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Explosive Device Found at Athens Metro

Greek Anti-Terror police is currently examining the security cameras of the Athens Metro and investigates the dangerous package on fingerprints and DNA material, after an explosive device was found at the Metro station “Aigaleo” at 6 pm on Saturday evening.  The package was found at the last wagon of the train by …

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Pros And Cons: Bailout & Austerity or Default & Euro Exit?

 Greece’s Prime Minister Lucas Papademos made a final warning on Saturday night, just hours before the crucial voting on the new austerity bill at the Parliament. In a TV address to the nation, Papademos said Greece was just a breath away from Zero”, that the second bailout and the austerity measures secure that the …

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The Troika: Killing the Greek Patient – Softly?

While the Troika meets with several Greek ministers, its demands get more and more absurd. In fact, they are not absurd, they’re just the IMF’s policies of ‘hit and kill’ applied everywhere in the world. In order to push for further of cuts in the public expenditure, the representatives of Greece’s …

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Two Greek Pilots Safe After Serious F-16 Incident

A serious F-16 incident with possible fatal consequences was averted due to the prowess of the Greek pilots on Thursday morning at the NATO Larissa Air Base.  The two-seater fighter jet, type F-16D Blk 52 from the 110 Combat Wing was on “touch and go” training when the landing gear of the aircraft …

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Dogs: Vaccine Against Canine Leishmaniasis (Kalazar) Available in Greece

The much awaited vaccine against often fatal ending disease of Canine Leishmaniasis or Kalazar in dogs is finally available in Greece. As January 16th 2011,  the vaccine can be pbtained at vet clinics. The vaccine contains proteins of Cani Leish parasite that will produce antibodies in the immune system of our canine …

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The Little Angel at Omonia Subway

“I saw her the other day leaning against a column, at the underground station of Omonia. Forgotten and lost in her thoughts – really, what would she dream of in such festive days in such difficult times, an angel at her age? I let two trains pass, looking at her tactfully. All this time, …

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Telegraph: UK Readies for Military Intervention in Europe!

I had thought we are in the middle of an economic war but things are apparently more serious. Great Britain makes preparations for a military intervention in Europe, should the economic crisis – see: the social unrest – get out of control.  Former Empire and hidden megalomaniac Great Britain will come …

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Athens Metro 48h Strike, Dec 8-9/11 CANCELLED!

Athens Metro strike scheduled for December 8-9th 2011 has been cancelled! earlier… Workers at Athens Metro will be on two 24-hour strike from Thursday, December 8th at 5 am until Saturday, December 10th, 2011 at 5 am. The Metro workers launch their strike to protest the attack against their union president …

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Troika’s Seven Conditions for Greece’s Second Bailout

 Greece’s lenders  tabled a seven-conditions “manifesto” so that the debt-ridden country will be able to get the €110-billion bailout, the second after May 2010. The Troika consisting of IMF/EU/ECB urges the Greek government to adopt laws that they should have been adopted long ago like the opening of closed professions or …

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Athens: Public Transport Work Stoppage, Nov 22

Workers at Athens Metro, Tram and Urban Train-HSAP will stage a work stoppage from 12 pm to 4 pm on November 22nd, 2011. Workers oppose the ‘labour reserve’ that sends people home with 60% on their income.

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Winners Among Us – Alexandra in Istanbul Marathon

Greeks are in deep depression. Economically. Psychologically. Greeks are saddened with what is happening with their country. Whether EU leaders will take haircut or bankruptcy decision today, on Sunday, next month, next year, next decade… And yet. There are still winners among us. Winners of life. People winning personal races with …

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Should Greeks Protest Austerity or Not?

There is nothing ‘up’ here today as Greece is trying to pick up yesterday’s pieces. Strikes. Clashes. Austerity. One man lost his life. Protester Dimitris Kotzaridis, 53, suffered a heart attack most likely due to distress during the clashes between ‘hooded men’ and members of the GreekCommunist Party union. The autopsy …

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German Krupp Objects Greek-French Frigates Deal

It’s high time to start a post with a Greek saying. “Two donkeys gave been quarreling inside a foreign barn”. In our case the ‘barn’ that is Greece is empty and yet. Berlin and Paris have been quarreling on weapons deals and warships to be sold to broke Greece. It …

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Athens: Breitling Jet Team on Aerobatic Show, Oct 15

This morning I thought the Troika had sent air-fighters to spray us and enforce us to pay pack our loans. I was watching a formation of aircraft on training in the sky over Faliron at Athens sea coast. Seven aircraft were flying nicely doing some acrobatic. However it turned out …

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Wanna Know Why Greece Went Bankrupt?

OK, Greece went bankrupt partly because of the tax evasion. Partly because of 1,000 reasons. But most of all because of the scandalous wages in the public sector and state-run enterprises. There is this delicious report of Greek newspaper Proto Thema  on its online edition. The report focuses on the transfer …

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Athens: All Public Transport on 24h Strike, Oct 10

Athens Public transport Workers decided to stage a 24-hour strike on Monday, October 10th 2011. There will be no buses, no tram, no urban train HSAP , no metro. It’s still open whether train and Proastiakos workers will join the mobilization. PT workers oppose salary cuts and ‘labour reserve’. Bus …

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Greece: General Strike, Oct 5/11

Greece is expected to stand still on Wednesday, October 5th 2011, as the private and public sector have called for a general 24-hour strike.  Public Services will be closed, state hospitals will work with emergency personnel only. Also lawyers will join the strike. Furthermore big disturbances are expected in the public transport, although …

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Athens: Poet Consults in …Bridge Construction?

At first I couldn’t believe my eyes. Then the news “What does a poet and a bridge have in common?” published on Greek internet.  A blog revealed that a poet has been hired as consultant for the construction of a pedestrians/school children bridge over one of the main roads of Athens, Kifisias street. There is a …

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