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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October 21, 2011
Lifestyle, Society
Two young Greeks decided to send their own message to the world: tThat love can lingers in the air together with the smell of tear gas. That passion can glow in times of strict austerity and violent clashes. Last night at the ‘battle-field’ of Syntagma Square, right there in front of …
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October 21, 2011
Editor, Society
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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October 20, 2011
Society
I have to open a new post because the PART I “Athens Protests, Unrests & Clashes – Live Blogging” became too long and was refreshing too slowly due to the loads of visual material. Treating an injured protester 17:00 Greek Communist Party and its union PAME left the protest. They …
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October 20, 2011
Society
Thousands and more thousands Greeks gathered for second consequent day outside the Parliament for a sound anti-austerity protest. Inside the Parliament government ministers try their best to convince ruling party PASOK deputies to vote for the multi-bill, the grave stone over citizens’ economic situation and labour rights. Members of PAME, …
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October 20, 2011
Society, Very Mix
The heat is up today in Greece, literally and metaphorically, and protesters started as early as 9 o’clock in the morning to flock towards the Parliament and Syntagma square in Athens downtown. It is estimated that 300,000 people came to downtown Athens yesterday. Many thousands gathered in 20 cities across the …
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October 19, 2011
Society
Unprecedented! It must be the biggest protest since 1974. Already more than 80,000 protests ( some sources speak of 100,000) have gathered in front of the Parliament at Syntagma square, just 1,5 hour after the beginning of today’s demonstration. Members of the public and private sector unions and political parties, students …
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October 19, 2011
Society, Very Mix
The Mother of All Strikes, the 48-hour general strike of public and private sector where even shops are closed has started already. For 48 hours the country will be paralysed. Greece’ capital is getting ready for a ‘battle’ that would possibly take place in the city’s centre due to an expected …
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October 15, 2011
Society
Protesters worldwide gear up for a cry of rage against bankers, financiers and politicians they accuse of ruining global economies and condemning millions to poverty and hardship through greed. From Alaska to London, from New Zealand to Athens, from Brussels to New York global protesters will meet into an action that …
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October 14, 2011
Politics, Society
According to a very reliable source, the “eurogendfor” hit-men alledgedly in Greece to combat riots… were in fact ….Czech soldiers from the “Balkan Brigade” of SEEBRIG, the Multinational Peace Force South-Eastern Europe Brigade. The soldiers arrived in Greece via Igoumenitsa , were transported to Tyrnavos in Central Greece and then moved with buses …
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October 14, 2011
Politics, Society
There is a real thriller with rumors and claims about a group of Eurogendfor hit-men who apparently arrived in Western Greece recently and the load of publications on Greek internet forced the government to take position on the issue, not confirming neither denying the news. Eurogendfor, the Euro Gendarmerie Force, also known …
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October 14, 2011
Very Mix
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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