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Four jailed over £50m drink fraud

Articles: 4, Last update: Feb 10, 2012 9:26:00 PM, Start: Feb 10, 2012 7:21:00 PM

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Clashes erupt as Greek unions strike

Source country CBC Friday, February 10, 2012 9:36:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)tax[1]; capital[1]; (EU)EU[1];

Entities: Christian Noyer[1]; Jean-Claude Juncker[1]; George Karatzaferis[1]; Lucas Papademos[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; European Central Bank; Financial Crisis; Maritime Safety in Europe; Market; Economic and Monetary Affairs; Transport;

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Lucas Papademos told: "It is absolutely necessary to complete the effort that began almost two years to consolidate public finances, restore competitiveness and economic recovery,"

Christian Noyer said: "Greece needs to do what other countries are doing, countries that have been in difficulty but are completely in line with the recovery plans,"

Thousands of people take to the streets of Athens as Greek unions launch a two-day general strike against planned austerity measures....

GameStop, JDS Uniphase, Leapfrog, NYSE Euronext, RPX: U.S. Equity Movers

Source country bloomberg Friday, February 10, 2012 9:36:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)revenue[3]; (EU)European Union[1];

Entities: Collins Stewart[1];

Other categories: Telecommunications; Ecology; Environmental protection; Environment (general); Energy; Environment;

Shares of the following companies are having unusual moves in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 1:45 p.m. in Video-game companies declined after NPD Group Inc. reported retail sales of game hardware, software and accessories tumbled 34 percent in January. (EA US), the second-largest U....

Articles published more than 30 minutes ago

Greece and the euro: the crisis continues | Editorial

Source country guardian Friday, February 10, 2012 9:26:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)tax[1]; tax evasion[1]; (EU)EU[3];

Entities: Jean-Claude Juncker[2];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; European Central Bank; EC News; Market; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

The cuts strategy is not working in Greece: not economically, not socially and certainly not politically What's Greek for constructive dismissal? Because that's an apt term to describe how Greece is being treated by the other members of the eurozone . Consider: party leaders in Athens have spent days agonising over how to make €3bn (£2....

Greece on shaky ground as coalition party rejects troika loan deal

Source country guardian Friday, February 10, 2012 9:26:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)tax[1]; capital[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[3];

Entities: Amherst College[1]; Lucas Papademos[2]; Antonis Samaras[2]; Poul Thomsen[2]; George Papandreou[1]; Giorgios Karatzaferis[2];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; European Central Bank; Financial Crisis; Market; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

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Giorgios Karatzaferis said: "Clearly Greece can't and shouldn't do without the European Union but it could do without the German boot,"

Populist Laos party warns $130bn deal would 'cause more poverty' and attacks Germany's influence over Europe The Greek government appeared increasingly shaky on Friday night as its junior partner, the populist Laos party, said it would not support a controversial €130bn (£108bn) loan agreement for.......

Hongrie : bataille pour l'occupation de la rue

Source country cafebabel-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 9:24:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)fiscalité[1]; (ECnews)Commission européenne[1];

Entities: Istvan Tarlos[1];

Other categories: Liberties; EC News; Market; Human rights; Justice, freedom and security;

Il y a quelque chose de pourri dans la République de Hongrie. Le gouvernement a réservé tout le centre ville de Budapest pour la célébration de la fête national à venir, bloquant en réalité toute possibilité de manifestation. Un aperçu des réactions de l’opposition....

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A Europa está a perder a paciência com a Grécia? (SAPO/AFP)

Source country sapo Friday, February 10, 2012 8:42:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)imposto[1]; Capital[1]; (EU)União Europeia[1]; UE[2];

Entities: Janis Emmanouilidis[1]; George Karatzaferis[1];

Other categories: European Central Bank; Market; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

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Janis Emmanouilidis disse: "Só o tempo poderá dizer se a dívida grega poderá algum dia alcançar um nível sustentável"

Após dois anos mergulhada numa grave crise económica, a Europa dá sinais de que já não acredita que Atenas possa cumprir as reformas exigidas....

