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Archive - Jun 2011

June 23rd

The legalization of illegal buildings is not a solution

23 June 2011 / 14:06:15  
Maria S. Topalova talks with the Greek economist Elena Panariti about the informality in the economy and its consequences.


Arrests for match-fixing

23 June 2011 / 12:06:18  
The betting fraud detection system of UEFA did not detect so many fixed matches in any other country as in Greece. It is believed that the huge bets made helped reveal the fraud.


June 22nd

Lie detector prevents the actions of "clever" gas station owners

22 June 2011 / 19:06:47  
The device detects remotely and immediately inside which fuel pumps there are electronic systems installed to help fraudsters steal gasoline from unsuspecting customers.


Trade unions are preparing a two-day blockade of Greece next week

22 June 2011 / 18:06:39  
The two largest employee trade unions in the country announced another 48-hour strike. Public and private employees will gather together to block the activities in the country on the day of the vote on the mid-term recovery program.


Sociologists anticipate early elections in September

22 June 2011 / 17:06:19  
The results of the polls show that New Democracy is the first in the preferences of the Greeks, but the rates of both major political parties are historically low.


The Troika wants the final version of the mid-term recovery plan

22 June 2011 / 14:06:14  
The final implementation of the measures of additional taxation of personal income and increases in taxation of buildings will be decided after this visit. The government hopes to raise another 1.6 billion euros to reduce the deficit to 6.4% of the GDP by the end of the year.


Vote of confidence from the Parliament, the discontented built symbolic gallows for the Greek government

22 June 2011 / 11:06:03  
The members of Parliament supported Papandreou and his team with 155 votes "for" and 143 "against". Meanwhile, thousands of citizens chanted that the politicians will not find a single voting-paper in the ballot-boxes in the next elections and threatened that they will not allow them to move freely.