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24th Bulletin: Exclusively the “hot” list of loan write-offs
Published on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 17: 50 Written by 24 h. com. cy The first online news bulletin of the 24th bulletin revealed the list of politicians, their relatives and trade unionists who deleted all or part of the loan that had been taken from two crumbling banks. In the Newscast, with Sotiris […]
‘We did not have loans written off’ : Former President and MP’s on the List
March 30, 2013
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By George Psyllides Published on March 30, 2013 THE government yesterday reaffirmed its intention to fully investigate the banking sector, as a list surfaced with names of current and former state officials who allegedly had their loans written off by banks. The list, published in Greece, contains the names of former […]
Cyprus banks wrote off millions of euros to politicians
March 30, 2013
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List of names published by newspaper, sent to Parliament 29 March, 18:33 The Laiki bank (ANSAmed) – NICOSIA – A list of Cypriot companies and politicians that allegedly had millions of euros in loans written off by the three Cypriot lenders at a center of an unprecedented banking crisis on the Mediterranean island has […]
Cyprus allows capital controls, creates “solidarity fund”
March 22, 2013
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Photo: EPA Cyprus MPs approved a bill Friday night, granting the government the right to restrict withdrawals from bank accounts in exceptional cases. The parliament in Cyprus also approved a “national solidarity fund” to help the state raise the necessary funds for an EU and IMF bailout. The “solidarity fund” bill presupposes nationalization of part […]
Tomorrow, Cyprus could vote to leave the euro. This is political dynamite: “If Cypriot depositors are forced to pay today, why not Spanish ones tomorrow “
March 17, 2013
By Mats Persson Economics Last updated: March 17th, 2013 There are two ways to look at the hugely controversial bailout agreed for Cyprus in the early hours of Saturday morning, in which the small island nation – accounting for only 0.2 per cent of eurozone GDP but whose troubles will have an impact far beyond […]
Cyprus baulks at painful EU bailout terms: ” I don’t think the banks will open if the bill isn’t passed “
March 17, 2013
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17 Mar 2013 NICOSIA (AFP) Cyprus postponed an emergency debate in parliament on a controversial EU bailout on Sunday, threatening a prolonged closure of the island’s banks as MPs baulk at an unprecedented tax on savings. Fellow eurozone countries and international creditors imposed the deeply unpopular levy of up to 9.9 percent on all deposits […]
Russian internet laws could make ISPs liable for user’s crimes
February 18, 2013
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Published: 18 February, 2013, 13:10 Edited: 18 February, 2013, 13:15 New amendment that would make internet service providers disclose the identity of users who commit crimes online. If providers refuse they will become suspects in criminal cases instead of the users. MP Sergey Zheleznyak has presented the draft law to reporters and said the […]
Armed forces are vulnerable to cyber attack, warn MPs ” entire combat units, such as aircraft and warships, could be rendered completely dysfunctional by a cyber attack “
January 9, 2013
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Commons Defence Committee said threat to UK security had ability to evolve at ‘almost unimaginable speed’ Gavin Cordon Wednesday, 9 January 2013 The armed forces are now so dependent on information technology that their ability to operate could be “fatally compromised” by a sustained cyber attack, MPs warned today. The Commons Defence Committee said the cyber threat […]
MPs: ‘Chilling’ new libel law will CENSOR THE TRUTH online
December 12, 2012
We’re not trolling, you can silence a site with an email By Kelly Fiveash, Networks Correspondent Posted in Law, 12th December 2012 13:57 GMT Free whitepaper – A Paradigm Shift in Digital Asset Storage A proposed overhaul to the UK’s stringent libel law could have “a chilling effect on those publishing material online”, an influential […]
All expenses paid: the full scale of MPs’ lavish globetrotting revealed
November 22, 2012
Special Investigation: Hundreds of politicians have each accepted thousands of pounds worth of trips to exotic locations. So what do their hosts want in return? Oliver Wright, Matthew Macaulay Thursday, 22 November 2012 Backbench MPs have gone on more than £1.5m of trips with all expenses paid by foreign governments, pressure groups and […]
Prisoners to get the vote regardless, Government human rights adviser says: European Court overrules British Sovereignty
November 19, 2012
Prisoners will get the vote regardless of David Cameron’s concerns, according to a Government human rights adviser. Lord Lester, a leading member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights as well as the Bill of Rights Commission, told The Daily Telegraph: “It will weaken British influence unless we have a real heavyweight who is experienced […]
Kuwait detains Twitter users for insulting emir
November 19, 2012
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By Agence France-Presse Sunday, November 18, 2012 20:44 EST Kuwait’s public prosecution on Sunday ordered the detention of four Twitter users for 10 days for allegedly insulting the ruler of the oil-rich Gulf state, a rights group said. The four were arrested on Wednesday and remanded in police custody pending further investigation before the prosecution […]
Violent scenes outside Athens parliament as tens of thousands hold austerity protest
November 7, 2012
• Petrol bombs and teargas at Syntagma • Heavy selloff as Dow falls 345 points after Obama victory Graeme Wearden guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 7 November 2012 14.14 EST Protesters hold a banner reading “Let the capitalists pay for the crisis” during a demo in front of the parliament in Athens tonight. Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP Latest […]
Kuwait warns against unlicensed protest planned for Sunday
November 3, 2012
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Kuwait said on Saturday it had not issued a permit to allow a planned protest against new voting rules and the prime minister warned police would use force if the nation was under threat. Kuwait outlawed unauthorized gatherings of more than 20 people last month after an opposition-led demonstration by thousands ended in clashes between […]
Tories will change relations with European courts after prisoner vote row, says Justice Secretary
October 28, 2012
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The Tories will go into the next election promising a new relationship with the European Court of Human Rights after rows over prisoner voting and foreign criminals, the Justice Secretary has said. Mr Grayling has suggested the Conservatives will loosen ties with European Court of Human Rights because of clashes over issues such as prisoner […]
Alarm at Greek police ‘collusion’ with far-right Golden Dawn : MP Ilias Panagiotaros: “We are in civil war”
October 18, 2012
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17 October 2012 Last updated at 12:02 ET Article written by Paul Mason Economics editor, Newsnight Golden Dawn MP Ilias Panagiotaros: “We are in civil war” Greece’s far-right party, Golden Dawn, won 18 parliamentary seats in the June election with a campaign openly hostile to illegal immigrants and there are now allegations that some […]
Don’t Wait for the UK Snoopers’ Charter to Pass: Encrypt Wikipedia Now
September 7, 2012
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September 6, 2012 | By Eva Galperin A joint committee of the UK’s House of Lords and the House of Commons is preparing to debate a draft bill known as the Snoopers’ Charter, a disastrous data retention bill which, as Techdirt explained, “would require ISPs to record key information about every email sent and Web […]
March 30, 2013
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