As early as today the Prime Minister George Papandreou is expected to send a protest note to the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the European Central Bank as a protest against the "behavior" of their representatives during yesterday's press conference held in Athens.
The tax increases and the economic crisis locked down many of the kiosks in Greece. Their owners want to be provided by law with a profit of 8% as the minimum for their survival, otherwise they threaten with strikes.
Nothing can convince the Greek unions that the reforms in the public administration, public transport, health care or any other problematic sector of the economy have to be carried out. At this stage strikes seem to be endless.
The new EU requirements for stricter rules for capitalization and liquidity of the banks known as the Basel Committee 3 will lead to a slower credit growth, said the manager of the Bank of Greece Giorgos Provopoulos. He stressed that the new rules will encourage banks to rely more on the accumulation of deposits to make them financially more sustainable.
The video that "leaked out" from Kilkis, which shows how soldiers with tanks, dogs and other means deal with the numerous protesters, caused severe attacks against the government by the communists, the extreme left, but also the extreme right party.
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The program was implemented but problems remained, Washington, Brussels and Frankfurt would take the decision on the fourth tranche, said the IMF, EC and ECB experts as well as that labour legislation in Greece would undergo 6-month monitoring.