Rick Steves' Greece: Athens & the Peloponnese amazon.com
Bust: Greece, the Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis - By Matthew Lynn amazon.com
Greece's 'Odious' Debt: The Looting of the Hellenic Republic by the Euro, the Political Elite and the Investment Community - By Jason Manolopoulos amazon.com
Understanding the Crisis in Greece: From Boom to Bust - By Theodore Pelagidis amazon.com
The Imminent Crisis: Greek Debt and the Collapse of the European Monetary Union amazon.com
Eyewitness Greece - Athens and the Mainland - 352 Pages
Financial markets and economic growth in Greece, 1986-1999 [An article from: Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money]
Athens Demographics:
The population count for Athens was 10,964,020 in 2001. According to eurostat, in 2008 Greece had a total estimated population of 11,262,000. Of this, some 695,979 are estimated to be non-Greek.
June 29, 2010
New strikes block tourists at Piraeus
Demonstrators demand withdrawal of pension bill
"Militant seamen blocking the gates of Piraeus harbour on Tuesday stopped hundreds of tourists from boarding ferries for the Greek islands, as public and private sector unions staged a 24-hour strike to protest against new pension legislation.
The stand-off at the country’s largest port, the second in less than a week, highlighted opposition by the communist trade union PAME to reforms agreed under Greece’s €110bn bail-out by the European Union and International Monetary Fund.
Port authorities said 18,000 passengers were due to sail from Piraeus on Tuesday, but it was not clear how many would be able to leave.
A few hours later riot police in central Athens fired tear gas against stone-throwing protesters gathered outside parliament, where the pension overhaul is being debated this week.
...Unions reacted strongly to a threat by the government on Monday to legislate a three-year pay freeze for lower-paid workers in the private sector if unions and employers fail to agree on the measure.."
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