Tag Archives: Greece

Neoliberal Occupation: How the IMF and the European Central Bank Are Strangling the Greek Economy

Ari Paul alternet.org The troika–the IMF, the European Commission and the European Central Bank–is using its leverage to arrange Greece’s debt-ridden economy as it sees fit. With Greek workers bracing themselves for more announcements of privatization of public services and industries, … Continue reading

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Making Money – Greece

SBS Journeyman Pictures July 2012 While political parties bitterly debate Greece’s future in the eurozone, locals are finding their own solutions – one that doesn’t rely on the Euro at all. Could the people of Volos have found the answer? … Continue reading

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UKIP Nigel Farage – Break up the euro and restore human dignity – 22nd May 2012

UKIP Media UK Independence party leader Nigel Farge says Greece will be destroyed if she does not leave the Eurozone.

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Catastroika

The creators of Debtocracy, a documentary with two million views broadcasted from Japan to Latin America, analyze the shifting of state assets to private hands. They travel round the world gathering data on privatization in developed countries and search for … Continue reading

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Help to Reduce the Physical Harm Caused by Smoking

Science Daily The study, carried out in Greece, assessed the effect of four-week oral treatment with 2 g/day of omega-3 fatty acids on the arterial wall properties of cigarette smokers. The results showed that short-term treatment with omega-3 fatty acids … Continue reading

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‘US next Greece if debt is not dealt with’

RT RT talks to a prominent American economist about the current state of the world’s financial plight, and where it’s heading next.

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Merkel: Eurozone must avoid Greek exit

BBC News German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told the BBC it would be a huge political mistake if debt-stricken Greece was allowed to leave the euro. In an exclusive interview, she said Germany would do everything it could to keep … Continue reading

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Moody’s declares Greece in default

Press TV Moody’s Investors Service has declared Greece in default on its debt, despite an announcement by the Greek government that a large number of private creditors had signed on to a debt exchange plan. The US-based credit rating agency … Continue reading

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Greece Scammed By Goldman While Trying To Meet EU Financial Terms

Alexander Higgins Alexander Higgins Blog While trying to meet the terms of the EU Treaty, Goldman Sachs’ duped Greece in a derivative transaction disguised as a loan leaving taxpayers on the hook for $793 million. A Bloomberg report on Goldman … Continue reading

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