http://www.mail.com/organizations/1319346-greece-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1319346-greece-government.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161552-greek-government-talks-to-tv-crisis.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's governing coalition parties are to meet for a second time in three days to try and end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT. Conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will hold talks later Wednesday with coalition partners — the Socialist Pasok and Democratic Left parties — who have opposed ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:12:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2161552-greek-government-talks-to-tv-crisis.html 2013-06-19T12:12:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159048-greeces-public-tv-despite-court-ruling.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT raged on, despite a court ruling that the prime minister's decision to pull the plug was wrong. The threat of a snap general election was averted late Monday after a meeting between Conservative Prime Minister Antonis... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:57:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159048-greeces-public-tv-despite-court-ruling.html 2013-06-18T19:57:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2156664-greek-coalition-avoids-collapse-tv-shutdown.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government has avoided collapsing over a dispute stemming from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' move to close the state-owned television broadcaster after a high court ruling offered a way out of a week-long impasse that drew international criticism. Greece is implementing tough spending cuts, tax hikes and administrative re... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:01:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2156664-greek-coalition-avoids-collapse-tv-shutdown.html 2013-06-17T22:01:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2151682-greek-pm-raises-stakes-broadcasters-closure.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister has raised the stakes in a fight with key government allies over his decision to shut "sinful" state-run TV, offering a minor compromise while suggesting he would risk early elections unless they back him. Antonis Samaras' remarks Friday came just a week shy of his first anniversary in office. His fragile thre... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:05:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2151682-greek-pm-raises-stakes-broadcasters-closure.html 2013-06-14T20:05:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148646-satellite-boost-greeces-public-tv-holdouts.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Journalists from axed Greek state broadcaster ERT returned to the airwaves Thursday amid an escalating crisis that saw the country rocked by a general strike, a sharp rebuke from Europe's top human rights official and widening divisions in the fragile coalition government. Officials at the Geneva-based European Broadcasting Union on ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:25:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148646-satellite-boost-greeces-public-tv-holdouts.html 2013-06-13T19:25:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2145998-greek-govt-deep-crisis-broadcaster.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's fragile governing coalition failed to reach a compromise Wednesday about the closure of the state-run ERT broadcaster. That left the government in a crisis that could lead to early elections, just a year after it was formed to save the country from bankruptcy. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras derided ERT TV and radio as "a tru... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:53:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2145998-greek-govt-deep-crisis-broadcaster.html 2013-06-12T21:53:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2144184-greek-tv-radio-broadcasts-air.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek state TV and radio were gradually pulled off the air late Tuesday, hours after the government said it would temporarily close all state-run broadcasts and lay off about 2,500 workers as part of a cost-cutting drive demanded by the bailed-out country's international creditors. The conservative-led government said the Hellenic Br... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:09:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2144184-greek-tv-radio-broadcasts-air.html 2013-06-11T22:09:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2143492-juncker-concedes-mistakes-greek-bailout.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Former Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker conceded Tuesday that mistakes were made in the bailout of Greece — days after a similar admission by the International Monetary Fund. The Luxembourg prime minister, who played a central role in the 2010 bailout out through his position as the head of the grouping of the euro finance min... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:10:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2143492-juncker-concedes-mistakes-greek-bailout.html 2013-06-11T11:10:39Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2133502-eu-rejects-imf-criticism-handling-greek-crisis.html BERLIN (AP) — Two of the main institutions in charge of managing Europe's debt crisis have clashed over whether mistakes were made in the handling of Greece's debt woes. The European Commission, executive arm of the 27-country European Union, Thursday firmly rejected a report from the International Monetary Fund on the Greek bailout, adding that it "funda... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:59:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2133502-eu-rejects-imf-criticism-handling-greek-crisis.html 2013-06-06T17:59:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2121748-eurogroup-head-greece-to-wait-debt-relief.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Eurozone countries will not consider possible debt relief for Greece until April 2014, the euro currency bloc's head said Friday on a visit to Athens. Still, Jeroen Dijsselbloem said a landmark decision was likely next month on how Europe's new bank rescue mechanism will work. Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister who chairs meeti... Fri, 31 May 2013 21:41:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2121748-eurogroup-head-greece-to-wait-debt-relief.html 2013-05-31T21:41:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2118406-surge-hate-crimes-divides-greek-coalition.