Monday, 03 October 2011 06:24 'Greece has implemented plans to lay off thousands of public service workers to meet one of its creditors' key demands and receive the next tranche of its bailout fund. Following consultations with the European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) auditors, the government now seems to have fixed on a scheme to place 30,000 civil servants temporarily in a "labor reserve," a move which is going to be unveiled on Sunday, AFP reported. Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said the government has developed the scheme to lay off state workers with "transparent and objective" criteria.' Monday, 03 October 2011 06:21 'In an interview with French financial newspaper La Tribune published on Saturday, French millionaire arms broker Ziad Takieddine said that he was commissioned by Gueant, Sarkozy's former presidential election campaign head, to conclude arms contracts with former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
"I remember telling Gueant: You know me more than anyone else. Each of my acts amount to an official mission,” Takieddine stated.
“I went to see Gaddafi in Libya, and Assad in Syria only on the request and authorization from the president,” the Franco-Lebanese businessman added.'
Monday, 3 October 2011
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