Greek homeless shelters take in casualties of debt crisis

Source country guardian Friday, February 10, 2012 8:23:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)tax[1]; alcohol[1]; petrol[1]; vehicle[1]; capital[1]; taxes[1]; (EU)EU[4];

Entities: Lucas Papademos[1];

Other categories: Eurostat; European Central Bank; Financial Crisis; Market; Humanitarian aid;

Joblessness has surpassed 20% and the Greek Orthodox Church says it is feeding 250,000 people a day The Eurozone finance ministers' message to Greece on Thursday night was stark: there will be no new bailout – and the Greek nation will go bankrupt – unless Athens finds a further €325m of budget cuts, on top of the €3....

UK: Alcohol smuggling gang jailed for £50m fraud

Source country 7thspace Friday, February 10, 2012 8:22:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)Alcohol[2]; tax[2]; alcohol[10]; vehicle[1]; Revenue[6]; (EU)EU[1];

Entities: Brian Turner[1]; Gary Clark[1]; Michael Turner[1]; Martin Brown[1]; John Byrne[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union; Fight against Fraud; Market; Customs; Fight against fraud;

Gang ringleader Kevin Burrage, 49, owned Promptstock Ltd, a bonded warehouse in Essex. His brother-in-law, Gary Clark, 55, managed the warehouse which the pair used to import and export alcohol without paying a penny in tax. The gang bought ......

Hungary under Victor Orban: From Hero to Zero?

Source country novinite Friday, February 10, 2012 8:22:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)tax[1]; Capital[1]; taxes[2]; (EU)European Union[2]; EU[11];

Entities: György Matolcsy[1]; Viktor Orban[2];

Other categories: World Economy; Structural Funds; Banking - Financial Services; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Alternative Energy; EC News; Market; Budget; Development; Energy; Enlargement; Environment; Regional Policy;

Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg are publishing an opinion article on Hungary's economic situation by Hungarian economist Dr.......

Dax-Ausblick: Der Schuldenpoker zerrt an den Nerven der Anleger

Source country wirtschaftswoche Friday, February 10, 2012 8:22:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)Steuern[1]; (EU)EU[1];

Entities: Joerg Rahn[1]; Jean-Claude Juncker[1]; Reto Francioni[1]; Andreas Hürkamp[1];

Other categories: European Central Bank; Financial Crisis; Market;

Für Griechenland könnte es in der kommenden Woche einen großen Schritt voran gehen: Die Euro-Gruppe soll am Mittwoch über das zweite Rettungspaket entscheiden. Gute Konjunkturdaten könnten den Dax außerdem antreiben....

Bauern verlieren Agrardiesel

Source country kleinezeitung Friday, February 10, 2012 8:21:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)Steuern[1]; (EU)EU[1];

Entities: Jakob Auer[1]; Gerhard Wlodkowski[1]; Nikolaus Berlakovich[1];

Other categories: Maritime Transport; Market;

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Jakob Auer erklärte: "Angesichts der strukturell bedingt schwachen Beitragsleistung im bäuerlichen Pensionssystem war eine Anpassung notwendig, damit das System unserer Pensionsversicherung weiterhin aufrecht erhalten werden kann"

Die heimischen Bauern sind von den am Freitag präsentierten Maßnahmen vor allem durch die Abschaffung der Steuerbegünstigung für Agrardiesel, die Einführung... Mehr zum Thema Das Sparpaket "wiegt" 26,5 Milliarden Euro Sozialpartner unterstützen Vorhaben der Regierung Ministerrat segnete Sparpaket ab.......

Austria announces five-year austerity plan

Source country france24-en Friday, February 10, 2012 8:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)tax[4]; taxes[3]; revenue[2]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[1];

Entities: Michael Spindelegger[1]; Werner Faymann[1];

Other categories: Eurostat; DG Taxation & Customs Union; Market;

Austria's coalition government announced on Friday a five-year austerity plan to claw back 26.7 billion euros ($35.2 billion) in savings and increased tax revenue. The target would primarily be reached through spending cuts but one third would be achieved through increased taxes, the government said....

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Greek PM says default would lead to "chaos" (AP)

Source country news-yahoo Friday, February 10, 2012 7:31:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)Taxes[1]; tax[1]; tax evasion[1]; (EU)EU[1];

Entities: Lucas Papademos[2];

Other categories: Financial Crisis;

AP - Greece's prime minister is promising an end to the country's recession next year and better-than-expected budget figures in 2012 if crucial debt-relief deals are accepted....

