Athens Informer

On a daily basis, residents of Korydallos, a suburb of Piraeus, are making their own additions to a number of makeshift hangers that have been erected since the end of March in various public spaces around the area. They hang an item of clothing, a toy… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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The economic crisis appears to have generated a new spirit of volunteerism in Greece, a country where this social activity has not been particularly widespread in the past. A survey made public yesterday suggested that there has been a 44 percent… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Private-label products in Greece have shown remarkable growth since 2007 as lower prices compared with brand products render them particularly popular in conditions of reduced disposable income, according to a survey by ICAP research company published on … … Full News here – Latest News

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The economic crisis appears to have generated a new spirit of volunteerism in Greece, a country where this social activity has not been particularly widespread in the past. A survey made public on Tuesday suggested that there has been a 44 percent increas… … Full News here – Latest News

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Europe’s program to halt climate change is in disarray with lawmakers in the region expressing concern the drift is undermining the planet’s most significant effort to combat global warming. Members of the European Parliament’s environment committee meet … … Full News here – Latest News

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Greek bonds rose for a fifth-straight day on Friday, pushing 10-year borrowing costs to less than 10 percent, signaling an easing of financial-market tension in the country that triggered the euro-region’s sovereign debt crisis. Yields on Greece’s benchma… … Full News here – Latest News

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The media in Greece can only be considered “partly free,” the democracy watchdog group Freedom House said in its annual report yesterday. “Political unrest and financial pressures brought on by the European economic crisis took a toll on media freedom… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Corporate and household bank deposits in Greece were steady in March despite worries the Cypriot banking crisis would lead to outflows in other indebted Southern European economies, central bank data showed yesterday. Deposits rose slightly to 164.08… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras admitted on Wednesday in Parliament that the Greek banking system was at serious risk during the crisis in the Cypriot credit sector last month. “Had Greek account-holders’deposits at Cypriot lenders in Greece been subje… … Full News here – Latest News

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Greece’s heart attack rate has gone up by 29 percent since the onset of the country’s financial crisis, a new study has suggested. The study, which was presented on the Open Democracy website, was based on regular checks on 22,093 patients at… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Greece’s heart attack rate has gone up by 29 percent since the onset of the country’s financial crisis, a new study has suggested. The study, which was presented on the Open Democracy website, was based on regular checks on 22,093 patients at Kalamata’s G… … Full News here – Latest News

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The free fall observed in domestic casinos’ results continued in the first quarter of 2013. According to sources their turnover has shrunk by 14.6 percent to 77.4 million euros and the volume of bets has dropped by 13.7 percent to 438.7 million euros. Sec… … Full News here – Latest News

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> Athens > March 30 The Herakleidon Museum of Visual Arts is organizing an open discussion on the topic of “Society and Health in Conditions of Economic Crisis,” to take place on Saturday, March 30. Taking part in the discussion are cardiologist… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Ahead of a decisive Eurogroup meeting on Sunday evening, when it will be decided whether Cyprus can receive an EU-IMF bailout, eurozone members have given an indication of how split they are over how to deal with the island’s economic problem. Cyprus has … … Full News here – Latest News

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ANALYSIS To most of the world, the banking crisis that broke out in Cyprus in mid-March was as abrupt and unexpected as an outbreak of ebola. For Cypriots, it wasn’t sudden at all. Many opportunities to steer the country in a better direction came… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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