02/07/15

[Maik]

http://civilprotection.gr

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Greece's former tax-collection chief just told us why the country has such a massive tax-evasion problem

http://www.businessinsider.com/greeces-former-tax-collection-chief-harry-theoharis-explains-tax-evasion-problem-2015-7

[Maik]

Pressed by Debt Crisis, Doctors Leave Greece in Droves

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/world/europe/pressed-by-debt-crisis-doctors-leave-greece-in-droves.html?_r=0

[Maik]

French air traffic controllers, still embroiled in a bitter labor negotiation, will strike at dawn on Thursday for 48 hours unless an 11th-hour compromise is reached.

http://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/french-air-traffic-controllers-call-for-strike.html

[Maik]

The forgotten origins of Greece’s crisis will make you think twice about who’s to blame

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/07/01/the-forgotten-origins-of-greeces-terrible-crisis-will-make-you-think-twice-about-whos-to-blame/

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Greece Has Been In Default For 50% Of Its Time As An Independent Country

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/07/01/greece-has-been-in-default-for-50-of-its-time-as-an-independent-country/

[Maik]

Why is the FT ordering Greece to do what Germany wants?

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2015/07/why-is-the-ft-ordering-greece-to-do-what-germany-wants/

[Maik]

To anyone coming out to Greece in the near future: might be an idea to bring euros. Due to the banks being closed, head office can't, it seems, get access to money to fulfil the exchange needs, hence we're limiting exchange to £60 maximum. In Skala office we're interpreting this as per person so a couple wanting to exchange £100 simply do £50 per person. No idea what other companies are doing but some could, *possibly*, run out of euros to exchange.

Other than that, everything seems to be functioning as normal, no queues at the ATM opposite, which seems to be working OK, and electronic transactions OK.

£60 limit in office now removed. Still haven't seen any queues at local ATMs.

[Maik]

Val Doonican, Irish singer, dies at 88

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33363938

[Maik]

Varoufakis says he will resign if there is a "yes" vote as polls suggest vote will go down to the wire
An estimated €8bn has been withdrawn from banks in the last two weeks, as capital controls begin to take their toll

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11712465/greece-crisis-live-no-vote-polls.html

[Maik]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/last-words-of-transasia-crash-pilot-were-wow-pulled-back-the-wrong-side-throttle-10359733.html

[Maik]

Robot kills man at Volkswagen plant in Germany
The 22-year-old worker was grabbed by the robot and crushed against a metal plate

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11712513/Robot-kills-man-at-Volkswagen-plant-in-Germany.html