Hopeful cure for Greek debt addiction

Source country nzherald Friday, February 10, 2012 7:31:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)cigarettes[1]; tax[2]; alcohol[1]; VAT[1]; tax evasion[1]; taxes[2]; (EU)European Union[4]; Union, European[1];

Entities: Wolfgang Schäuble[1]; Domenico Lombardi[1]; Lucas Papademos[1]; Mario Draghi[1]; Uri Dadush[1]; David McHugh[1]; George Papandreou[1];

Other categories: European Enterprise News; DG Taxation & Customs Union; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Monetary Issues EU; European Central Bank; Financial Crisis; ECOFIN; VAT; EC News; Market; Budget; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

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Uri Dadush says: "I do not think the plan will work,"

More than two years after it came clean about its addiction to debt, Greece may finally have begun its long and painful road to recovery.Greece's fractious political leaders struck a deal yesterday to make deep cuts in government......

19:22 Quote latte: D'Antoni tassa che porta impressa firma BossiTremonti

Source country asca Friday, February 10, 2012 7:29:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)tassa[2]; (ECnews)Commissione Europea[1]; Commissione europea[1];

Entities: Andrea Cozzolino[1];

Other categories: European Parliament; EC News;

(ASCA) - Roma, 10 feb - ''La procedura d'infrazione aperta dalla Commissione Europea sul dossier delle quote latte e' solo l'ultimo lascito della lunga sequela di danni ereditata dal precedente es ......

Press release 3144th EDUCATION, YOUTH, CULTURE and SPORT Council meeting (provisional version) -Brussels, 10 February 2012

Source country dg-comm-fr Friday, February 10, 2012 7:26:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)taxation[2]; VAT[2]; (EU)EU[14];

Entities: Markus Wallner[1]; Chris Said[1]; Jan Olsson[1]; Krystyna Szumilas[1]; José Ignacio Wert[1]; Jukka Gustafsson[1]; Christine Antorini[1]; Ruairi Quinn[2]; Androulla Vasiliou[1]; Costa Pereira[1]; Josè Ignacio[1]; Pedro Costa[1];

Other categories: EuropeAid Co-operation Office; External Affairs; Structural Funds; DG Taxation & Customs Union; Science; European Council; Monetary Issues EU; Turkey-EU; Air Transport - Aviation Safety; Financial Crisis; VAT; European Parliament; Androulla Vassiliou; EC News; Environment (general); Europe 2020; Education and Training; Committee of the Regions; Institutional Affairs; Europe 2020; Market; FRA-EU; Agriculture; Budget; Competition; Employment and Social Affairs; Environment; Foreign and Security Policy; Human rights; Institutional affairs; Internal Market; Justice, freedom and security; Transport;

� � � � EN� 6335/12� PRESSE�38� PR�CO�5� 3144th�Council�meeting� Brussels,�10�February�2012� President� � Minister�for�Children�and�Education�of�Denmark�� Rue�de�la�Loi�175��B�–�1048�BRUSSELS��Tel.:�+32�(0)2�281�8847�/�6319��Fax:�+32�(0)2�281�8026� press.office@consilium.europa.eu��http://www.consilium....

Regierung: Das ist das Sparpaket

Source country oe24 Friday, February 10, 2012 7:24:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)Mehrwertsteuer[1]; (EU)EU[1];

Entities: Michael Spindelegger[2]; Josef Ackerl[1]; Werner Kogler[1]; Werner Faymann[2]; Bernhard Felderer[1]; Nikolaus Berlakovich[1]; Maria Fekter[1]; Andreas Khol[1]; Johanna Mikl-Leitner[1]; Rudolf Schicker[1]; Michael Häupl[1]; Laura Rudas[2]; Josef Bucher[1]; Fritz Neugebauer[1]; Wolfgang Katzian[1]; Hannes Rauch[1]; Christoph Leitl[1]; Heinisch-Hosek[1]; Markus Fauland[1]; David Ellensohn[1]; Karlheinz Kopf[1]; Franz Voves[2]; Herbert Kickl[1]; Karl Blecha[2];

Other categories: Market;

19.16 Uhr: Fekter hofft auf Rückkehr von Triple-A Finanzministerin Maria Fekter (V) erhofft sich durch die geplanten Maßnahmen, dass Österreich sein Triple-A-Rating zurückerobern wird. 19.10 Uhr: Das trägt die ÖBB bei - 1,6 Mrd. in 5 Jahren Die Bundesbahnen tragen in den nächsten fünf Jahren 1,8 Mrd....

