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Greece’s Electricity Workers (GENOP-DEH)To Start 48-Hour Rolling Strikes

October 1, 2012 3

Greece΄s electricity workers union GENOP-DEH will start rolling 48-hour strikes as of October 1st, 2012 to protest austerity measures demanded by the country΄s international lenders. Strikes at state-controlled utility PPC(DEH) have in the past led to rotating power cuts across the country, as the grid operator reduces the load to …

Athens: Clashes Between Anti-Authoritarians and Extrem-Right Sent 2 to Hospital

September 30, 2012 Comments Off on Athens: Clashes Between Anti-Authoritarians and Extrem-Right Sent 2 to Hospital

Anti-authoritarians, foreigners and “residents” turned the Athens district of Agios Panteleimon into a ‘battlefield’ on Sunday evening and the clashes sent two citizens and one policeman to the hospital and at least 15 to the police station. Somr Greek media report, that a group of some 80 people on scooters moved to the area from Exarchia …

Greece November 2011: “The Coup D’ Etat that Did Not Happen…” Part II

September 30, 2012 6

Below you will find some of the highlights published in Sunday newspaper To Vima in its front page report “The Coup d’ etat that didn’t happen…”. The basic idea of the newspaper is that the leadership of the Greek Armed Forces was replaced in November 2011 because then Prime Minister …

Greece November 2011: “The Coup D’ Etat that Did Not Happen….” Part I

September 30, 2012 2

Front page report “The coup d’état that didn’t happen..” of Sunday newspaper To Vima reveals a series of alleged “unknown events that led to the surprise replacement of the military leadership in Greece in November 2011”. According to the report that extends to many pages that alleged coup d’état was averted through the replacement and early …

Powerful Tremor Shakes Greece with Leaked Lists of Allegedly Corrupt Politicians

September 28, 2012 5

The most powerful tremor of recent years shakes the Greek political world, after several lists contaning names of politicians alleged under investigation by the Finance Crime Units (SDOE) were leaked to the press and published by a number of newspapers and news-portals. Current and former political leaders, ministers and deputy ministers, former …

SOS Oral S*x: Bishop of Piraeus Warns of Dangers for Physical and Mental Health

September 28, 2012 3

In his ‘manifesto’ on oral sex, Bishop of Piraeus, Metropolitan Seraphim clarifies first of all that “we are not possessed by any dastard motives of extreme or fundamentalist disposal, neither of homophophic syndrome.” With reference to latest study of the University Hospital of Coventry on the increasing risks for cancer due …

European Heritage Days: Free Admission to Museums & Sites, Sept 28-30/2012

September 28, 2012 Comments Off on European Heritage Days: Free Admission to Museums & Sites, Sept 28-30/2012

The annual European Heritage Days (EHD) will be marked this weekend with free admissions to museums, guided thematic tours, music concerts and other events through out Greece. This year’s EHD Open Doors Days will be held in 60 locations in Greece during 28-30 September 2012. The general theme is “Crises: Continuities …

Ex-Chancellor Schmidt: It’s Merkel’s Fault, To be Featured with Swastika in Some Countries

September 28, 2012 2

Former German chancellor Helmut Schimdt, sharply criticized Angela Merkel for her policies in the euro crisis. In a live talk-show of state broadcaster ZDF, Schmidt said: “It is partly her fault that in some European countries there are images featuring her with a swastika armband.” The chancellor does as if she …

Greek Parliament Goes … Vulgar

September 27, 2012 Comments Off on Greek Parliament Goes … Vulgar

An unprecedented vulgar verbal attack from the side of Greek Parliament Speaker allegedly occurred this morning in the plenary hall of the Parliament. “Suck my ***” was allegedly the vulgar sentence that soon reached the mainstream media, the websites and the blogs. The parliament office dismissed the claims that such a …

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Having Good Time in Athens

September 27, 2012 Comments Off on Dominique Strauss-Kahn Having Good Time in Athens

No, ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn did not come to Athens to lend a helping hand and advice the Greeks how to deal with the country’s international lenders. DSK came on private visit and had really good time, several Greek news portals reported on Thursday, posting pictures and videos. DSK – …

19 Reasons Why Prices Remain High in Greece, When Incomes Plummet

September 27, 2012 16

Have you ever wondered why we, in Greece, pay htree-times up prices for the same goods and packages sold else where within the European Union boundaries? And thus, despite the austerity measures, the regular and emergency taxes and the permanent decrease of our incomes? Of course, you have wondered and …

Greek Coalition Leaders Reached Basic Agreement on €11.5 Billion Package

September 27, 2012 1

After three hours of consultations, the three political leaders of Greece coalition government managed to reach a basic agreement on the 11-billion-euro cuts-package and the additional 3-billion-euro tax tsunami. Short after the meeting, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras told the media, that the heads of the three coalition government parties had reached a “basic …