October 3, 2011
Society
Tension prevailed during the protest of secondary school students in downtown Athens on Monday morning and riot police could not resist from beating the teenager school children with clubs. The tension started when the police got the order to ‘clean’ the main streets in front of the Greek Parliament. The …
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October 3, 2011
Society
The week starts with nice little things like work-stoppages in public transport. On Monday, October 3rd 2011, do not look to move around with Buses between 11 am and 5 pm and with Tram from 12 noon to 4 pm. Under these conditions, if I want to use the Metro today I …
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October 1, 2011
animals
UPDATE: Antoine, the stray dog who was abducted and thrown over a bridge last October in Athens, is doing better. After three surgeries, the sling was removed from his smashed leg. As he got a metal blade inside his leg, he still needs to rest. He is been taking care …
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September 30, 2011
Society
It was around 2 pm on Friday when some 300 angry retired army officers broke into the yard of the Greek Defense Ministry after they were refused an appointment by either the Minister or the deputy minister. The officers broke some entrance doors and entered the visitors’ area. There are …
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September 29, 2011
Very Mix
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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September 29, 2011
Society
Hundreds of civil servants ‘occupied’ several ministries since the early morning hours and hindered government officials but also Troika representatives to enter the buildings in order to protest wages cuts and ‘labour reserve’. Currently nine ministries, among others these of health, justice, interior, finance, are formally blocked, while the civil …
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September 27, 2011
Society
A total black-out in Athens public transport is scheduled for tomorrow, September 28th 2011, as no blues Buses, Trolleys, Metro, Urban Trains HSAP, no Tram, Proastiakos, Trains and even Taxis will be around due to the 24-hour strike. An incredible day awaits passengers without cars and even motorists as the traffic jams are …
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September 27, 2011
Society
While Greek members of the Parliament gathered to vote for the unpopular property tax, hundreds have gathered outside to protest the voting and the new austerity package that comes as a storm over their heads. “Indignant” Greeks and members of the civic “I Don’t Pay” movement have urged citizens to …
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September 27, 2011
Society
Tax and customs officers on strike occupied the boardroom of the Finance Ministry in Athens just before Greek Finance Minister and deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos started his press conference. The union of striking officers protested the impending cuts in their wages and benefits due to the new pay-roll for the …
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September 26, 2011
Society
A group of 50 border guards and special guards of the Greek Police (ELAS) climbed to Lycabettus Hill in downtonw Athens at 5:30 Monday morning and hung a huge banner to protest their wages cuts. The banner, 25 meter long and 5 meter wide, reads: “ELAS mourns: Pay Day – Mourning Day”. …
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September 25, 2011
Society
Protesters and riot police have been ‘playing’ cat and mouse for several hours at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens. Riot police beats protesters and fires tear gas, while the protesters withdraw and come back. Proto Thema newspaper underlines that the police made ‘extensive use of chemicals’ to prevent the protesters from …
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September 25, 2011
Society
A group of 60 students entered the studio of Greece’s state television NET on Sunday evening and interrupted Prime Time News on air at 9 pm on Sunday night. The students demanded to read an announcement against the governmental policie son education. Immediately NET cancelled the news programme and started …
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September 25, 2011
Society
“Indignant” Greeks are calling for a protest against poll taxes in front of the Parliament at Syntagma Square, on Sunday, September 25th 2011. At 6 pm. After the violent suppression of the protests on last June and July, the masses of Greeks refrain from joining the protests in front of …
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September 24, 2011
animals
How about a nice walk in the city’s most beautiful street at the feet of Acropolis and some charity? Tomorrow Sunday, September 25th 2011 in Athens? Animal Welfare Society Nine Lives organizes a Bazaar for the benefits of stray and abandoned cats in Greece’s capital. The bazaar takes place from …
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September 23, 2011
Society
Athenians experience another day without major public transport mean, as the Metro, the Urban Train-HSAP and the Tram are on 24-hour strike, on Friday, September 23rd 2011. This morning the traffic jams of desperate motorists trying to reach their work places were incredible. Meanwhile, residents of Athens with or without …
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September 23, 2011
Culture
The New Acropolis Museum celebrates the European Days of Cultural Heritage today, Friday, September 23rd 2001. It will be open from 8 am until midnight. At 8 pm, Monsieur Minimal Full Band and Marietta Fafouti Band will entertain the visitors with live music. Museum visit and event are free of charge. …
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September 22, 2011
Society
Some 150 school and university students protested outside the home of Greek prime minister George Papandreou on Thursday morning. Six riot police squads were immediately sent to the Castri area in the north suburbs of Athens. Cordoning the area, the police hindered the students to near PM’s home, at a …
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September 22, 2011
Society, Tourism
There is an unofficial service initiated by the website Athens Transport via Twitter. It runs in Greek but you can post your message, offering or seeking a Car Pool in the hashtag #carpoolgr. Also KTEL-Buses operate between downtown Athens and the Airport every 30 minutes. Ticket €5. Please, share in …
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September 21, 2011
Society, Tourism
Taxi owners decided to join the strike of public transporters and will pull their vehicles’ brakes tomorrow, September 22nd 2011. Boycotting the commerce? Blocking people from going to work? Who cares? Some interest groups do care only for their pockets, in times when the Greek society has lost its balance and …
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September 20, 2011
Society
Residents of Athens will experience a tough day as all public transport will be on strike. No Metro, no Urban Train-HSAP, no Tram, no Blue Buses, no Trolley, no Proastiakos, not even TRAINOSE. The 24-hour strike will take place on Thursday, September 22nd 2011. Workers at public transport means threaten to take more actions depending …
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