Four jailed for alcohol-smuggling scam

Source country guardian Friday, February 10, 2012 7:21:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)Alcohol[2]; tax[4]; alcohol[8]; VAT[2]; Revenue[1]; revenue[3]; (EU)EU[1];

Entities: Michael Turner[1]; Martin Brown[1]; Gary Clarke[1]; Julian Goose[1]; Andrew Marshall[1]; Jonathan Laidlaw[1];

Other categories: DG Taxation & Customs Union; Fight against Fraud; Market; Fight against fraud;

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Andrew Marshall said: "What was planned and what took place was to cause enormous and continuous losses to the Revenue of millions of pounds, and those losses were only stopped by the arrests"

Andrew Marshall said: "Mr Burrage was the organiser and ringleader of all of this trade. It was fraudulent from the very start. It has an international element, controlling goods abroad and from abroad"

Fraud worth estimated £50m a year in unpaid duty and VAT allowed men to buy fast cars and luxury homes, investigators say Four members of a criminal gang have been jailed for their roles in one of the biggest alcohol-smuggling frauds ever uncovered in Britain....

Tensions flare in Athens ahead of austerity vote

Source country euobserver Friday, February 10, 2012 7:21:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)tax[1]; petrol[1]; taxes[1]; (EU)EU[3];

Entities: null[2]; Amadeu Altafaj[1]; Lucas Papademos[1]; Giorgios Karatzaferis[1];

Other categories: Financial Crisis; EC News;

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null said: "They will be supporting and training, but the executive task, the political responsibility remains in the hands of the Greek government,"

BRUSSELS Valentina Pop - Anti-austerity protesters threw rocks and petrol bombs at police on Friday (10 february) in Syntagma Square outside parliament, wher MPs will on Sunday vote on new cuts. The violence came after Greece's major trade unions launched a 48-hour general strike against the bill.......

GREECE: Greek ministers resign as bailout hangs in the balance

Source country france24-en Friday, February 10, 2012 7:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)tax[1]; capital[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[2];

Entities: José Manuel Durão Barroso[2]; Theodoros Pangalos[1]; George Karatzaferis[1]; Jean-Claude Juncker[1];

Other categories: World Economy; José Manuel Barroso; Monetary Issues EU; Financial Crisis; Maritime Safety in Europe; EC News; Market; EU-Asia; Economic and Monetary Affairs; External Relations; Transport;

Five Greek politicians, including the deputy foreign minister, resigned Friday over a crunch bailout agreement that the country needs to avoid bankruptcy. Greece’s future in the euro is now increasingly precarious and violence erupted in Athens....

Basis für Finanztransaktionssteuer wackelt noch

Source country Vorarlberg Friday, February 10, 2012 7:11:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)Steuer[4]; Steuern[1]; (EU)EU[3]; Europäischen Union[1];

Entities: Nicolas Sarkozy[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Institutional affairs;

Das Sparpaket sieht ab 2014 jährlich 500 Mio. Euro Einnahmen aus einer Finanztransaktionssteuer (FTT) vor. Basis ist eine entsprechende EU-Maßnahme, die allerdings noch lange nicht beschlossen ist....

Sarkozy hace campaña por la reelección pero sin lanzar candidatura

Source country eluniversal Friday, February 10, 2012 7:08:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)IVA[1]; fiscalidad[1]; (EU)Unión Europea[1];

Entities: Nicolas Sarkozy[2]; François Bayrou[1]; Marine Le Pen[3]; Thierry Mariani[1]; François Hollande[2]; Eva Joly[1]; Dominique Paillé[1]; Vincent Peillon[1];

Other categories: VAT;

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Dominique Paillé estimó: "Cuidado! A fuerza de cazar en tierras populistas podría haber ruptura con el electorado centrista humanista"

Todas las encuestas sitúan hoy a Fran ois Hollande en primer lugar de las intenciones de voto por amplio margen, con 29-30% en la primera vuelta, delante de Sarkozy (24-25%), la dirigente de la extrema derecha Marine Le Pen (18%) y el centrista Fran ois Bayrou (13%)....

Rund 7,5 Milliarden Euro sollen aus zusätzlichen Steuermaßnahmen dem Staat zufließen - Die lange...

