Athens Informer

Alexis Tsipras spoke in Thessaloniki yesterday against the privatization of the local water company, EYATH. He said that the ‘fight to save the water company is the fight for democracy.’ Earlier, Tsipras visited the village of Ierissos near the… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Residents in Halkidiki, northern Greece, on Saturday protested against works by a gold mining firm in Skouries to open up access roads in the forest. Representatives of Hellenic Gold, which is in charge of the controversial project, said the firm has been… … Full News here – Latest News

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Cyprus is not giving priority to a sale of gold reserves under the international bailout agreed this month and is still exploring all options to meet its side of the deal, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said in an interview. Georgiades also said he an… … Full News here – Latest News

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of Thessaloniki’s bar association lies in front of riot police at a protest in support of two men arrested for the Skouries gold mine arson raid. Full News here – Kathimerini English

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The Council of State on Wednesday rejected an appeal by residents, farmers and businesses in Halkidiki against mining activity in Skouries. Locals had taken legal action to stop Hellas Gold from mining for gold in the area. They argued that the mine would… … Full News here – Latest News

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Road transport in the broader region of Mount Athos, Halkidiki, was largely restored on Monday after residents of Ierissos lifted roadblocks they had set up last week to protest the detention of two fellow villagers in connection with an arson attack in F… … Full News here – Latest News

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to the development of a gold mine in the northern Greece peninsula of Halkidiki, which they say will cause irreversible damage to the environment, shout slogans during a rally in Thessaloniki on Saturday. A similar protest was organized in Athens on… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said yesterday the profits of any gold sales by the Cypriot central bank must be used to cover losses it may sustain from emergency loans to Cypriot commercial banks. European creditors yesterday left a… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Police believe they are on the trail of a gang smuggling gold and silver from Greece to Germany after arresting a man who was carrying more than 7 kilos of gold and intercepting a shipment of 470 kilos of silver at Athens International Airport. The… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Gold swung between gains and losses as Cyprus denied it plans to sell bullion to ease its debt crisis and some investors reduced holdings on speculation that the US Federal Reserve may scale back stimulus measures. Several Fed officials said the central b… … Full News here – Latest News

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Eldorado Gold vehemently refuted on Tuesday reports that it was considering leaving Greece, stressing that it intends to invest up to 1 billion euros in the next five years. Eduardo Moura, Eldorado’s vice president and general manager for Greece, told a p… … Full News here – Latest News

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The Council of State yesterday upheld a 2011 ministerial decision to allow the controversial gold mine in Skouries, Halkidiki, to go ahead. Greece’s highest administrative court ruled that the mine is not located within a nature protection area, part… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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The firm involved in the contentious Skouries gold mining project in Halkidiki, northern Greece, indicated yesterday that it might abandon the scheme in the wake of strong protest by locals and environmental groups. Speaking at a news conference in… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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A group calling itself the “Attica Committee of Solidarity with Halkidiki ” has organized a rally at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in central Athens to express its support for protesters in northern Greece trying to stop operations at a gold mine in Skouries, Halkidi… … Full News here – Latest News

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took to the streets of Thessaloniki in northern Greece on Saturday to protest against the Skouries gold mine in Halkidiki and plans for mining activity in Thrace. The protesters included residents of these areas, lawmakers, party members, environmental… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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