Greece told to sell off islands and artworks!
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The call for a Big Fat Greek Auction came on the eve of crucial talks between Angela Merkel and the George Papandreou.
Josef Schlarmann told Bild newspaper that Greece should consider selling its uninhabited islands for debt redemption.
Two senior German MPs have demanded that Greece sell off some of its islands, historic buildings and art works as a condition of receiving a financial lifeline from the EU.
The call for a Big Fat Greek Auction – which would also include ancient artefacts and stakes in state-owned companies – to repay some of the country's debt mountain came on the eve of crucial talks between the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the Greek prime minister, George Papandreou, in Berlin tomorrow and takes the mudslinging between the two countries to a new level.
Frank Schaeffler, an economics specialist and member of Germany's Free Democrats, said Athens should sell stakes in companies and "assets, such as uninhabited islands". Marco Wanderwitz – a member of Merkel's conservative CDU party – went even further: "If the European Union, and therefore Germany, helps out Greece economically, it will need to give something in exchange … some islands, for example, might be a solution.''
The Bild tabloid newspaper put it rather more succinctly: "We give you cash, you give us Corfu … and the Acropolis too".
Dimitris Droutsas, Greece's deputy foreign minister, was not amused. "Suggestions like this are not appropriate at this time," he told German television.
According to a poll published today, 84% of Germans think the EU should refuse to help Athens.
The Greeks are increasingly resentful of Germany's hardline stance. Germany's Nazi past has been dragged up and German car dealers and supermarket chains have been hit by boycotts.
There are some 6,000 Greek islands, scattered across the Aegean and Ionian seas, ranging from Crete, the biggest at more than 3,000 square miles, to tiny rocky islets barely big enough for a single sunbed. Only around 220 are inhabited. Many are already up for sale.
The Private Islands Online website, which specialises in selling island paradises and rocky outcrops across the world, says a little bit of land surrounded by sea in the Cyclades or Dodecanese is the perfect trophy asset: "Greek islands are the ultimate status symbol, evoking images of sunglass-sporting shipping magnates sipping champagne on the deck of enormous yachts."
The price it insists, is really quite reasonable. The islands are "relatively affordable … costing as little as $2m – less than a ski chalet in Aspen or a walk-up on the Upper East Side".
Currently up for grabs is St Athanasios island, just 2.5 acres, in the Gulf of Corinth, with an asking price of €1.5m. Those who need more space might be interested in St Thomas, a 300 acre isle in the Diapori chain, a water taxi ride from Athens and on the market for €15m.
This week Papandreou set out his third round of austerity measures, including public sector pay cuts and tax increases. Greek unions announced a series of strikes in protest.
The Greek treasury successfully raised €5bn in a make-or-break bond issue, but more than €50bn of Greek debt is due this year – €20bn in the coming weeks – and the country needs to borrow more to meet repayments. If it cannot it will be in default and European banks with Greek investments would be forced into vast write-offs. The problem could then spread to other countries with huge deficits.
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What in god's name is going on over there? :shock: I just heard & watched this on Greek TV. This is will never happen. Greece will never sell out their islands & artwork's to anybody .. anymore. England still has Greek statues & art in their museums. One day, hopefully, they will be returned to Greece.
The call for a Big Fat Greek Auction came on the eve of crucial talks between Angela Merkel and the George Papandreou.
Josef Schlarmann told Bild newspaper that Greece should consider selling its uninhabited islands for debt redemption.
Two senior German MPs have demanded that Greece sell off some of its islands, historic buildings and art works as a condition of receiving a financial lifeline from the EU.
The call for a Big Fat Greek Auction – which would also include ancient artefacts and stakes in state-owned companies – to repay some of the country's debt mountain came on the eve of crucial talks between the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the Greek prime minister, George Papandreou, in Berlin tomorrow and takes the mudslinging between the two countries to a new level.
Frank Schaeffler, an economics specialist and member of Germany's Free Democrats, said Athens should sell stakes in companies and "assets, such as uninhabited islands". Marco Wanderwitz – a member of Merkel's conservative CDU party – went even further: "If the European Union, and therefore Germany, helps out Greece economically, it will need to give something in exchange … some islands, for example, might be a solution.''
The Bild tabloid newspaper put it rather more succinctly: "We give you cash, you give us Corfu … and the Acropolis too".
Dimitris Droutsas, Greece's deputy foreign minister, was not amused. "Suggestions like this are not appropriate at this time," he told German television.
