greek Request | Defence news ... The meeting of the Control Board of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, scheduled in Amsterdam for Wednesday had been canceled. The news ... www.defencegreece.com/.../ba-oil-pipeline-talks-canceled-on-...

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