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That’s Athens in Christmas. The Athens, we miss in times of recession, unemployment, sharply cut incomes, closed down shops and buildings facades deformed with graffiti and slogans. Athens in December 1960. A city festively dressed, glowing, with people going downtown for their Christmas shopping. Aiolou street, near Chaftia, the upper street …

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As more and more Greeks find it hard to get a nutritious meal on their table, private initiatives manage the impossible. They provide families and persons with that what they cannot afford anymore: with food. One of the first initiatives established for this purpose is the non-profit organization BOROUME (“We …

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That was a very loud cry for help by somebody who literally cannot speak. A woman climbed a metal sculpture installation at Omonia square in downtown Athens on Tuesday morning and was threatening to jump. When the fire brigades and the police arrived to the spot, the deaf mute woman started to drop …

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A breath for thousands of borrowers as Greek government decided to extend the auctions ban for one more year. With a legislative act the Ministry of Development suspends auctions for the so-called “first housing” until December 31, 2013.  The legislative act prohibits banks from conducting auctions for unpaid mortgage loans if the home …

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European Grassroots Antiracist Movement (EGAM) said in a press release that Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras  announced he favored the exclusion of extreme right-wing Chrysi Avgi (Golden Dawn) from the European Council Discrimination Committee. Last October the participation of Eleni Zaroulia, Member of the Greek Parliament and wife of party chairman …

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After three days wandering from hospital to hospital, entrepreneur Lavrentis Lavrentiadis entered a cell in Korydallos prison in Athens on Monday. Supported by three policemen, Lavrentiadis entered Korydallos main entrance limping. He has been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis since several decades. Although arrested on Thursday, Lavrentiadis claimed health problems and spent the last …

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Workers at Athens Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP (HSAP) will launch a work stoppage on December 19th and a 24-hour strike on December 20th 2012. The work stoppage will take place from 5-9 a.m. on Wednesday, the day private sector union ADEDY has called for a strike. The workers …

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Greece has completed the barbed-wire fence at its North-East borders to Turkey. With 10,365 meter length and 4 meter height the fence extends all along the land borders, from  Kastanies posting until the Evros river. According to Greek officials, the fence cannot be climbed without mechanical means. Of course, illegal immigrants …

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The European Union Task Force under the leadership of Horst Reichenbach issued its 2012 report for Greece. In the 40-page report, tax collection deficiencies top the list of key issues that need to be met in order to reduce the government debt. Praising Greece for already making some progress, the Reichenbach-staff …

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While the 300 esteemed Members of our Greek Parliament and government ministers approve laws taxing even the first euro a person living below poverty receives, they bless their own pockets as the 70% of their salaries and compensations are tax-free. Only 30% of their income coming from the Parliament is …

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This is something we normally know from war situations when refugees fight for a loaf of bread or a sack of flour.  But these scenes occurred in European Union of salvation year 2012, and thus in Euro-Zone member state, Greece. A situation of an unbelievable impenetrability occurred Monday morning at the …

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No, it’s not a joke. However I thought to start the day with this story, because reading it makes you wanna live nowhere else but in Greece 🙂 Speaking at a health care conference in Athens, Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras told the audience that Ireland and Portugal seek the ways how …

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