German public finances: Accounting tricks in conflict with the SGP
According to recent news reports, the new German coaliton government has found a nice trick which would allow them to cut taxes in the years from 2011 onwards without having to cut spending nor having to borrow...
The course of Greece in the European Union Greece’s European orientation predates the linking of the country’s course with efforts towards European integration within the context of the European Community / Union. However, the orientation...
Goldman Helped Greece Disguise Deficit
Readers may know that one point of contention in the worries about Greece’s deficits is that it had hidden the fact that it violated Maastricht rule that fine eurozone countries whose fiscal deficits exceed 3% of GDP. How was this subterfuge achieved?...
The Fateful Geological Prize Called Haiti
Carribbean geology, geophysics and tectonics. © University of Texas Haiti, and the larger island of Hispaniola of which it is a part, has the geological fate that it straddles one of the world’s most active geological zones, where the deepwater plates...
German museum man says Alexander the Great was mainly Greek
Mannheim, Germany - The head of a German museum which is set to show an exhibition about Alexander the Great weighed into a dispute between Skopje and Athens on Friday, saying the ancient leader had been predominantly...
Italian Mayors in Revolt against European Court Ruling
ROME, November 17, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Poland’s president, Lech Kaczynski and the leadership of the Greek Orthodox Church have both hit out at a decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) attempting to ban the display...
Date of EU membership talks for FYR uncertain
SKOPJE, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — The European Commission is likely to condition Macedonia’s membership in the European Union on the resolution of its longstanding “name” row with neighboring Greece, local media reported Thursday. The...
Ancient Greeks, not Romans gave France the gift of wine
London, Oct 23 : A new study by Cambridge University suggests that that the French may owe their passion for wine to Ancient Greeks, who introduced the drink in the country. The research, by Prof Paul Cartledge, says that the original makers...
Montreal’s Greek schools turn 100
MONTREAL, (McGill Daily) : It’s evening at the elementary school of the Hellenic Community Centre of Montreal – the children have gone home for the evening, teachers are preparing the next day’s lessons – and Fotis Komborozos looks around...
Hellenes Vote Papandreou, Karamanlis Resigns as Head of ND
ATHENS, Greece (CNN) — Greece’s opposition Socialist party on Sunday October 4th 2009, defeated the incumbent center-right government of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, on the promise of Socialist leader George Papandreou to chart...
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