Thursday, Sep. 02, 2010 |
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- Greek Government: Good intentions via actions, not words
- Greek PM awarded Quadriga Award
- Hellenic Singers voice pride in heritage
- Authorities May Get CD With Tax Evaders
- Fewer enemies for Turkey, but more arms spending
- Quake rattles Gulf of Corinth
- Japan, Greece Are Among Closest to Debt Limits, IMF Study Says
- Greece intercepts Turkish jets over Aegean Sea
eKathimerini: Thursday, September 2, 2010
A draft law aimed at overhauling tertiary education will be presented toward the end of September, indicating the start of a three-month period when teachers and professors will be able to put forward ideas about the changes they want to see in the sector,
USA
Hellenic Singers voice pride in heritage (Columbus Dispatch: Sep. 2)
Chelios was one of a kind, on and off the ice (Yahoo! Sports: Aug. 31)
Is Atsalis endorsement of Wolf an omen for his defeat? (Cape Cod Today (blog): Aug. 31)
Greece
Greece: refusing to quit (Guardian: Sep. 2)
Quake rattles Gulf of Corinth (Sep. 2)
West Nile virus kills 13 in Greece, health officials say (CNN: Sep. 2)
Group claims mink release (eKathimerini: Sep. 2)
Report pulls up eye op clinic (eKathimerini: Sep. 1)
Politics
Greek PM awarded Quadriga Award (Sep. 2)
Tertiary reforms to be unveiled (eKathimerini: Sep. 2)
Reshuffle put on the back burner (eKathimerini: Sep. 2)
Kypseli witnesses latest demolition (eKathimerini: Sep. 2)
World News
Call to stop transfer of asylum seekers to Greece (Irish Times: Sep. 1)
Ex-UK PM Blair criticises successor (Sep. 1)
Spain breaks up male-sex trafficking ring (BBC: Aug. 31)
Gaddafi wants EU cash to stop African migrants (BBC: Aug. 31)
Kickbacks’ allegations in IPC compensation (Cyprus Mail: Aug. 31)
Cyprus Airways posts heavy HI loss (MSN Malaysia News: Aug. 31)
Fewer enemies for Turkey, but more arms spending (Hurriyet Daily News: Sep. 2)
Australian school drops 'gay' from classic song (MSNBC: Sep. 2)
For Mexico's president, cartels aren't only concern (MSNBC: Sep. 2)
Bid for Mid-East peace to begin (BBC: Sep. 2)
Stephen Hawking: God did not create Universe (BBC: Sep. 2)
Scantily Clad Dancers Are Nowhere to Be Found When Turkey Plays (New York Times: Sep. 1)
Business & Economy
Authorities May Get CD With Tax Evaders (Capital.gr: Sep. 2)
Japan, Greece Are Among Closest to Debt Limits, IMF Study Says (Business Week: Sep. 2)
Deposits Drop as Greeks Use Up Savings After Salaries Fall (Bloomberg: Sep. 2)
Sales down despite discounts (eKathimerini: Sep. 2)
Herculean Battles in Greece (Stores: Sep. 1)
Flagging revenues call for action (eKathimerini: Aug. 31)
Sports
Cisse unhurt after car crash outside Athens (NewsTimes: Sep. 1)
Liverpool FC midfield duo braced for Panathinaikos move (Click Liverpool: Aug. 31)
Freddy Adu Says He'll Be Playing in Greece With Aris (FanHouse: Aug. 31)
Greek Super League 2010/2011 Preview – Panathinaikos will take some stopping (Just Football: Aug. 31)
Adefemi Olubayo: “The greek football league needs improve” (Keeda of Sports: Aug. 30)
Calathes scores 15 to lead Greece over Ivory Coast at basketball worlds (Sympatico.ca: Sep. 1)
Romania Tops Greece, Bulgaria in Thessaloniki (International Gymnast: Sep. 1)
Turkey-Greece Game Not Just a Game (FanHouse: Aug. 31)
Spain slip up again as Turkey beat Greece in basketball (Reuters: Aug. 31)
Much at stake as Turkey takes on Greece in Worlds (Today's Zaman: Aug. 31)
Editor Picks
Deposits Drop as Greeks Use Up Savings After Salaries Fall (Bloomberg: Sep. 2)
Greece in new crackdown on smokers and tobacco ads (BBC: Sep. 1)
Turkey demands reciprocal step from Greece after changing threat list (Hurriyet Daily News: Aug. 31) 
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1 comment Sarkozy's crackdown on Roma illegals sparks Europe-wide resonance (RIA Novosti: Aug. 31)
FinMin: markets still assessing reforms (Yahoo! News: Aug. 30)
The problem with skepticism
The Greek state’s credibility as far as its ability to impose the laws it passes has sunk to an all-time low. When everyone is certain that a law will not be imposed, no one bothers to abide by it.
Only one way for Papandreou to regain credibility and society's confidence
“No politician has gone to jail”, is a usual phrase you may hear in political discussions around. Not a surprise, as long as the Greek political system seems to operate many decades now under the umbrella of an immunity.
On this day...
September 2
Recent days: September 1 - August 31
- 1866: The Cretan revolt of 1866 - 1869 commenced.
- 1958: The Battle of Liopetri took place in Cyprus
- 1976: ET3 broadcast for the first time through an antenna which is set on the Kiosk 8 of the International Thessaloniki Fair with Terence Quick being in the studios
- 1999: A friendly match was held between PAOK and Galatasaray at Toumba Stadium to raise money for the people struck by earthquake in Turkey.
- Births: Ion Dragoumis, diplomat, politician (1878)
- Deaths: Konstantinos Kanaris, admiral, freedom fighter and politician (1877), Manos Katrakis, actor (1984)
Recent days: September 1 - August 31
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