The Executive Director of the Institute of International Finance Charles Dallara arrives for the final round of talks with Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and Minister of Finance Evangelos Venizelos, the International Monetary Fund denies that it insists on haircut of the bonds held by the European Central Bank.
The bill of the Ministry of Finance was adopted on first reading, but after heavy losses among the ranks of PASOK. Some members of New Democracy preferred to be absent from the vote.
The great Greek filmmaker was filming his latest movie, a motorbike hit him on the set, fatally wounding him, hours later he died at Metropolitan Hospital in the Athens suburb of Faliro.
The Public Power Corporation DEI "pulled the plug" of Energa and Hellas Power for liabilities to the amount of 27 million euro. Private companies, in turn, insist that the state owes them 207 million euro but does not pay them.
This year's protests are expected to be modest and they are not expected to block roads and border crossings so far. Their main problem remains purchase prices and they complain of taxes and social security.
There are different scenarios for the rift between Vgenopoulos and the Central Bank of Cyprus, but the turning point is considered the banker’s proposal made in May 2009 to move Marfin headquarters from Cyprus to Greece. It has never been fulfilled.