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Touristic cruises came almost to halt at the Ionian islands after the scandal with fake classification documents broke out. Currently 16 ships were ordered by the Ministry of Citizen’s Protection to stop operating after irregularities in their documents issued by a Russian classification agent in Piraeus. According to Greek state network …

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“Indignant” Greeks are ready to restart! As summer vacations are over and temperatures have dropped a bit, ‘indignant’ Greeks have called for restarting the protests in front of the Parliament at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens today, Saturday September 3rd 2011 at 7 p.m. And not only! With the slogan “The …

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That’s a great offer by the Greek National Opera and thus  free of charge in times of economic misery and harsh austerity. The Greek National Opera loads its Opera bus with singers and dancers and and takes them to the streets, in neighborhoods and squares of Athens  to offer the public unforgettable …

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Negotiations between Greece and its Troika lenders seem to have reached a deadlock. Greek media report that the meeting was interrupted Thursday night in Athens, and that the EU/IMF/ECD representatives did not complete their review of the Greek economy for the release of the sixth tranche of the €110 billion …

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Hardly is the summer vacations period over and strikes started to hit Greece or correctly to say… the residents and tourists in Athens. The Metro and the Urban Train HSAP are on a 24-hours strike on Friday, September 2nd 2011. The workers oppose the employees’ transfers as scheduled by the bill …

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Hardly had KTG put a step away from home and important events occurred. The first was the merger of the private Greek banks Alpha and Eurobank under the friendly blessing and financial backing of Qatar – the Gulf state that Greece had been long struggling to win for investments. The …

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Swimmers at a Gytheion beach were more than alarmed to see a dolphin swimming in the area, living behind a trace of blood. Men, women and even chilrden rushed to capture the small dolhin and bring it to rescue. A wonderful and touching story showing also that there is indeed …

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A German delegation headed by State Secretary for Economy & Technology Stefan Kapfer arrived in Athens to discuss with Greek politicians green investments, privatizations and tourism. Also the establishment of an independent investment bank with the assistance of the KfW was discussed. Greek Minister for Development and Competitiviness Michalis Chryssochoidis told reporters after …

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That’s a news items from the category ‘lighter note to economic misery’. Hollywood start Leonardo di Caprio enjoys holidays in the beautiful island of Zakynthos. According to unconfirmed information of Greek media, Leonardo di Caprio takes pleasure in the aquamarine waters of Zante together with his new girl friend Blake Lively. The two …

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In times of  blur economic future and desperate search for income, many Greeks try to set up their own business. However the biggest problem for the way to professional independence is the state! Not that we didn’t know that but to hear such a statement on Greek television it sure …

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Today’s news lulls me sweetly. Running around the whole morning to fix issues does not exactly promote inspiration, clear thinking, cool analysis and sorting out. Today’s news is not good. As it hasn’t been in the last months. Increasing unemployment and one in five companies preparing to close. The market has dried …

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That Greece is an absurd country I knew the moment I decided to return from living abroad over some decades. But it was beyond my vivid imagination that I will have to experience this, day by day – and even moment to moment. With a decision that touches the limits of European …

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