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Archive - 2011

November 16th

Two more businessmen sent to jail for unpaid debts to the state

16 November 2011 / 19:11:58  
The first is 72-year-old Leon Lewis, who owns the Bodyline chain of beauty and slimming studios. The second is 47-year-old George Petzedakis. He is the head of Petzetakis S.A – a company producing pipes and plastic products for construction and agriculture.


Greece is ready with the debt reduction plan

16 November 2011 / 17:11:02  
The head of the Institute of International Finance (IIF), Charles Dallara, meets Prime Minister of Greece, Lucas Papademos, to clarify the details about the transaction. If everything goes according to plan, the decision for the bailout payment will be taken before the end of November this year, said the chairman of the council of finance ministers from the eurozone, Jean-Claude Juncker.


November 15th

Selective unemployment is no longer an option for Greeks

15 November 2011 / 21:11:05  
GRReporter has contacted the Executive Manager of the company, Rebekka Petsika, who has shared her views on the changes in the labour market in Greece during the crisis and analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of the Greek workforce.


Pupil wounds two people with a sword

15 November 2011 / 18:11:36  
According to school authorities, the boy suffers from psychological problems and is taking treatment. His classmates describe him as a calm, friendly youth, very popular in school.


Antonis Samaras is turning New Democracy into Political Spring

15 November 2011 / 16:11:34  
The oldest member of the "blue", Sotiris Hatzigakis, was disaffiliated from New Democracy, for his statement that right-wing elements are present. He responded to the disaffiliation with the words, "The New Democracy of Mr. Samaras, from a very large party with many trends, has become a pathetic relic of the type Political Spring."


€ 100 fine for not collecting receipts

15 November 2011 / 14:11:43  
"In Greece, honest and foolish people pay taxes," is the saying often heard in the shadow of the Acropolis these days. This includes mostly ordinary people who pay tax fines too. The "big fish" are still at ease.


Greece exiting the euro zone will be the new Asia Minor catastrophe

14 November 2011 / 22:11:00  
The decision to call a referendum was the most irresponsible and criminal political decision in recent decades, said Professor Athanasios Diamandopoulos in an interview with Anastasia Balezdrova.