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Hellenikon Up for Sale Soon

Hellenikon-Planned-for-SaleGreece plans to sell up to 70% of Hellenikon S.A., the company managing the sprawling area of the former Athens airport south of the city, the Privatizations Fund...
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Romania

Liviu Voinea (GEA): By compensating lack of exports in euro area, Romania might avoid crisis

Liviu-Voinea-(GEA)-By-compensating-lack-of-exports-in-euro-area,-Romania-might-avoid-crisisA possible new recession in the euro area in 2012 could affect Romania by the rising costs and reduced financing, Liviu Voinea, the CEO of Applied Economy Group declared...
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Israel

Israel sets sights on next-generation Internet

Israel-sets-sights-on-next-generation-InternetIsrael is often referred to as "Startup Nation," thanks to its long history of high-tech breakthroughs produced by scrappy little companies. But in one critical area,...
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Israel

sraeli film industry is a surprising powerhouse

sraeli-film-industry-is-a-surprising-powerhouseThe budgets are bare-bones and the talent pool is limited, but Israel has emerged as a surprising powerhouse in the foreign film industry. The Israeli film “Footnote,”...
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Cyprus

Energy conference participants discuss regions prospects from Cyprus natural gas

Energy-conference-participants-discuss-regions-prospects-from-Cyprus-natural-gasThe discovery and exploitation of natural gas resources off Cyprus’ coast could make a substantial contribution to Europe’s energy security and increase the region’s...
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Cyprus

Opposition call for Christofias to step down as Cyprus negotiator

Opposition-call-for-Christofias-to-step-down-as-Cyprus-negotiatorThe divide between government and opposition over the outcome of the New York talks widened yesterday, amid calls on Christofias to step down as the Greek Cypriot...
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Turkey

Basci Says Turkey Needs Long-Term Finance in Local Currency

Basci-Says-Turkey-Needs-Long-Term-Finance-in-Local-CurrencyTurkish authorities are working to support the development of long-term financing in the lira currency, central bank Governor Erdem Basci said.
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Greece

Wage Costs Not the Biggest Problem -Survey

Wage-Costs-Not-the-Biggest-Problem-SurveyWage costs are not the biggest problem for small and very small Greek businesses, according to a survey to be released next week.
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Greece

Gov't Okays Tax Clearing System

Gov-t-Okays-Tax-Clearing-SystemThe Finance ministry has given the green light to a clearing system for tax debts, whereby taxpayers’ arrears would be offset by any overdue rebates and other claims...
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Greece

Struggling Greek Entrepreneurship Diversifies

Struggling-Greek-Entrepreneurship-DiversifiesGreece’s deteriorating economic conditions and the uncertainty as to the outcome of its fiscal crisis may have dealt a strong blow to entrepreneurship in the country,...
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Romania

Romanians take to streets in austerity winter

Romanians-take-to-streets-in-austerity-winterIn December 1989, art student Titi Amzar risked his life to join the demonstrations in University Square that brought down reviled communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu....
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Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Business Climate Falls Slightly Jan 2012

Bulgaria-s-Business-Climate-Falls-Slightly-Jan-2012In January 2012, the total business climate indicator decreases by 0.7% compared to its level from the previous month, which is due entirely to the drop of the indicator...
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Bulgaria

Bulgaria to Resume Power Exports After Miners Strike Ends

Bulgaria-to-Resume-Power-Exports-After-Miners-Strike-EndsBulgaria will resume power exports to south-east European countries tonight after the end of a coal miners strike that forced a halt to electricity exports.
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Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Parliament Greenlights Joining EU Fiscal Pact

Bulgaria-s-Parliament-Greenlights-Joining-EU-Fiscal-PactBulgaria's parliament approved on Friday the draft decision for joining the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary or the...
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Cyprus

EU warns Cyprus over landfills

EU-warns-Cyprus-over-landfillsCyprus has been given two months to stop using illegal landfills to manage waste before the European Commission takes the case to the European Court of Justice.
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Turkey

