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OXI-Day – Greece’s “No” to Axis Forces on 28. October 1940

October 28, 2012 Comments Off on OXI-Day – Greece’s “No” to Axis Forces on 28. October 1940

Occupation Forces and Ultimatums. It’s not just a history chapter. Every year, since 2010, we experience the same thing: ultimatums by the country’s lenders. Every time, when the country should receive the ‘rescue bailout tranche’: ultimatums. Say YES or there is no money. Modern times ‘axis’ forces: so-called “Task EU Forces” …

Prosecutor Issued Arrest Warrant for HOT DOC Journo Publishing Lagarde-List

October 28, 2012 2

Unbelievable and ridiculous! While other countries sought to locate suspected tax dodgers whose names were on so-called “Lagarde-List”, Greece is seeking for the journalist who published the 2,059 names – and thus with an arrest warrant! On Saturday evening and just hour after the print edition of HOT DOC was in …

Athens: One Metro Station Closed Due to National Day Parade, Oct 28/2012

October 27, 2012 Comments Off on Athens: One Metro Station Closed Due to National Day Parade, Oct 28/2012

Greek police ordered that Athens Metro station <Syntagma> should be closed to public as of 8 o’clock in the morning on Sunday, October 28th 2012. The decision is taken in the context of high security measures during the students’ parade to mark National OXI-Day on Sunday morning. The parade will …

Lagarde-List Leaked: HOT DOC Publishes 2,059 Names from Stolen HSBC-List

October 27, 2012 4

Monthly magazine HOT DOC managed the impossible: To get what it seems to be the content of the long-missing and infamous Lagarde-list containing the names of 2,059 Greeks who had an account in the HSBC bank, Geneva, Switzerland. More than 2,000 excel-files expose the names of bank account holders. HOT DOC does not expose …

Greek Army Dismisses Claims “1,000 Soldiers Would be Part of Security Measures Forces during Oxi-Day Parades”

October 26, 2012 Comments Off on Greek Army Dismisses Claims “1,000 Soldiers Would be Part of Security Measures Forces during Oxi-Day Parades”

“The army has no involvement in security measures,” said Yiannis Sifakis, spokesman of Land Forces Chief of Staff on Friday. This statement dismisses claims raised by main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA that 1,000 troops would be part of the security measures forces during the 28. October military parade in Thessaloniki. …

Wedding in Times of Crisis: Have a Party at Petrol Station

October 26, 2012 2

Famous Belgian photographer Nick Hannes describes the wedding at the gasoline station as “weird”. And so it was. In times of economic crisis a petrol station owner decided to to have his wedding party at his onw petrol station in order to save expenses. What if the fumes of fuel …

IMF Report: Greece Will Miss Debt Target in 2020

October 26, 2012 Comments Off on IMF Report: Greece Will Miss Debt Target in 2020

What? Greece will miss it’s debt target? The austerity-hit and recession-ridden country will need more ‘reform’, that normally translates into ‘additional measures’? No problem. We, Greeks, are large and can give anything to our lenders. “Greek debt will be above the target of 120 percent of GDP in 2020, a …

Tough Allowances-Regulations for Seasonal Workers as of 01.01.2013

October 26, 2012 19

Seasonal workers in tourism, construction and agriculture will be at risk to lose their allowances as of 01.01.2013. According to new regulations issued by OAEED (Greek Unemployment Agency) seasonal workers will be able to receive allowances only for 450 days and thus retrospective since 01.01.2009. That is, if someone has received …

Luxury Landing in Athens Airport: A380 of Emirates Airline

October 26, 2012 4

Super luxurious Jumbo A380 landed in Athens Airport Eleftherios Venizelos on Friday noon. The two-storey airplane with first class private suites and Spa reached the Greek capital inaugurating the operation of Airbus A380 in the scheduled flights of Emirates Airline to Athens. “Emirates Airline is to launch the Airbus A380 …

When Politicians Scared of Citizens, Grannies Go to Church “Invite-Only”

October 26, 2012 3

The unprecedented security measures in Thessaloniki angered the believers who wanted to attend the festive mass at the church of Agios Dimitrios, the patron saint of the the city. Greek police had isolated the area around the church up to 150 meters away from the building. A ‘dead zone’. Entrance was permitted only with special …

Greek Banks to Get Rid of 20,000 Employees

October 26, 2012 5

Twenty thousands employees are at risk of losing their jobs due to the bank mergers. According to daily Ethnos, excessive personnel will see the exit door, regardless of the position they hold in the hierarchy scale. The aim of the lay-offs is to compress operating costs down to a minimum. Greek …

Greek-Orthodox Priest Tortured and Killed in Damascus

October 25, 2012 Comments Off on Greek-Orthodox Priest Tortured and Killed in Damascus

Bloodshed in Syria expands to what it seems also a religious conflict. A Greek-Orthodox Priest was killed in capital Damascus after being kidnapped. According to Greek media, the priest was mediator in a kidnap case of other community members. Below is the report posted by English speaking websites. Syria: Orthodox Christian …