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's coalition government was in disarray Thursday over efforts to crackdown on growing racist violence, as majority conservatives and their center-left partners clashed over the best way to tackle anti-immigrant violence. The embarrassing rift in conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' government occurred amid pressure from... Thu, 30 May 2013 16:29:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2118406-surge-hate-crimes-divides-greek-coalition.html 2013-05-30T16:29:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093236-top-officials-call-to-overhaul-euro-institutions.html BERLIN (AP) — Engineering a financial bailout for Cyprus in March was such a chaotic process that top European officials say it is time to rethink how the region manages its crisis — and who should be involved. Officials say the International Monetary Fund, which has contributed financial expertise and billions in emergency loans, may no longer be needed ... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2093236-top-officials-call-to-overhaul-euro-institutions.html 2013-05-17T15:32:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2084146-fitch-upgrades-greeces-credit-rating.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Debt-hobbled Greece got a new morale boost Tuesday, with Fitch ratings agency upgrading its sovereign credit grade, a day after the country's European creditors backed the release of a new rescue loan payment. However, the one-notch upgrade from CCC to B- still leaves Greece's government debt six levels deep in junk status — that is,... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:12:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2084146-fitch-upgrades-greeces-credit-rating.html 2013-05-14T18:12:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081578-euro-ministers-urge-troubled-slovenia-to.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European finance ministers on Monday urged Slovenia to move swiftly in addressing the problems in its banking sector and get its public finances under control in a bid to avoid the nation from becoming the bloc's sixth member to require a bailout. "The Slovenian government has to take swift and decisive action," said Jeroem Dijsselbloem, w... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:10:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081578-euro-ministers-urge-troubled-slovenia-to.html 2013-05-13T20:10:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081416-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government said Monday it will use emergency powers to prevent protesting teachers from disrupting university entrance exams this month. Civil servants' unions retaliated by calling a 24-hour strike for Tuesday. It is the third time this year that the conservative-led coalition government has used the emergency civil mobili... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:29:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081416-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html 2013-05-13T17:29:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073260-greece-economic-recovery-sight.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's recession-wracked economy should start recovering next year and its sky-high unemployment rate should edge lower from the end of 2014, the finance minister said in an interview broadcast Thursday. Speaking on state-run NET television, Yannis Stournaras said Greece could be in a position to return to the international bond ma... Thu, 09 May 2013 10:10:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2073260-greece-economic-recovery-sight.html 2013-05-09T10:10:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068572-jewish-group-warns-neo-nazi-parties-europe.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The World Jewish Congress said Tuesday it is greatly concerned about the emergence of what it called neo-Nazi parties in Europe, singling out Greece's Golden Dawn, Hungary's Jobbik, and Germany's National Democratic Party. A study presented at the congress's assembly in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, highlighted the links among ... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:01:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068572-jewish-group-warns-neo-nazi-parties-europe.html 2013-05-07T17:01:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050120-greek-bill-opens-way-civil-service-layoffs.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's Parliament approved an emergency bill Sunday to pave the way for thousands of public sector layoffs and free up 8.8 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in international rescue loans. The bill, which passed in a 168-123 vote, will allow for the first civil service layoffs in more than a century. About 2,000 civil servants will be l... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:57:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050120-greek-bill-opens-way-civil-service-layoffs.html 2013-04-28T21:57:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2041590-greek-finance-minister-rejects-tax-relief-call.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's Finance Minister has rejected a called from the government's Socialist coalition partners to add tax relief measures to a new austerity bill due to be voted by parliament at the weekend. Yannis Stournaras said Wednesday that demands by the Socialists to lower sales tax for restaurant and catering services would not be includ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:16:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2041590-greek-finance-minister-rejects-tax-relief-call.html 2013-04-24T14:16:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028396-greece-pledges-swift-punishment-farm-shooting.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials on Thursday promised "swift and exemplary" punishment for three strawberry plantation foremen who allegedly shot and injured 29 Bangladeshi laborers protesting late pay. Police are seeking the three suspects who disappeared after Wednesday's shootings, which occurred during a confrontation with some 200 Bangladeshi fa... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:15:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2028396-greece-pledges-swift-punishment-farm-shooting.html 2013-04-18T16:15:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2026384-greece-finance-minister-granted-bail.