Greek students disturbed with slogans the speech of Prime Minister George Papandreou at the Humboldt University in Berlin last night. They shouted slogans like “The PASOK is here to rob the people” and attempted to lift an anti-government banner. Papandreou urged to talk with a representative of the some 30 people strong …
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Coca Cola Greece: Hit by Recession or Punished by Consumers?
News wires report today about Coca Cola Hellas weak profit figures and the bottler’s consideration not to pay out dividend on 2010 profit. Coca Cola 3E blames the government imposed windfall levy on corporate earnings and tax on dividends, says Reuters. Second-quarter figures show a net profit dropped to E172m, while sales …
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Austria’s Far-Rights Campaign with Greek… and They Don’t Pay Him a Cent!
Austrian Far-Right “Freedom Party” (FPÖ-The Social Home Party) Steiermark branch have recently presented their campaign for the next autumn elections. FPÖ has started already to pollute the beautiful environment of Steiermark and insult the aesthetic of driving motorists, non-political tourists and shopping citizens, with several hundred posters hanging everywhere in the …
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Greece:Truck Drivers Strike Threatens to Black Out the Country
What’s going on with the truck drivers Strike? All lot is going on, but nothing has changed in the substance…. Truck drivers, motorists, travellers, shop owners are all on a stand-by mood. Currently striking drivers are holding negotiations talks with officials from the Transport Ministry. Then the drivers will go and …
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Greece: “Civil Mobilization” Against Truck Drivers Strike
Greek government ordered a civil mobilization in order to force striking drivers back to work and stop the truck and fuel tanks drivers’ strike. According to the state order trucks and lorries will ‘belong’ to the state and the drivers will get ‘state’ orders to drive the vehicles. The order …
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Group Claims Responsibility for Killing of Greek Journalist
Group “Sect of Revolutionaries” has claimed responsibility for gunning downinvestigative journalist Sokratis Giolias. SR sent a seven pages proclamation to newspaper Ta Nea at Tuesday noon after an anonymous phone call. According to TA NEA online edition, the SR tries to justify the killing of Sokratis Giolias and uses heavy characterizations against prominent Greek journalists …
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Greek President: Criticism at Political System is Fair
The criticism at the Greek political system is fair, said Greek President Karolos Papoulias. President Papoulias delivered a speech on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the democracy restoration in Greece. “The responsibility for the Greek decline is mainly dependent on the political class that is required to guide …
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Greasy Food in the Summertime?
We have a “condition” here in Athens; a very hot condition, indeed. We are boiling again. We are boiling inside a huge metal cauldron full with boiling water. It’s 15:25 local time and the thermometer at my balcony shows 38 degrees C in the shadow. Weather forecast predicted, the heat …
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Greek Banks: Stress Tests Passed, except ATE!
All Greek Banks passed the much feared Stress Tests, according to a brief news on ALTER TV. All? Well… not exactly all! Agricultural Bank Greece (ATE) has failed the test and will need some millions of euros to increase its capital by 2%. It was known that ATE Bank was …
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Greek PM’s Historical Visit to Israel
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou pays a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, carrying out the first visit by a Greek prime minister to Israel since three decades. Among the issues to be discussed during the visit is the situation in Gaza and ways to find a final a …
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Papandreou: Cyprus a Precondition for Normalisation of Greek-Turkish Relations
“Solving the Cyprus issue is a precondition for full normalisation of Greek-Turkish relations,” Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said during abrief stopover at Cyprus’ Larnaca airport on his way to Israel. After the meeting withCyprus President DimitrisChristofias, Papandreou called on Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership to seriously study the …
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Alexander the Great killed by toxic bacteria?
Can a real person die of a mythical cause? Can real Alexander the Great have died of toxic bacteria suspected in the mythical river Stynx, as scolars will try to prove? Alexander the Great was a real person of flesh and bones. He was proclaimed a king at the age of …
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“Piri Reis” & “Cesme”: The Little Boats of Greek Horror
That is indeed a very refreshing game played among the deep blue waves of the Aegean and the South Mediterranean Sea. Refreshing in terms that when heat waves hit Greece and Turkey and everybody feels exhausted from high temperatures and air pollution, some scientists (Turks) and coastal guards (Greeks) enjoy the …
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ALDI Hellas: Attractive Grooms for an Unwanted Bride
As I reported on July 16, German Discounter ALDI has announced to fold and close down its Greek investment ALDI Hellas. Mother ALDI Sud decided to kick out of family’s home the Greek daughter ALDI Hellas deeming her as “not sustainable”. But the daughter – sustainable or not – has …
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Greek Shot Journalist: Why him?
Why him? – The Troktiko blog The question “Why him?” burns the lips of his family, friends and colleagues. Sokratis Giolias, 37, was heading private radio Thema FM 98,9 and was founder of most popular news blog in Greek Troktiko. The blog has a continuous flow of local and international …
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Greek Shot Journalist: Police Investigates in the … dark?
Shocked and heartbroken relatives, friends and colleagues bid farewell at this hour to Sokratis Giolias. The Archbishop of Greece, Ieronymos, is heading the funeral sermon. The investigative journalist was shot dead on Monday dawn outside his home in Ilioupolis suburb of Athens. Giolias came under the cross fire of unknown …
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Greek Journalist shot in Athens: Police shows Terrorists – Photos
Radio Thema98,9 and NET state TV reported a couple of minutes ago that the police has identified the guns , Tokarev type 9mm, as belonging to local terrorist organisation “Sect of Revolutionaries”. The identification was made via examination of the 17 bullets hulls found at the crime scene. According to police, Sokratis …
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Greek Journalist Shot – Reactions
Shock, anger and fear prevail in Greek journalism community and society after the murder of the renowned journalist and blogger Sokratis Giolias. Journalists, ordinary people and politicians clearly condemn the heinous crime Journalists are especially numb as they perceive the coward killing of Giolias as a warning message targeting to silent …
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17 Bullets Execute Greek Journalist and Alleged Blogger in Athens.
Sokratis Giolias, investigative journalist and alleged blogger, has been gunned down at 5:20 am this morning outside his home in Ilioupolis suburb of Athens. Thirty seven year old Sokratis Giolias died immediately after being shot 17 times by at least two gunmen. A third accomplice was waiting on the car …
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“Piri Reis” vessel challenges Greeks and Cypriots
Piri Reis, the Turkish naval research ship, has entered the Greece’ continental shelf to illegally execute survey, 45 miles south of Greek island Kastelorizo, some 3 nautical miles off the Turkish coast, report Greek and Cypriot media. Athens sent a Coast Guard boat to warn the Piri Reis and ask her …
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