First it was all this pressure on Greece for a euro exit. The last toothless idiot in rags sailing on a wrecked boat around a remote island felt obliged to say something on the issue. Greece became the global scapegoat, whether with or -even without left-wing SYRIZA government. Those Europeans who criticized PASOK and Nea Dimocratia for …
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Tsipras (SYRIZA): Scrap the Bailout Programme and Renegotiate it!
Nationalization of banks, halting the privatization of state-run enterprises, partial or complete debt cancellation for indebted households, wealth confiscation for those making false tax declarations: Leader of left-wing SYRIZA and main challenger of conservative Nea Dimocratia at the June elections, Alexis Tsipras revealed the party’s programme. ” We introduce our programme, a programme …
Read More »Athens: Migrant Stabbed With a Sword – Five Racists Attacks in the last days
Incidents of migrants stabbed on the streets or at public transport means have increased during the last days, with the latest two attacks to have taken place within 20 minutes. One man from Albania and two men from Poland fell victims to what it seems to have been ‘racist attacks’. Eyewitness …
Read More »National Bank Report: Greece’s Euro Exit Would Halve Incomes
OMG! Even Greece’s biggest bank, the National Bank, joined the anti-SYRIZA chorus. You know SYRIZA don’t you? The party whose leader Alexis Tsipras “threatens” to ruin Greece, the eurozone, the global economy from the humblest hut in a remote sub-Saharan village to a impressive glass skyscraper in Wall Street. How? He wants to cancel the …
Read More »Confiscations at Greek Finance Ministry Due to …Unpaid Debts
Employees at the Greek Finance Ministry are in danger to die of thirst. And that’s because the water cooling stands were removed on Wednesday morning. According to Proto Thema, technicians of the private supplier removed the water coolers from the corridors of the ministry due to unpaid debts! The ministry has …
Read More »Greek Total Debt after PSI: 280.3 Billion Euro – Only!
Greece’s unsustainable debt mountain has fallen sharply, official figures showed today, after an unprecedented private creditor writedown helped ease the burden on the struggling eurozone country. The office of the state controller said total debt, based on indicative figures, tumbled 23.8 per cent to 280.3 billion euros ($370 billion) at …
Read More »Greek Interim Government Members Refrain From Salaries
Greece’s new prime minister, Panagiotis Pikrammenos gave his mark to the caretaker government that expires at June 17th 2012, when fresh general elections will take place. “Few words, lots of work.” Pikrammenos told his ministers at their first cabinet meeting. According to To Vima newspaper, Pirkammenos reportedly said that the country’s problems cannot be …
Read More »Rubini Expects Greece to Exit Euro Next Year
“Noted market bear Nouriel Roubini has called the ongoing political turmoil in Europe a “slow motion train wreck.” Speaking to CNBC in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Roubini said he expects Greece to leave the euro zone by next year. Roubini΄s comments come after Greek voters rejected pro-bailout parties in Sunday΄s …
Read More »Juncker: “Germany & France Act as if they are the Only Members of the Euro-Group”
Head of Euro Group Jean-Claude Juncker said he’s stepping down as head of eurozone finance ministers group because he is tired of German-French interference. Further he said that the Eurobond eventually will come and added “not under this political atmosphere” meaning most probably Berlin. Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean- Claude Juncker said he’s …
Read More »Greeks to Pay 25% Increases in Public Transport, Electricity and Water
That’s the country of economic miracles full of paradoxes. While the incomes decrease and wages undergo more and more cuts of 20-30%, prices keep going higher and higher. As if the 40% hikes in heating oil were not enough, prices for public transport and utilities are expected to rise at 25%. Greek …
Read More »Greek Party with 25 Words – Ready to Hit the Guinness Record?
This is the Greek political party with a title of the length of a model train or an ad of a real estate agency whose owner has gone nuts. 25 words to describe what the founder Miltiadis Tsalazidis wants to express:: Independent Renewing Left, Renewing Right, Renewing PASOK, Renewing Nea Democratia, …
Read More »Singer Dimitris Mitropanos Passed Away at 64
One of the most popular Greek singers, Dimitris Mitropanos passed away at the age of 64. The singer had been suffering from various health problems and had undergone kidney transplant in 2008 in Paris. On Tuesday morning, Mitropanos was rushed to an Athens hospital after he suffered a heart attack. …
Read More »PM Papademos Bids Farewell and Warns Greeks of “Tough Times Ahead”
Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos announced that elections will take place on May 6th and warned Greeks of tough time still to come. In a televised address to the nation Papademos said that “Greece is in the middle of a difficult path.” Papademos said that his government had completed its …
Read More »Novelty? Rent-A-Cop. A Real Greek Cop….
Feel unsafe when you go to pick up money from your local bank? You could rent a trained guard from squads of Greek Police EL.AS. For just 30 euro per hour. For additional 20 euro you could also be escorted by a policeman on a motorcycle or accompanied by a police dog. A …
Read More »Donations Needed to Send Dead Pakistanis Home
Members of Greece’s Pakistani community are seeking to raise money to send home the bodies of two Pakistani men who died last Friday while trying to save an elderly couple from a car trapped on a railway track in Kryoneri, north of Athens. Hamayun Anwar, 18, and Wakar Ahmed, 32, …
Read More »EC Report – Greece: Unemployment, Income Losses, Poverty
Greece is going from bad to worse. That’s no news, but when it comes summarized through the official data from the European Union it is really impressive. In its querterly report on employment and the social situation in the opean Union, the European Commission states that 370,000 jobs were lost in the first three quarters …
Read More »Turkey: Reopen Halki Seminary? Reciprocal Move, First!
That’s the usual Turkish tactic when it comes to diplomacy: reciprocacy above all! It was just two days ago, when Turkish Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan announced to US President Barack Obama his decision to reopen the Theological School of Halki. On Tuesday, Turkish EU Minister Egemen Bagis came out …
Read More »“Rent a Greek Doctor” for €3 per Hour
Doctor trainees working at Evangelismos public hospital found an original way to protest the ridiculous payments of 3 EUR per hour, when on call. They printed and distributed “Rent a Doc trainee for 3 EUR per Hour” leaflets. Greek with University degree seeks job as secretary, doorman, ambulance, nurse, security and …
Read More »Erdogan Tells Obama: Theological School of Halki to Reopen
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan apparently decided to reopen the Greek Orthodox Theological School of Halki. Erdogan revealed his decision to US President Barack Obama during a meeting in Seoul, South Korea. “I congratulated the Prime Minister on the efforts that he’s made within Turkey to protect religious minorities. …
Read More »Greek FinMin Venizelos Resigned – PASOK’s New Chapter…
UPDATE: Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos resigned on Monday afternoon, one day after he was elected the new president of socialist PASOK. Venizelos submitted his resignation after attending a cabinet meeting. The name of his successor is expected to be announced tomorrow Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, Venizelos had officially taken …
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