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A former Greek finance minister has been granted bail of €50,000 ($66,000) after testifying before a public prosecutor investigating allegations that he submitted false income declarations to tax authorities. Court officials said Wednesday that Yannos Papantoniou's wife, Stavroula Kourakou, was also granted bail of €20,000 ($26,000).... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:47:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2026384-greece-finance-minister-granted-bail.html 2013-04-17T19:47:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2022404-greece-sticks-with-austerity-seeks-debt-relief.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece promised Tuesday to stick with tough austerity measures, holding out hope for a debt relief deal with emergency creditors, but the country's prime minister conceded that the tax collection system was in need of major reform after it had "essentially collapsed." "No, we have not overcome the crisis yet, but light is beginning t... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:35:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2022404-greece-sticks-with-austerity-seeks-debt-relief.html 2013-04-16T19:35:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2019876-greece-seals-deal-with-debt-inspectors.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece cleared an important hurdle in its drive to receive its next batch of bailout loans from its international creditors Monday. But even though the deal was secured without the global market tensions that have marked earlier rescue talks, the economic reforms agreed involve firing thousands of civil service workers. The review by... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:18:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2019876-greece-seals-deal-with-debt-inspectors.html 2013-04-15T18:18:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013048-greece-germany-bicker-war-reparations-issue.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A long-standing debate over whether Germany still owes Greece war reparations stemming from the Nazi occupation erupted anew Thursday in a spat between Greece's foreign minister and Germany's finance minister. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was quoted by German media as suggesting that Greece should focus on reforming its... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:27:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013048-greece-germany-bicker-war-reparations-issue.html 2013-04-11T19:27:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1987988-cyprus-thumbs-nose-eu-bullies.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The moment word broke that Cypriot lawmakers in Parliament had voted down a bailout deal that would have raided everyone's savings to prop up a collapsing banking sector, a huge cheer rose up from hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside that echoed through the building's corridors. Many relished it as a kind of David-against-Goli... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:33:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1987988-cyprus-thumbs-nose-eu-bullies.html 2013-03-30T07:33:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1979684-piraeus-to-pay-678-cypriot-bank-units.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's Piraeus Bank reached an agreement Tuesday to buy the Greek operations of three Cypriot banks for 524 million euros ($678 million), as stock markets in Athens were hit hard by the crisis in Cyprus. Piraeus, which was selected last Friday to take over the Greek units of the Bank of Cyprus, Laiki and Hellenic, will see its shar... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:18:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1979684-piraeus-to-pay-678-cypriot-bank-units.html 2013-03-26T16:18:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1974906-greece-2-hurt-11-escape-prison-shooting.html TRIKALA, Greece (AP) — At least 11 inmates escaped from a Greek prison Friday night after gunmen brazenly attacked the site with grenades and automatic weapons, kicking off a nightlong standoff between police and prisoners. Two guards were injured, one of them seriously. A police official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized t... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:51:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1974906-greece-2-hurt-11-escape-prison-shooting.html 2013-03-23T23:51:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1956684-cyprus-secures-13-bn-bailout-eurozone-imf.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Cash-strapped Cyprus secured a €10 billion ($13 billion) bailout package from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund in a bid to prevent the island nation from entering a bankruptcy that could rekindle the region's debt crisis, officials said early Saturday. In a major departure from established policies, the package for... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:13:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1956684-cyprus-secures-13-bn-bailout-eurozone-imf.html 2013-03-16T05:13:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1956512-europe-eases-austerity-whip-.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Three and a half years into its government-debt crisis, there are signs that Europe is adopting a gentler approach toward austerity. Political leaders aren't backing away aggressively from budget cuts and higher taxes, but they are increasingly trying to temper these policies, which have stifled growth and made it harder for many... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:13:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1956512-europe-eases-austerity-whip-.html 2013-03-15T13:13:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1949116-greek-bailout-program-review-hits-snag.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Inspectors from Greece's rescue lenders delayed a meeting with the prime minister which had been scheduled for Tuesday after talks stalled over tax collection difficulties and promised reductions in public sector staff. The talks between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the inspectors from the European Union, European Central Bank ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:44:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1949116-greek-bailout-program-review-hits-snag.html 2013-03-12T20:44:40Z