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October 7th, 2011

Argentine Tango in Athens

07 October 2011 / 18:10:00  
Greece 2011 in the beat of Buenos Aires 2001, the collapse of the local stock exchange warns of inevitable suspension of debt payments, government bonds haircut threatens to become a credit event.


Greek lawmakers without sauna and classes in yoga and Pilates

07 October 2011 / 14:10:09  
The parliament's gym, housed in the National Assembly, was opened in 2003 and has the latest equipment. Gym instructors receive € 2,500 monthly salary and two nutritionists take care of the slim silhouettes of lawmakers and ministers.


The Vice-Chancellor of Germany insists on simple and transparent administration in Greece

07 October 2011 / 13:10:16  
Philipp Rösler is on a two-day visit to Greece with about 50 German contractors, members of commercial and industrial associations. They are willing to invest in the country and insist on reforms.


Police officer arrested for beating a photoreporter

06 October 2011 / 23:10:16  
According to reporters, the police had attacked them because they had filmed them beating demonstrators. Sharp criticism of the media forced the police to react with the arrest of a colleague.


Steve Jobs has left us, the iLegacy is here to stay

06 October 2011 / 21:10:42  
"Do not waste your time living someone else’s life. Do what you love." This is the advice of innovator Steve Jobs, founder of the computer company, Apple, which he started with his friend Stephen Wozniak in the garage of his parents in 1976.


October 6th

Society in Greece is segmented and does not give its members the same freedom as civil society does

06 October 2011 / 20:10:45  
Therefore, no ideology could dominate the country - capitalist or socialist, strict religious morality and cynical clientelistic relations combine surprisingly, and it is not very likely that this will change, at least not for now.


€ 51 million will get Lavrentios Lavrentiadis off the hook

06 October 2011 / 14:10:32  
Wikigreeks reports that the former head of Proton Bank will be at ease in London, if he pays the gap i that the auditors in Greece found earlier this year in the balance sheet.