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Rhodes floods: body of missing teacher washed ashore in Turkey Nov 27, 2013
The brothers of the 53-year-old teacher had traveled to Turkey to identify the body.
One more man and two women lost their lives in the strong rainstorm and flash floods that hit the island of Rhodes last Friday.
OECD’s Gurria in Athens “There is life after debt” Nov 27, 2013
The Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Angel Gurria, praised Greece’s efforts during the ongoing crisis on Wednesday, as he presented the organization’s report on Greece to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at the Maximos Mansion.
The OECD head congratulated the Greek premier and noted that Greece topped the global list with regard to structural reforms.
Earlier in the day Gurria met with PASOK chief and Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos. During the meeting Gurria referred to Greece’s “impressive adjustment program” and the “spectacular reversal in the balance of payments” as well as the country’s primary surplus. “There is life after debt,” said Gurria.
Speaking to the press after the meeting Venizelos said that the OECD report pointed to the fact that the Greek debt was sustainable.
Meanwhile, Gurria was also expected to meet with Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras and Development Minister Costis Hatzidakis before delivering a keynote speech at a Constantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy function on Wednesday evening. (via ekathiimerini)
Nafplion: earthquake 4.5R, tremor felt in Athens Nov 27, 2013
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on Richter scale occurred at 4:21 p.m. Wednesday. According to first information from Greek Geodynamics Institute in Athens, the epicenter was in the sea area off Nafplion in Eastern Peloponnese.
Earthquake depth was 10km.
The tremor was felt also in Greek capital Athens, located some 110 km away.
PS no worries, my desk and chair were shaking for just a few seconds. Cat did not interrupt her nap as usual.
Journalist Vaxevanis acquitted for publishing the Lagarde List Nov 27, 2013
It is the second time that the court declares Kostas Vaxevanis innocent.
Last year, Vaxevanis published in his magazine HOT DOC the names of more than 2,000 Greeks, holders of bank accounts in HSBC Geneva branch.
Athens: municipality policemen brawl with public sector unionists Nov 27, 2013
Angry municipality policemen and public sector unionists had a real bad time with raised punches and pushing around in an Athens hotel on Wednesday. A group of frustrated and laid-off municipality policemen entered the hall where public sector union ADEDY was holding a conference. The municipality policemen shouted slogans against the unionists and accused them of not having supported their struggle, when the Greek government decided to suspend the institution and send them home with the ghost of unemployment haunting them.
Angry fists were raised and most possibly fell as well, pushing against each other occurred, some tried to calm down the spirits. When ADEDY vice president asked municipality policemen to leave the hall, blood started to boil again.
more pictures in newsit.gr
Really ugly scenes were averted though, and policemen left shouting at the unionists, that they leave to them “the comfort chairs of power and the ambitions for political careers”.
That’s the bitter truth dividing the austerity-hit Greek society. Those without work and income envy those with work. And furthermore, unionists who spent years allegedly struggling for the rights of workers and employees found a safe job as ‘lawmakers’, climbing the stairs up to a ministerial post.
Piraeus bishop to excommunicate MPs voting for same-sex civil partnership Nov 28, 2013
In a 9-page long and extremely strict statement, Bishop Seraphim said that he will excommunicate lawmakers elected within the province of his pastoral responsibility, if and when they will vote in favor of the civil partnership amendment.
He describes homosexuality as a “terrible sin”.
“For all Holy Fathers homosexuality is the most disgusting and unclean sin. Support and acquittal of homosexuality is a great disrespect to God and blasphemous abolition of the Gospel. “
Directly addressing the lawmakers and the government, Bishop Seraphim asks: “Who are you, the representatives of modernity that dare put themselves above the God and abolish the Gospel and the teaching of the Holy Fathers?”
He calls for an emergency meeting of the Bishops of the Orthodox Church of Greece and calls on Greek government not to implement “this insult against God and human beings.” (sources: TA NEA, zougla.gr and others)
UPDATE: The Bishops’ threats apparently had their effect and the government plans to freeze the law for the time being after 25 lawmakers from conservative Nea Dimocratia raised their objections, Greek media report. Coalition government partner socialist PASOK expressed the view that the government partners had agree on the issue. The Justice Minister said that the issue will come up again in form of a bill “sometime in the future.”
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