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Archive - 2011

February 10th

Pharmacies open but doctors’ protests will continue after the vote of the law

10 February 2011 / 11:02:00  
Parliamentary sessions continue and MPs are expected to vote on the health care bill after midnight. There were hot disputes in Parliament all day yesterday and the opposition parties insisted on its withdrawal. The doctors who occupied the Ministry of Health a few days ago organized a large demonstration from the Ministry to Parliament at noon on Wednesday. It was against reforms in health and bus drivers and teachers joined it.


February 9th

Luxury tax on cars to 20,000 euros will be cancelled

09 February 2011 / 18:02:05  
So far, the additional tax has burdened the end price of cars with at least 10%. Its cancellation will allow car buyers to pay 500 to 900 euros less.


Small businessmen prefer a bank to go bankrupt instead of being funded by the state

09 February 2011 / 17:02:18  
This is the opinion of 90% of the businessmen that took part in the survey of the MARC agency commissioned by the Union of Craftsmen and Tradesmen in Greece. . The union estimated that around 220,000 companies would cease operation in 2011.


One million euros award for finding Paleokostas

09 February 2011 / 14:02:40  
The well-known criminal Vassilis Paleokostas slipped out of the police again. Authorities issued an arrest warrant for him for involvement in terrorist acts as they are already convinced that he sent the bomb to the Ministry of Citizens Protection on June 24, 2010.


Starving immigrants will stop drinking even tea

09 February 2011 / 13:02:48  
Various events in support of striking immigrants will be held across Europe on February 11th.


Greek doctors do not want PASOK’s health care reform and threaten to continue to strike

09 February 2011 / 11:02:04  
A day before the final vote on the health system reforming bill the heirs of Hippocrates threatened to continue to protest.


Jean-Claude Juncker does not rule out further measures to be taken by Greece

09 February 2011 / 09:02:16  
The Euro Group President and Prime Minister of Luxembourg supports the rescheduling of the payments of financial support of 110 billion euros and expects further details on the French-German stability plan.