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German Company Set to Take Over Operations of 14 Greek Airports

By David Icke Posted on August 17, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with bailouts, greece, troika

‘Following the finalization of the third Greek bailout, privatizations and operation takeovers of Greek pubic assets are expected to recommence. Greek newspaper “Kathimerini” reported that German Fraport AG and Slentel Ltd will soon complete the takeover of the operation of 14 Greek airports. The agreement with the Greek state had been signed back in November 2014 under the […]

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Greece bailout: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces vote of confidence after Syriza revolt

By David Icke Posted on August 14, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with bailouts, eu, greece, syriza

‘Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will face a vote of confidence after a huge number of Syriza MPs voted against the bailout deal. The €85 billion deal – which means the country will avoid a default next week -ultimately passed with support from opposition parties after an all-night parliamentary session. Overall 222 votes MPs backed […]

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Greeks hold anti-austerity protest in Athens

By David Icke Posted on August 13, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with activism, austerity, bailouts, eu, greece, protests

‘People in Greece have staged an anti-austerity protest rally as Greek lawmakers prepare to vote on an agreement between the country and its international creditors on a third bailout. The protesters shouted slogans against the deal during the peaceful demonstration in the capital, Athens, on Thursday, saying that that the bailout deal will have a […]

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Greeks hold anti-austerity protest in Athens

By David Icke Posted on August 13, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with activism, austerity, bailouts, eu, greece, protests

‘People in Greece have staged an anti-austerity protest rally as Greek lawmakers prepare to vote on an agreement between the country and its international creditors on a third bailout. The protesters shouted slogans against the deal during the peaceful demonstration in the capital, Athens, on Thursday, saying that that the bailout deal will have a […]

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Greece: Raped, Humiliated, Frightened But Standing

By David Icke Posted on August 11, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, bailouts, eu, germany, greece, referendum, treason, troika

‘A small town of Distomo is just 150 kilometers from Athens, positioned in the heart of Greece, literally squeezed between two great world heritage sites: Delphi, the cradle of the European democracy, and a stunning Byzantine monastery of Hossios Luckas. But Distomo is much more than some picturesque village surrounded by mountains and history. Here, […]

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Greece and creditors ‘close’ to deal on third bailout

By David Icke Posted on August 10, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with bailouts, debt, greece

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Ireland and the Privatization of Water: Anti-Water Charge Campaigners’ Victory

By ickonic Posted on August 6, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, bailouts, eu, ireland

‘Anti-water charge campaigners had a major moral victory over government plans to make the people pay for the financial crisis when Eurostat determined that Irish Water had failed the Market Corporation Test. [1] One reason given was that “sales must cover at least 50pc of production costs. “This is further amplified by the high number […]

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Anger in Athens as Troika Set to Demand More Austerity Measures

By ickonic Posted on August 5, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with athens, austerity, bailouts, greece, troika

‘The Greek bailout talks are set to hit troubled waters yet again, as it emerged that its creditors – the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Eurozone members – are set to demand Athens passes even more austerity measures. Negotiations over the third bailout since 2010 were only started Tuesday, […]

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Greece Succumbs to Imperialist Banksterism

By ickonic Posted on August 4, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with bailouts, banksters, eu, germany, merkel, troika

‘Almost 75 years ago, the government of Greece was on the receiving end of a humiliating ultimatum. On Oct. 28, 1940, the envoy of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, demanded that General Ioannis Metaxas, head of the Greek Council of State, permit Italian forces to occupy certain “strategic sites” and islands in Greece within three hours […]

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The Quadrillion Dollar Derivative Debt and the ‘Bail-in’: When you Deposit Funds in a Bank, it Becomes ‘Their Money’

By ickonic Posted on August 4, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with bail-ins, bailouts, derivatives, theft

‘The world is awash with “promises”. Nearly everything we think of as having “value” is because of a promise behind it. A few examples; your bank accounts, retirement funds, bonds and even the dollar bills in your pocket. Your bank account for example, once you deposit the money it is no longer yours. You can […]

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Greek stock exchange plummets 23% as it reopens after five-week closure

By ickonic Posted on August 3, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with bailouts, banks, corporations, debt, greece, Stock Market Crash

‘The Greek stock market dived more than 20 percent on Monday immediately after opening, with the Athex Composite down to 615.12. Piraeus Bank and the National Bank of Greece both plunged 30 percent, the maximum allowed. Banks account for about one-fifth of the main Athens index.’ Read more: Greek stock exchange plummets 23% as it reopens […]

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Greek ex-finance minister warns Spain of Greece’s fate

By ickonic Posted on August 3, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with bailouts, greece, spain

‘Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has warned Spain of “becoming Greece” if the country adopts similar austerity measures as Athens did in return for international bailout packages. The former Greek minister made the remarks during an interview with the Spanish daily El Pais, published on Sunday. “The danger of becoming Greece is always there […]

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IMF won’t join Greece’s rescue unless creditors agree on debt relief – media

By ickonic Posted on July 31, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with bailouts, eu, greece, imf, troika

‘The IMF said it can’t reach a ‘staff level agreement’ on Greece’s €86 billion bailout at this stage and will make the decision on further involvement in the deal only after Athens agrees on a ‘comprehensive set of reforms’ and creditors on debt relief. The IMF will not take part in a new bailout program […]

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Greece relaxes capital controls, as talks on third €86bn bailout start in Athens

By ickonic Posted on July 28, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with austerity, bailouts, banks, capital controls, greece

‘The Athens Stock Exchange is expected to open on Tuesday after a three-week timeout, as a mission of creditors arrived in Athens to hold talks over the Greek three-year financial aid plan. The Greek newspaper Kathimerini says the stock exchange will work with certain limitations imposed by the ECB, as it is worried about the […]

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Greece: Varoufakis Claims He Had Approval To Plan A ‘Parallel Banking System’

By ickonic Posted on July 27, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with bailouts, greece, referendum

‘Former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has claimed that he was authorized by Alexis Tsipras last December to look into a parallel payment system that would operate using wiretapped tax registration numbers (AFMs) and could eventually work as a parallel banking system, Kathimerini has learned. In a teleconference call with members of international hedge funds that […]

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