December 3, 2011
Economy, Lifestyle
Greece’s most famous fashionistas, LakisGavalas was arrested with handcuffs and all the necessary accessories on Friday night in Athens. Police arrested “Mr. Lak” in the context of arresting big scale state debtors. Greek media report, that Gavalas was for almost a week the most wanted state debtor, but authorities efforts …
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December 1, 2011
Society
“Indignant” citizens of Nea Penteli, suburb in northern Athens perfectly adjusted themselves to the atmosphere of the days and decorated the muncipality Christmas tree with power company bills containing the ’emergency property tax’. This symbolic ‘artistic intervention was thought as a substitute to an angry-citizens-action protesting at the local DEH …
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December 1, 2011
Very Mix
Mmmm…. December is the month we crave for delicious honey, we normally add to Greek Christmas bakery. Pies and cookies, and even meat and poultry dishes glazed with honey or surrounded by honey sauce. Not to forget mentioning the many traditional Greek dishes with honey. And then a light honey …
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November 30, 2011
animals
Stray.gr, one of the biggest Animal Welfare Association in Greece needs the help of the friends of stray animals. For the purposes of the upcoming Christmas Bazaaron December 4th 2011, Stray.gr urgently needs goods and sponsors for the annual Christmas Bazaar. If you are a company or an entrepreneur, you can be …
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November 24, 2011
Society
State hospital doctors in Athens and Piraeus launch a work stoppage from 11.30 am to 2.30 pm, and school teachers from 12-2 pm and 2-4 pm. Also state media like ET/NET and the Athens News Agency will not operate from 3-7 pm and 8 pm to midnight. After riot police intervention …
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November 22, 2011
Society
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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November 17, 2011
Society
Raging youth wearing hoods throw stones, molotov fire bombs against riot policemen. Armed with metal and wooden sticks, they break windows of shops and banks, set garbage bins on fire. Within minutes, the area near the American Embassy in the centre of Athens turns into a “battle-field”. The Commemoration March of …
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November 17, 2011
Society
Here is some footage with rare visual and sound material from the Athens Polytechnic Students’ Uprising on 17. November 1973. The videos have been compiled in by EOA in cooperation of the Library of the Greek Parliament. They also contain material from the BBC and some quotations in English, for …
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November 17, 2011
Society
The police will close four metro stations for several hours in downtown Athens on Thursday due to the march protest expected today in context of the commemoration of the Polytechnic Student’s Uprising in 1973. Metro station <Panepistimiou> will close at 12 pm, <Syntagma> at 1 pm, <Evangelismos> and <Megaron> at 3 pm. …
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November 17, 2011
Politics
Education Minister Anna Diamantopoulou will break a decades-long tradition: She will not lay a wreath at the Polytechnic University to commemorate the 38th Anniversary of the students’ uprising against the military dictatorship on 17th November 1973. Greek media report, that the reason for Diamantopoulou’s refusal is apparently the minor clashes among …
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November 16, 2011
Society
I do remember very well this Saturday morning I went alone to Athens downtown, on November 17, 1973. The night before an army tank had violently crashed down the main steel gate of the Polytechnic University campus bringing down the people clinging on it. I was a teenager then and had no …
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November 16, 2011
Economy
Charles Dallara, managing director of Institute for International Finance (IIF) is rushing to Athens on Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos. The talks will focus on the participation of private investors holding Greek bonds and the proposed 50% ‘haircut’. In Frankfurt, Germany, talks …
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November 15, 2011
Very Mix
That was a real shock for students and teachers, this morning in Athens when an 18-year-old run amok swinging a … Ninja-style sword. The teenager wounded slightly the deputy director and a guard of the school who were taken to the hospital. Eyewitnesses report of unbelievable scenes that occurred in the …
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November 6, 2011
Politics
Scroll Down for the Latest Updates -Original Title of the post ” Greece’s new government – They play with our nerves “… But in fact Greek politicians play with their own nerves, the nerves of the media and the nerves of the Europeans. The nerves of the market investors, share holders and hedge …
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November 4, 2011
Very Mix
How about an interesting Friday evening at a bar, getting to know a real war photo reporter and admire his works in the company of nice music? International news agency Agence France Presse (AFP), the Nikon and the I.P.P.O. Bar invite you to the opening of the photo exhibition of Aris …
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November 4, 2011
Economy, Society
Thousands Greeks queue day in, day out for a free meal, a slice of bread and a bottle of water at the soup kitchens organized by charity organisations. While until recently the majority of the needy queueing for free meals were homeless, drug addicts and illegal immigrants, the picture changed in …
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October 28, 2011
Society
Tension, frustration and anger colour this years’ parades to commemorate Greece’s “NO” (OXI) to the Axis powers on 28th October 1940. In quite some cities across the country, protesters forced state officials to leave the parades, hurling eggs and yogurts, and chanting “Thieves!” Greek Black Flag In some cities, the …
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October 26, 2011
Society, Sports
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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October 24, 2011
Economy
Athens Stock Exchange started with a free fall on Monday morning, just hours after the European leaders agreed on a haircut of 50% to 60% of the Greek debt. At 11:28 am, the General Index suffers losses of -4.60%, while half an hours earlier it recorded losses even of -5%. …
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October 23, 2011
Society
After riot dog Loukanikos is new symbol arises out of Greek protests. The Riot Granny! An older woman walks in downtown Athens -probably last Thursday – and watches rioters hurling stones against a riot police squad. The youth shout to policemen something like “You work for 700 euro”. The senior …
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