According to a poll published today, 84% of Germans think the EU should refuse to help Athens.
The Greeks are increasingly resentful of Germany's hardline stance. Germany's Nazi past has been dragged up and German car dealers and supermarket chains have been hit by boycotts.
There are some 6,000 Greek islands, scattered across the Aegean and Ionian seas, ranging from Crete, the biggest at more than 3,000 square miles, to tiny rocky islets barely big enough for a single sunbed. Only around 220 are inhabited. Many are already up for sale.
The Private Islands Online website, which specialises in selling island paradises and rocky outcrops across the world, says a little bit of land surrounded by sea in the Cyclades or Dodecanese is the perfect trophy asset: "Greek islands are the ultimate status symbol, evoking images of sunglass-sporting shipping magnates sipping champagne on the deck of enormous yachts."
The price it insists, is really quite reasonable. The islands are "relatively affordable … costing as little as $2m – less than a ski chalet in Aspen or a walk-up on the Upper East Side".
Currently up for grabs is St Athanasios island, just 2.5 acres, in the Gulf of Corinth, with an asking price of €1.5m. Those who need more space might be interested in St Thomas, a 300 acre isle in the Diapori chain, a water taxi ride from Athens and on the market for €15m.
This week Papandreou set out his third round of austerity measures, including public sector pay cuts and tax increases. Greek unions announced a series of strikes in protest.
The Greek treasury successfully raised €5bn in a make-or-break bond issue, but more than €50bn of Greek debt is due this year – €20bn in the coming weeks – and the country needs to borrow more to meet repayments. If it cannot it will be in default and European banks with Greek investments would be forced into vast write-offs. The problem could then spread to other countries with huge deficits.
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What in god's name is going on over there? :shock: I just heard & watched this on Greek TV. This is will never happen. Greece will never sell out their islands & artwork's to anybody .. anymore. England still has Greek statues & art in their museums. One day, hopefully, they will be returned to Greece.
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Greece's maritime industry is what the EU wants on the table in order to bail out Greece. If the people and government give up control of Greece's shipping industry they'll be reduced to nothing more than EU beggers dependent upon the charity crumbs of Germany and EU elite.
Hail, Hail!!!
we will sell them our 3
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molon_labe
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
I like that ! Something similar here from Texas :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_and_take_it
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
You sell the Parthanon to China and China buys it.
So what? It's not like China can drive it off the lot, right? It stays there, but now... China has to pay for the upkeep. We sold Pebble Beach and Rockerfeller Center to the Japanese... but, they're still here.
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I say... sell off those Greek Islands... let some other country pay for them... and still enjoy them.
Hail, Hail!!!
Mercel just said that Germans will still come for tourism in Greece..
btw we already sold the ports in China...
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
I can't phantom how a country leader could even suggest anything like she did!
or we can sell the ones uk has in their museam.. :evil:
and no worry about ouzo...
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Only if they give Greece back Constantinople. Someday, in the year's ahead of our time which it's been written in the bible & scrolls that the Greek's will get back Constantinople. It will reign in blood in the Mediterranean sea. We Greeks will get it back. Someday!
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
so from now ,and sorry for that Malta and Sicily belongs to Germans
Greeks..always find the way
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Where did you hear this? It's official? Greece sold Corfu & Zakinthos to Germany? I'm watching the Olyssey & ANT1 Greek Channels & they haven't said nothing yet on that?
Greeks!!!!always survivors....
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
I was gonna say man. It would of been hell & blood if that happened.
we bring to the world,Democracy,maths.filosophy,medicine,architecture.and all this history of thousands of years and we are one of the oldest and greatest nation in the planet..
we are the country to KNOW how to say NO...so if they want our heritage,they must put down every fuckin one of us....
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
a video show our answer to the selling island issue,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl94gKofEBY
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
a couple of sun sails and ive got a nice southern summer getaway.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
its not in a dodgy neighbourhood is it dimitris??
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
and England doesnt have Greek artifacts and stuff in its musems... the UK does... the first clue is in the name of the Museum, which is the British Museum, not the English Museum.
sorry, but until Scotland gets independence I'll always point shit like that out
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Help me out there because I'm an ignorant American whose education system has failed him. Is England the whole entire island landmass comprised of the UK, Ireland, and Scotland or is the whole entire thing called the UK and England is a country within the UK?
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”