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George Soros Funded IndyMedia Targets Greek Food Deliverers

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Once again the dreadlocked druggies at Indymedia are doing the dirty work the world’s big speculators can’t do. Despite problems around the world (including a ban in Greece) for being little more than a network to coordinate terrorism (as in, the use of violence to achieve a political end), the Soros-funded Anarchist pawns are now targeting the truckers who committed the evil crime of transporting... 

Draconian Censorship Bill Targets Free Speech in Greece

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Pictured: Albanians who ruthlessly murdered a girl after escaping from Greek prison. Not of interest to Samaras! A new bill to be introduced in the Greek parliament after Easter against “racism and xenophobia” will penalize thought crimes with a fine of 20,000 Euros and up to 6 years imprisonment for anyone who criticizes illegal immigration or asks historical questions about the “Holocaust”. Working... 

Greece unemployment rate hit 26.8 percent in October

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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras arrives at the Finance and Development Ministry in Athens for a meeting with the Development minister, January 9, 2013. New official data show that Greece’s unemployment rate increased to 26.8 percent in October as the eurozone country witnesses a sixth year of recession. “Unemployment in October 2012 was 26.8 percent, compared with 19.7 percent in October... 

Greek Parliament Passes Thrid Harsh Austerity Package

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A general view of the Greek parliament during a vote on new austerity measures in Athens on November 7, 2012. The Greece parliament has adopted an 18.5-billion-euro (23.6-billion-US dollar) austerity package amid clashes between police and angry protesters in the capital Athens. On Wednesday, the Greek lawmakers voted for the bill that cuts pensions by up to 15%, reduces some wages by a third, and... 

Greeks kick off new wave of strikes against austerity measures

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People walking by closed shops in Athens during the 24-hours general strike. Greeks have kicked off a new wave of strikes to protest against fresh austerity measures due to be presented by the government to the parliament. The work stoppage began on Monday as the metro in the capital Athens was shut and taxi drivers halted services. There was also a media blackout on Monday as journalists stopped working... 

Greece Public Debt And Deficit Worse Than Estimated

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Provisional figures released by Greece’s national statistics authority have shown the country’s deficit and public debt for 2011 are worse than estimated. According to provisional data published by ELSTAT statistics agency on Monday, the 2011 deficit stood at 9.4 percent of gross domestic product and the public debt at 170.6 percent. “The revisions as regards the debt ratios are primarily... 

Greeks take to streets in light of new budget cuts

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Thousands have taken to the streets throughout Greece to protest the drastic budget cuts proposed by the government. In Athens some 2,000 pensioners marched through the city to protest newly introduced pension cuts. It was announced that those who earn more than 1,000 euros a month will have 10 percent of their pensions axed. This is despite a 25 per cent cut over the last two years. “They have... 

Pro-austerity party wins Greek election

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The pro-bailout New Democracy party has come out on top in Greece’s parliamentary elections, having gained 30 per cent of the votes. With more than 80 per cent of votes counted, the anti-austerity leftist Syriza party is trailing on 26.6 per cent. The results have kept fears of Greece’s imminent exit from the eurozone at bay for the time being. “The Greek people today voted for Greece to remain... 

Greek leftist leader rules out Austerity Measures

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Greece’s leader of the leftist SYRIZA coalition, Alexis Tsipras Greece’s left-wing coalition leader has ruled out austerity measures, receiving a mandate to form a new government as elections produced a stalemate in parliament. Greece’s leader of the leftist SYRIZA coalition, Alexis Tsipras, has ruled out budget-cutting austerity measures, opting to meet President Karolos Papaoulias in talks... 

Greek Prime Minister Agrees to Resign

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Athens : Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks during a debate on the confidence vote at the Greek Parliament, in Athens, on November 4, 2011. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has agreed to resign following the introduction of a new coalition government. This is according to an Athens news agency, quoting a source close to Papandreou himself. ­Sunday’s Greek Cabinet meeting is likely... 
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