Workers at Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP/HSAP are on 24-hour strike on Thursday, November 8th 2012. Also taxi owners continue their protest action.
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UPD: “Hell Days” Ahead as Public Transport Workers Go on Strike (Strike Schedule)
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 …
Read More »NYT Op-Ed: Greece Arrests the Messenger
Hey! Caught red-handed and exposed even on the other side of the big river! Renomated New York Times sharply criticized “Greece’s slow and cumbersome justice system” and “mainstream Greek politicians”: the first for showing a “stunning swiftness” to arrest investigative Kostas Vaxevanis, and the latter for “shamefully stripping the poorest and most vulnerable from …
Read More »Thessaloniki: Soldiers on the Streets as Part of Security Measures Forces
Despite assurances from the Greek Army two days ago, that no soldiers will be part of the security measures forces during the National Day parade, armed soldiers are being seeing arraying next to riot policemen during the military parade in Thessaloniki! Video: Armed Soldiers as “policemen”… embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt …
Read More »How Merkel & Co “Competitiveness” Looks Like in Greece & the EU-South
In case you missed this breaking through development: German Chancellor Angela Merkel must have got off her bed this morning in a cheerful mood and a teasing sense of humour. Speaking from far-away Berlin, Merkel sends her messages to world public in general and the citizens of bailout EU-countries in particular. Merkel said that: 1. “Painful …
Read More »Greece Unlocks Subsidy for Formula One Track in Patras
Greek Ministry of Development unlocked a subsidy of 28.9 million euro for the contruction of a Formula One car racing track in Chalandritsa area of Patras in Western Greece. Total cost of the project is 94.6 million euro and is expected to create more than 500 jobs in a country …
Read More »Greece November 2011: “The Coup D’ Etat that Did Not Happen…” Part II
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 …
Read More »19 Reasons Why Prices Remain High in Greece, When Incomes Plummet
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 …
Read More »“The Health is Bleeding”: Protesting Doctors Cover Hospital Front with Blood
Trainee doctors in Attica state hospitals had an original idea to draw attention at the shortages and shortfalls in the Greek health care sector that is falling apart. During a protest on Tuesday morning, they doused artificial blood at the front of Evangelismos, the biggest state hospital in Athens. With …
Read More »Athens: Public Transport Work-Stoppages on General-Strike Day, Sept 26/2012
Workers at Athens public transport will launch work stoppages during the general strike on September 26th 2012, in order to facilitate strikers to join the protest rallies in downtown Athens. Blue Buses, Trolley, Metro and Urban train (HSAP/ISAP) will operate only between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Tram will operate from …
Read More »Do You Have an Idea What’s Really Going On in Greece?
Many trees make a big forest. And many puzzle pieces make a big picture. Let’s take the example of a normal day, like today: September 20th. It would be a normal day some years ago. Let’s say in 2005. People would go to work without any problems, would do their duty and return home. Members …
Read More »Athens: Strikes, Work Stoppages, Protest Rallies, Sept 20/2012
Traffic jams in all major streets of downtown Athens occurred on Thursday morning as thousands of residents had to use their vehicles to go to work due to the 24-hour strike at Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP. Workers protest wages cuts and demand the ticket fares to go down to one euro (from …
Read More »IMF Applauds Itself for the Success its Bailout Programs
No, it’s not a joke. In IMF’s scores-reviews published on Monday, International Monetary Fund among other “applauded itself for the success of its bailout programs”… Hm… should I mention the wrong predictions on recession? The bailout programs that crash the health care system? The end of welfare state? The grabbing of social contributions translated into sharp pension …
Read More »Greek Transport Ministry to Combat Ticket Dodgers with Free Tickets
Greek Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure decided to introduce new measures to combat “ticket evasion”. Passengers returning ten cancelled tickets will be awarded with one ticket of charge. The Ministry targets to decrease the so-called ticket dodgers by 50 percent until the end of the year and so to avoid …
Read More »IMF Official’s Statement “Greece will Need 3. Bailout” Angers Greek FinMin and the IMF
The statements of Greece’s representative to International Monetary Fund annoyed Athens. “Greece will need a third bailout” Thanos Catsambas said in an interview to Wall Street Journal published on Thursday. Prompt was the angry answer by Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras to said – more or less -Catsambas has nothing to say …
Read More »NYT: Trucks Full of Cash at Greek Borders, Should The Country Exit the Euro
I try to paint in my mind the picture… How a fictive scenario would look like in reality: two, three, four… trucks full of thousands fresh-printed banknotes in US-Dollars parked near a border post to Greece – in Albania, FYROM, Bulgaria or Turkey. Bored and unsaved truck drivers, resting their feet on the wheel, chewing …
Read More »German Foreign Minister to Greeks: Softening of Bailout and Agreed Reforms Not Possible
While some Greeks still enjoy their summer vacation, some others work hard to get the debt-ridden country out of the economic mess and misery. Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, for example, had to travel to Berlin to prepare the meeting between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that …
Read More »Israeli Defence Forces Investigate Sailors’ Visit to Greek …Brothel
I would think, the Israeli Defence Forces had more serious problems to deal with. But apparently they don’t. According to Israeli media, IDF investigates claims that sailors who participated on a naval exercise last month in Greece, visited local brothels and even had sex. I don’t know the IDF concept on …
Read More »Racist Attacks Increase: Iraqi Stabbed to Death in Athens
A 19-year-old Iraqi immigrant died in the hospital after he was stabbed with knives by five unknown assailants riding on motorcycles. The attack took place late Saturday night in the centre of Athens. The assailants had earlier targeted two other foreigners, one from Romania and one from Morocco who managed to escape. Greek …
Read More »As Recession Deepens, Greece Seeks the “Big Foreign Investor” To Change the Negative Atmosphere
Where is the Big Foreign Spender to invest in Greece and change the pessimistic and negative atmosphere? Where is the One who will let capital flow in the debt-ridden country and restore the image of bureaucratic and entrepreneurship-hindering Greece? Where is the foreign Goldfinger who will turn Greece into a trust-worthy country with …
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