Archive for June, 2010

Strikes hit Greece and Spain as ECB deadline looms

June 29th, 2010 at 02:31pm Under Greek News

Strikes in Greece and Spain highlighted resistance to Europe-wide austerity measures on Tuesday as the euro and shares tumbled ahead of a deadline for banks to repay a giant European Central Bank cash injection.

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Greece riot attacks country’s austerity measures

June 29th, 2010 at 02:14pm Under Greek News

Greece riot by masked protesters occured during a union strike over the country’s stark austerity measures, currently being considered by Parliament.

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Greece, Spain Lead Surge in Sovereign Debt Risk to Near-Record High

June 29th, 2010 at 12:20pm Under Greek News

Greece and Spain led a surge in the cost of insuring against losses on sovereign debt to near a record as protests over austerity measures and concern banks may struggle to fund themselves triggered a credit-market sell-off.

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Strikes hit Greece and Spain as ECB deadline looms

June 29th, 2010 at 11:19am Under Greek News

Strikes in Greece and Spain highlighted resistance to Europe-wide austerity measures on Tuesday as the euro and shares tumbled ahead of a deadline for banks to repay a giant European Central Bank cash injection.

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Roubini says Greece needs orderly debt restructuring to avoid ‘inevitable default’

June 29th, 2010 at 08:32am Under Greek News

Greece needs an orderly restructuring of its public debt to head off an “inevitable default”, says Nouriel Roubini.

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Greece National Strike

June 29th, 2010 at 08:16am Under Greek News

June 29 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Nicole Itano reports from Piraeus Port, near Athens, on Greece’s fifth general strike of the year today, halting ferries, public transport and other state services.

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Greece’s Best Option Is To Come Clean And Go Bust

June 29th, 2010 at 01:33am Under Greek News

It is time to recognise that Greece is not just suffering from a liquidity crisis; it is facing an insolvency crisis too. Rating agencies have started to downgrade its public debt to junk level, while spreads on Greek sovereign bonds last week spiked to new highs.

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Greece sues monastery over real estate dispute

June 28th, 2010 at 06:21pm Under Greek News

Greece’s government said Monday it has sued a wealthy Greek Orthodox monastery over a real estate dispute that blew into a major political scandal which helped bring down the previous, conservative administration.

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Greece will tame debt with reforms: IMF official

June 28th, 2010 at 06:19pm Under Greek News

Greece will overcome its huge debt crisis with its austerity plan, an IMF official said on Sunday as a poll showed a majority of Greeks fear that unpopular pension reforms will be in vain.

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Greece sues monastery over real estate dispute

June 28th, 2010 at 05:09pm Under Greek News

ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s government has sued a wealthy Greek Orthodox monastery over a real estate dispute that has become a major political scandal.

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