January 6, 2016
Politics
Celebrations at Epiphany were different this year. In fact, they were unprecedented! The highest political leadership, the president and the Prime Minister, had practically decided to boycott the celebrations at the port of Piraeus and mark its its excellency presence another church in Athens. President Pavlopoulos, PM Tsipras, Athens Mayor …
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December 14, 2015
Society
an organized attack against ticket controllers in the middle of downtown Athens. A group of some 20 people wearing helmets attacked three ticket controllers standing at the pier of the Metro station in Omonoia on Monday evening. According to media, the group arrived at the metro pier and started to …
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December 6, 2015
Society
Molotov cocktails and fire bombs. Stones and wooden sticks. Anarchists or so-called ‘antiauthotirarians’ with hoods have launched an attack against riot police squads in down town Athens. Τhe attacks were expected on this Sunday, the 7, Anniversary of the murder of teenager boy, Alexis Griogoropoulos by a police special guard. …
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December 6, 2015
Society
Several protest marches are scheduled for today Sunday on the 7th anniversary of the murder of teenager boy, Alexis Griogoropoulos by a police special guard. Greek police is on alert and more than 5,000 policemen are expected to safeguard that the protest marches do not end up in riots and …
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November 27, 2015
Very Mix
The mastermind of Paris Attacks, the meanwhile dead terrorist, Abdelhamid Abaaoud is confirmed to have stayed in Athens last winter. Based on cooperation between Greek and French police authorities, DNA samples found in two Athens apartments confirm that Abaaoud was in Athens in last January. According to Greek media, the …
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November 24, 2015
Very Mix
A bomb exploded outside the offices of the Greek Federation of Enterprises (SEV) at 3:35 early on Tuesday near Syntagma Square in central Athens. The explosion caused material damage but no injuries. Prior to the explosion there was a warning phone call to newspaper Efimerida ton Syntakton. An anonymous caller …
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November 19, 2015
Society
Ticket fare for public transport means in Athens will rise by 16% as of 1.1. 2016. Passengers of Metro, Tram, Urban train ISAP, Trolley bus and Blue buses will have to dig deeper in their pockets and find another €0.20 if they want to go soewhere for whatever reasons. No, …
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November 18, 2015
Society
Jeering, tear gas, sound flares, water bottles and oranges were the highlights of the farmers’ protest outside the Greek Parliament at Syntagma Square on Wednesday. More than 3,500 farmers, breeders and fishermen from all over Greece had gathered in Athens to protest taxation and social security reforms in their sector. …
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November 17, 2015
Society
Three metro stations will be closed as of 2:30 p.m. today Tuesday, November 17th 2015 due to the march for the commemoration of the Polytechnic School Students’ Uprise. The metro stations are <Syntagma>, <Evangelismos> and <Megaro Mousikis>. The metro wagons will pass through but no passengers will be able to …
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November 16, 2015
Very Mix
French official have named Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, Belgian national of Moroccan origin, as the alleged mastermind behind the dreadful attacks in Paris last Friday, where 129 people were killed and at least 350 were injured. He was allegedly the leader of “an Islamic State cell” in Belgium and the mastermind …
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November 15, 2015
Society
Workers at Athens Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP have launched a 24-hour strike on Sunday, November 15th 2015. Reason for the strike is the general assembly of the workers’ union of these three public transport means. “The strike will allow workers to participate in the assembly so that important …
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November 12, 2015
Society
It must have been an awesome experience: to be a SYRIZA supporter, to have joined the anti-austerity protest and to be teargassed by the same government that you support. This interpretation of the incidents as it appeared in several Greek media is wrong. Police did not fired teargas against the …
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November 11, 2015
Society
It is not only the workers and trade unions of the public and private sectors that have urged people to join the general 24-hour strike on Thursday, November 12 2015. It is also left-wing SYRIZA the party of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that urged Greeks to go on the streets …
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November 8, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
43,000 runners, a record participation, joined the 33rd Athens Marathon – The Authentic on this sunny November morning. Greek Christoforos Merousis won the 42-kilometer race from the ancient battlefield of Marathon to Athens Panathinaic Stadium with an impressive time of two hours, 21 minutes and 22 seconds. Winner Christoforos Merousis …
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November 5, 2015
Politics
Lawmaker of conservative New Democracy, former Member of the European Parliament and ex Foreign Ministry spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos was violently attacked by a mob during a protest for the Pontus Greeks outside the Parliament in Athens earlier today. The mob punched him, attacked with with wooden sticks and torn apart …
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November 4, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
The dignitaries who arrived at the airport early in the morning to wave Goodbye were almost as much as the passengers. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, European Parliament President Martin Schulz, EU Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos, Foreign Minister of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn, Greek Minister for Migration Yannis Mousalas. If one …
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October 22, 2015
Politics
French President Francois Hollande is expected to land in Eleftherios Venizelos airport at 4:50 pm Thursday, rush to Athens downtown, lay a wreath at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier and start talking “business”. Investments in Greek public assets that currently enjoy an extended Sales period. It is not coincidence …
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October 21, 2015
Society
The Square of Agia Eirini in the historical center of Athens is very popular, with hundreds of young and old visiting the numerous bars and restaurants each and every day. But every night, another small group of people enter the area: the homeless. the make themselves as comfortable as possible …
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October 6, 2015
Economy
The European Commission is moving forwards. Slowly. Βut it is moving. President Jean-Claude Juncker is determined to ‘rescue’ Greece and goes into EU history as the protector of the European poor and needy. And he will. His Jobs and Growth Plan for Greece was adopted by the European Parliament and …
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October 4, 2015
Politics
French President Francois Holland will pay an official visit to Athens on October 22nd and 23rd 2015, to seal the close relationship between the two countries. But also to explore investment opportunities… well… not exactly… almost. According to Sunday edition of To Vima newspaper, France has great interest in participating …
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