Babacan of Turkey Says Few at Davos Optimistic for Europe

Babacan-of-Turkey-Says-Few-at-Davos-Optimistic-for-EuropeTurkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said few of the participants at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland are optimistic about Europe.
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Greece

MoF Mulls Reinstating Capital Gains Tax on Property

MoF-Mulls-Reinstating-Capital-Gains-Tax-on-PropertyUnder unrelenting pressure from Greece’s international creditors, the Greek Finance ministry is considering reinstating the capital gains tax on property –abolished in...
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Greece

Government's Day of Reckoning on Key Deals Drawing Closer

Government-s-Day-of-Reckoning-on-Key-Deals-Drawing-CloserAn agreement on the Private Sector Involvement (PSI) in the rescheduling of Greek bond debt seems to be drawing closer by the day. According to sources, the Greek...
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Cyprus

Cyprus Gets Second 1.32 Bln Euro Russian Loan Tranche

Cyprus-Gets-Second-1-32-Bln-Euro-Russian-Loan-TrancheCyprus has received the second 1.32 billion euro tranche of a 2.5 billion euro loan pledged by Russia, the Cypriot Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
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Greece

Employers Back Down on Pay Freeze

Employers-and-s-Converge-on-Pay-IssuesGreek employers on Wednesday agreed to stick to a national pay pact with labor which provides for a 2.6% percent rise in minimum wages, thereby providing the government...
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Israel

Israeli officials think Iran retaliation threat is a bluff, NYT reports

Israeli-officials-think-Iran-retaliation-threat-is-a-bluff,-NYT-reportsIsraeli officials and academic experts think that Iran’s threats of retaliation to a possible strike against it are a bluff, the New York Times reported on...
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Turkey

Turkey has highest conviction rate in European court in 2011

Turkey-has-highest-conviction-rate-in-European-court-in-2011Turkey was the county with the highest number of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) convictions in 2011, the third year in a row.
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Bulgaria

Bulgaria Last in EU Media Freedom, Slumps Further

Bulgaria-Last-in-EU-Media-Freedom,-Slumps-FurtherBulgaria has reached the shameful 80th place in the latest Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index.The Balkan country lags behind all other EU member states in...
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Bulgaria

Bulgarian PM Not Bothered by First Lady's Dislike to Him

Bulgarian-PM-Not-Bothered-by-First-Lady-s-Dislike-to-HimBulgarian Prime Minister is not concerned with the political comments against him and his party that were discovered in the Twitter page of Yuliana Plevnelieva, the wife...
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Romania

Nicolae Ceausescu gifts go under the hammer in Romania

Nicolae-Ceausescu-gifts-go-under-the-hammer-in-RomaniaAn African leopardskin and silver doves – a novel offering from the former Shah of Iran – are just two examples of gifts received by Nicolae Ceausescu that will be...
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Romania

‘Presidents can’t resign in times of crisis’ says Romanian head of state

‘Presidents-can’t-resign-in-times-of-crisis’-says-Romanian-head-of-stateThere are by far more Romanians who are discontent with the current situation in the country than those who protest in the streets and some no longer see the president...
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Israel

UN Chief to visit Israel, Palestine to encourage peace talks

UN-Chief-to-visit-Israel,-Palestine-to-encourage-peace-talksUN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will travel to Israel and Palestine next week to encourage the two sides to re-engage in dialogue and move the peace process...
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Cyprus

U.N. seeks international conference on divided Cyprus

U-N-seeks-international-conference-on-divided-CyprusU.N. leader Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he will call an international conference on ending the division of Cyprus this year if leaders of the rival sides make "decisive"...
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Turkey

The Senate bill may make Turkey return to negotiations with Armenia

The-Senate-bill-may-make-Turkey-return-to-negotiations-with-ArmeniaThe bill adopted by the French Senate may make Turkey return to negotiations with Armenia, Director of the Center for Regional Studies Richard Giragosian told a press...
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Greece

PASOK Trails Badly in Opinion Poll

PASOK-Trails-Badly-in-Opinion-PollThe socialist PASOK party, which won the 2009 election with 43.93% of the poll, is now trailing in fifth place among voters’ preferences, according to the results of an...
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Grigoris Nikolopoulos

European Immorality

European Immorality

Europe is regarded as the world’s ‘ethical force’. Today, however it is in danger of losing this important title because of its immoral choices in tackling the debt crisis.