Source country wienerzeitung Friday, February 10, 2012 7:07:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)Tabak[1]; Steuern[5]; (EU)EU[1];

Entities: Hans-Peter Haselsteiner[1]; Andreas Treichl[1]; Hans Peter[1]; Gerhard Roiss[1]; Hannes Ametsreiter[1]; Wolfgang Eder[1]; Maria Fekter[1]; Wolfgang Anzengruber[1];

Other categories:

Wien. Rund 7,5 Milliarden Euro aus steuerlichen Maßnahmen sollen bis Ende 2016 in die Budgets von Bund und Ländern fließen. Darüber hinaus sind im am Freitag präsentierten Konsolidierungsprogramm auch noch höhere Einnahmen für das Sozialversicherungssystem geplant....

Greek PM vows to rescue bailout deal

Source country AP Friday, February 10, 2012 7:05:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)tax[1]; capital[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[2];

Entities: Slobodan Lekic[1]; José Manuel Durão Barroso[2]; Theodoros Pangalos[1]; Angela Charlton[1]; George Karatzaferis[1]; Jean-Claude Juncker[1]; Gabriele Steinhauser[1]; Lucas Papademos[1];

Other categories: World Economy; José Manuel Barroso; Financial Crisis; Maritime Safety in Europe; EC News; Market; EU-Asia; Economic and Monetary Affairs; External Relations; Transport;

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister has promised to "do everything necessary" to rescue a euro130 billion ($170 billion) bailout deal, after six members of his cabinet walked out over harsh new austerity measures, triggering a political crisis in the near-bankrupt country....

Greece deal uncertain as ministers quit, violence erupts

Source country usaToday Friday, February 10, 2012 7:01:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)tax[1]; capital[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[2];

Entities: Theodoros Pangalos[1]; José Manuel Durão Barroso[2]; George Karatzaferis[1];

Other categories: José Manuel Barroso; Financial Crisis; Maritime Safety in Europe; EC News; Market; EU-Asia; External Relations; Transport;

Greece's future in the euro becoming precarious as ministers quit the government and violence erupts on the streets of Athens....

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14h51 - Europa perde a paciência com a Grécia

Source country JC Friday, February 10, 2012 6:55:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)imposto[1]; Capital[1]; (EU)União Europeia[1]; UE[2];

Entities: Janis Emmanouilidis[1]; George Karatzaferis[1];

Other categories: European Central Bank; Market; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

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Janis Emmanouilidis disse: "Só o tempo poderá nos dizer se a dívida grega poderá algum dia alcançar um nível sustentável"

Após dois anos de crise, a Europa dá sinais de que já não confia em que Atenas possa cumprir com as reformas exigidas em troca de ajuda financeira e alguns dirigentes já falam de uma Eurozona reduzida a 16 membros. O acordo atingido na quinta-feira entre Grécia e seus credores institucionais (União.......

Europe's trust gone, Greece at crossroads

Source country eubusiness Friday, February 10, 2012 6:51:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)tax[1]; revenue[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[8];

Entities: Jan Kees de Jager[4]; Jean-Claude Juncker[1]; Neelie Kroes[1]; Alexander Stubb[1]; Lucas Papademos[1]; Mark Rutte[1]; Bruno Cavalier[1]; Amadeu Altafaj[1]; Evangelos Venizelos[1];

Other categories: Neelie Kroes; Monetary Issues EU; Financial Crisis; EC News; Market; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

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Bruno Cavalier said: "Might it not be preferable to imagine a solution other than keeping Greece inside a monetary club whose rules it does not respect,"

Europe's trust in Greece has gone -- the question now is exactly what conditions it will put on any new loans to whatever government emerges in Athens when and if the country's old debt is restructured....

In Greece, the Growing Shadow of the Dreaded Drachma

Source country time Friday, February 10, 2012 6:50:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyTaxation] (Taxation)taxation[1]; taxes[1]; (EU)European Union[1];

Entities: Wolfango Piccoli[1]; Mario Monti[1]; Lucas Papademos[1]; Antonis Samaras[1]; Alexis Papachelas[1]; Evangelos Venizelos[1]; Giorgios Karatzaferis[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; European Central Bank; Financial Crisis; Market; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

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Wolfango Piccoli says: "In Brussels, confidence in Greece is low,"

Some Greeks speak fondly of the old currency but almost everyone knows that a return to it would mean immediate poverty -- and the resurrection of a venal kind of politics...

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