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TaxisNet opens late and not without problems

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:28:42 +0000

TaxisNet, the electronic portal for submitting tax declarations, opened on Friday afternoon after a delay of four days, in a year when almost all taxpayers will need to use the web to file their income tax statements. The official deadline for submissions… … Full News here – Latest News

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Industries protest over delays in drop of energy costs

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29:16 +0000

Energy-intensive industries on Friday protested a delay in measures announced a couple of months ago for reducing energy costs and for ironing out the electricity market distortions that significantly jack up the price of each kilowatt/hour of power. “Alb… … Full News here – Latest News

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IMF chief Lagarde to be ‘assisting witness’ in corruption trial

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:25:59 +0000

IMF chief Christine Lagarde says a Paris court has named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an outspoken businessman arranged while she was Frances finance minister. The status of «assisting witness» means that Lagarde… … Full News here – Latest News

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IMF Heading Back To Athens

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:17:46 +0000

IMF Heading Back To Athens “A staff team will start discussions in Athens with the Greek authorities and our European partners on June 4. These discussions are expected to last about two weeks and Poul Thomsen will be leading the mission,” he said, referring to the IMF's mission … Full News here – Read more [...]

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5/24/2013: Front Page: Official admits many young migrants are in limbo

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:23 +0000

Hundreds of underaged immigrants are either in police detention or unaccounted for as authorities were able to satisfy less than half the applications for hostel accommodation last year, the general secretary of the Justice Ministry responsible for… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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5/24/2013: Front Page: A child goes missing ‘every day,’ police says

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:26:29 +0000

A child disappears in Greece every day and 97 minors are currently missing, including 23 victims of abduction, according to statistics of the Greek Police made public during a joint press conference with the Hamogelo Tou Paidiou (Child’s Smile) charity… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Some 34,000 Greeks moved to Germany in 2012

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:32:25 +0000

Some 34,000 Greeks relocated to Germany last year, an increase of 43 percent compared to 2011 when 23,800 Greeks moved there, according to German government statistics. It is not only Greeks who are increasingly seeking a better life in prosperous Germany… … Full News here – Latest News

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Community Calendar – Friday, May 24

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:20:21 +0000

Community Calendar – Friday, May 24 Athens County Humane Society dog and cat adoption event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Market on State, Athens; fill out application and interview with Humane Society representative to find your right match; anyone adopting a cat must provide a carrier … Full News here – Read more on The [...]

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5/24/2013: Front Page: Coalition chiefs to tackle anti-racism bill on Monday

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:29:16 +0000

With divisions widening in the coalition over the fate of a controversial anti-racism bill, sources close to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said the issue will be discussed on Monday at 6 p.m. between the premier and his coalition partners, PASOK… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Pangrati shootout leads to officer taking bullet in vest

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:25:50 +0000

An exchange of fire between police and a serial pharmacy robber in the central Athens neighborhood of Pangrati late on Thursday resulted in an officer being shot in the stomach though his bullet-proof vest shielded him from harm. The shootout occurred as … … Full News here – Latest News

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New 5-euro banknotes no good for transport tickets

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:31:27 +0000

They may have the image of Greek goddess Europa on them but for the next few weeks commuters in Athens will feel the frustration of mere mortals if they try to use new 5-euro banknotes to buy transport tickets as the software in machines has not been upda… … Full News here – Latest News

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5/24/2013: Front Page: Court to rule on Simitis

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:29:20 +0000

The Athens Appeals Court will decide today whether to grant ex-Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos’s request for the former members of the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA), including ex-Prime Minister Costas Simitis, to… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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UGA Ultimate Frisbee team back in national championship mix

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:17:47 +0000

UGA Ultimate Frisbee team back in national championship mix After an absence of seven years, the University of Georgia's women's Ultimate Frisbee club team (known as Dawgma) is back in the national championship picture. “It's quite an accomplishment,” said Amble Johnson, who played on the men's Ultimate Frisbee … Full News here – Read more [...]

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IMF team due in Greece on June 4 for new round of talks

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:26:06 +0000

The International Monetary Fund will send a team to Greece early next month for talks with Greek authorities and the IMF’s bailout partners, following a meeting of the IMF executive board to discuss a review of Greece’s program, the IMF said on Thursday. … … Full News here – Latest News

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5/24/2013: Front Page: Irish example inspires Samaras

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:26:06 +0000

Prime MinisterAntonis Samaras said yesterday that he sees Ireland as the “successful example” Greece should follow to overcome the crisis as he held talks in Athens with his Irish counterpart Enda Kenny. Samaras praised the way fellow conservative… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Depeche Mode Live in Athens 2013 – I Feel You – Athens Video

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:24:12 +0000

Depeche Mode Live in Terra Viba – Athens 10/5/2013 – I Feel You.

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Troika tells Greek lenders to stick to local banking

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:29:11 +0000

Representatives of Greece’s creditors and the competition branch of the European Commission are asking domestic commercial banks to sell off their non-banking activities in Greece and their subsidiary and affiliated banks in Southeastern Europe. Sources s… … Full News here – Latest News

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5/24/2013: Front Page: Meimarakis pledges action on deputies carrying guns

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:26:44 +0000

Parliamentary speaker Evangelos Meimarakis claimed yesterday he would personally remove from the House any MPs refusing to comply with regulations that forbid them carrying firearms into the building. Earlier this week, Meimarakis told parties that… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Western Cyclades take charge over sea links

Athens Informer — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:28:54 +0000

The islands of Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Kimolos and Milos have decided to embark on an ambitious plan to set up and launch their own ferry service in a bid to rekindle tourism in the Western Cyclades and to ensure that residents have a reliable service w… … Full News here – Latest News

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New scheme for 75,000 jobs starts in January

Athens Informer — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:27:34 +0000

Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis announced on Thursday a new government initiative, to apply from January 2014, that will offer 75,000 new jobs for young people. In the context of the government’s efforts to combat unemployment, which among young people ag… … Full News here – Latest News

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Athens to outpace state's economic growth, says forecast

Athens Informer — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:18:04 +0000

Athens to outpace state's economic growth, says forecast ATLANTA – The metro Athens economy will grow slightly better than the state this year, according to Georgia State University's quarterly economic forecast released Wednesday. “For 2013, we forecast strong employment growth of 2 percent, followed by a 1 … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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5/23/2013: Front Page: Draft for tax overhaul sees no declarations for single incomes

Athens Informer — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:29:23 +0000

Taxpayers with just one source of annual income will not need to submit an income tax declaration as of next year according to the draft of the new tax code. According to the new set of regulations, which will be put up for public consultation in the… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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5/23/2013: Front Page: National’s recap in final stretch

Athens Informer — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:33:40 +0000

The recapitalization of the National Bank of Greece has entered the final stretch after the Capital Markets Commission yesterday approved the lender’s bulletin regarding its share capital increase, making today the last day of trading for the bank’s… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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5/23/2013: Front Page: Cypriot central bank sees ‘unusually high’ risks

Athens Informer — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:25:51 +0000

NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus faces substantial risks to its economic outlook and the recession could be deeper than forecast, its central bank governor said in a prepared speech yesterday. The island state, which narrowly averted financial meltdown in… Full News here – Kathimerini English

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Parliamentary speaker vows action against deputies carrying guns

Athens Informer — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:26:16 +0000

Parliamentary speaker Evangelos Meimarakis claimed on Thursday he would personally remove from the House any MPs refusing to comply with regulations that forbid them carrying firearms into the building. Earlier this week, Meimarakis told parties that MPs … … Full News here – Latest News

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