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Grigoris Nikolopoulos

The truth about the PSI and bank shares

The truth about the PSI and bank shares

Because so much has been heard and written about the PSI which not only affects us psychologically but our investment decisions as well, i.e. the equity markets, it seems important...

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Grigoris Nikolopoulos

Two simple interventions for development

Two simple interventions for development

Whilst we all appreciate that the economic recovery is the only way to solve the problems of Greece’s deficit and debt, the Greek government is not in a position to...

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Aggelos Stagos

The war against Papademos

The war against Papademos

As to whether it is perceived or not, certain individuals, in cooperation with the media, are attempting to destroy Papademos as ‘evil’, ‘merciless’ or even as a ‘failure’.

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Nikos Chrysoloras

Greece's lost wealth

Greece's lost wealth

Αsides from negotiations concerning the private sector’s ‘voluntary’ participation in cutting Greek debt, the essence of Greece’s actual economy has been condensed into one phrase by the Troika.

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Nikos Chrysoloras

A public problem for Greece

A public problem for Greece

The discovery that almost all the national television channel’s journalists who had been on strike for weeks, were paid in full, either because they took sick leave or because they...

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Aggelos Stagos

A lack of restraint flares up again in Greece

A lack of restraint flares up again in Greece

After a respite of relative calm, which many associate with Papademos’ premiership and as a result, the Greek public’s raised expectations, unfortunately jeering and violence have emerged once again.

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Nikos Chrysoloras

Why isn’t Greece competitive?

Why isn’t Greece competitive?

The debate on the Greek economy’s restoration came to the fore once again as it now seems inevitable that labour costs will be reduced through eliminating the 14th salary in...

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Dimitris Kastriotis

Greece’s powerful institutions (It’s just that the banks, the press and the politicians are suffering)

Greece’s powerful institutions  (It’s just that the banks, the press and the politicians are suffering)

Recently, the whole issueof lending – or indeed the refusal to lend funds to Greek media companies, has come to the fore – all based on the political business dealings...

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Aggelos Stagos

Europe wants Greece in the Eurozone on condition that their terms are accepted

Europe wants Greece in the Eurozone on condition that their terms are accepted

If the statements hold any political value – and are in fact reliable, yesterday, Merkel, Sarkozy and Schauble (in the background) made two points clear: They want Greece to remain...

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Grigoris Nikolopoulos

Politicians and the public administration are harming the private sector in Greece

Politicians and the public administration are harming the private sector in Greece

Under the pressure of the present circumstances and that of our partners and lenders and from the parties who are supposedly supporting him, the Prime Minister, Mr. Lucas Papademos has...

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Nikos Chrysoloras

Who will replace George Papandreou?

Who will replace George Papandreou?

Sooner or later, George Papandreou, former Greek Prime Minister and President of the Socialist Party (PASOK), a man whose actions were incompetent and erratic, who probably would never have held...

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Nikos Chrysoloras

The Greek Paradox

The Greek Paradox

In its report on the threats and dangers that our planet faces (2011 Global Risks Report), the World Economic Forum confirmed a paradox: The problems that transcend national borders and...

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Aggelos Stagos

2012 will prove to be a decisive year

2012 will prove to be a decisive year

Forecasts point to the fact that 2012 will be a very difficult year, maybe even more difficult than 2011, if that is even possible.

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