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Third Austerity Package brought to Greek Parliament; Measures till the End of Time

November 5, 2012 11

The third austerity measures package – commonly called “Third Memorandum” of 13.5 billion euro, was brought to Greek Parliament with the signatures of all government ministers on Monday afternoon. The relevant committee of the Parliament will discuss the bill tomorrow Tuesday as of 11 a.m.. The bill will be discussed at …

UPD: “Hell Days” Ahead as Public Transport Workers Go on Strike (Strike Schedule)

November 5, 2012 4

Days of hell on earth and unbelievable trouble are awaiting millions of passengers, especially people who own no private car. But even motorists will see themselves stuck for hours in traffic jams as the public transport system will practically collapse and there will be no other way for people to move around. The …

Salamina: Egyptian Migrant Beaten And Tied on a Tree

November 5, 2012 7

A shocking picture on Sunday morning: a man tied with an iron chain on a tree. His beaten face was swollen, he was in a stage of shock. Passers by alarmed the police that needed a special tool to cut the chain and free the unlucky victim of a brutal assault. The man, of Egyptian origin …

Workers at Greek Electricity Co Launch 48h Rolling Strikes, Nov 5/2012

November 4, 2012 4

GENO-DEH the union of workers at Greek Public Power Company (DEH) will launch 48-hour rolling strikes as of Monday night, November 5th 2012. The strikes may cause problems in the electricity supply. PS How about consumers to start rolling payments stops?

Athens: Angry Mob Destroys Migrants’ Shops – One Migrant Stabbed

November 3, 2012 10

The district of Agios Panteleimon turned into a “battlefield” during the last days after the attack against a local hairdresser that sparked a storm of reactions by residents and provided opportunity to right-wing extremists to start violent actions against migrant vendors, with the pictures of the damages to remind one of …

Athens: “Meat” the Greek National Opera Event, Free of Charge, Nov 4/2012

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Opera in the meat market? Opera in the meat market! Members of the Greek National Opera will sing arias from several famous operas on Sunday evening at the meat & vegetables market “Varvakeio” in the middle of Athens historical centre. The performance will take place at 8 o’clock in the evening on …

Greek Taxis on 24h Rolling Strikes as of Nov 5/2012

November 3, 2012 2

Greece’s tax owners decided to launch 24-hour rolling strikes as of November 5th 2012. The decision was taken on Friday, after they realized that the austerity measures package contains also an article that ‘opens the alternative market of limousines and mini vans,” as taxi owners said in a statement. They claim that …

Greek Nightmare: Unemployment to Reach Rates of Great Depression

November 2, 2012 5

Dramatic are the predictions about the development of unemployment in 2013, as Greece does not show signs of recovery. According to private sector union GSEE, unemployment may reach even 35% in the upcoming year, a percentage rate that was reached in the USA during the Great Depression in 1930s. Speaking to …

Chania: Two Men Commit Suicide on a Single Day

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Society in Chania is shocked after two suicides that took place on a single day. On Friday noon, a young man jumped from the balcony of his home. The paramedics who rushed with ambulance on the spot could only find out that the man had suffered fatal head injuries. In another incident, …

Student Expelled from School for Raising Her Fist During National Day Parade

November 2, 2012 7

A 17-year-old student has been suspended from school, a punishment she received for raising her fist during the National Day parade, on October 28th 2012. The student of a public school in the city of Pyrgos, Ilia (Peloponnese), reacted to the punishment saying that “a school director is not a judge …

Latest Public Survey: SYRIZA 23%, ND 20%, GD11.5%,….

November 2, 2012 Comments Off on Latest Public Survey: SYRIZA 23%, ND 20%, GD11.5%,….

Main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA leads in the latest public opinion survey, followed by Samaras’ Nea Dimocratia and extreme-right Golden Dawn (Chrysi Avgi). At the same time, the majority of respondents chose “Nobody” as “the most suitable” for Prime Minister, something we did not see for quite some time. The …

HOT DOC Journalist Kostas Vaxevanis Acquitted by Athens Court

November 2, 2012 5

Greek journalist Kostas Vaxevanis has been acquitted by an Athens court on Thursday night in a trial that lasted almost ten hours. The prosecutor had raised charges against Vaxevanis for breaching privacy after he published the names of 2,000 suspected tax evaders in his magazine HOT DOC. Vaxevanis was arrested last Sunday. …