Tag Archives: Athens

The war between municipality workers/garbage collectors and political authorities got a new dimension and claimed its first victim on Thursday. Simos Daniilides, mayor of Neapolis/Sykeon. The battle started at the mayors meeting in Athens, when municipality workers from the POE-OTA union entered the building, went up to 3rd floor. Daniilides, …

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The padlock was installed at the entrance of Acropolis already yesterday. This morning  riot police squads took position outside the archaeological site. The Archaeologists will move to Acropolis at 11.30 am to protest the “labour reserve”, the salary cuts with the new payroll, the merger of state institutions that leaves people without a …

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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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Philipp Roesler, German economics Minister in Athens with a eager to invest businessmen delegation. He came, saw and conquered the hearts of the Greeks. Millions of  moustached Zorbas from the social class of “new poor” raised their ouzo glasses to the ever-lasting health of Roesler. Thousands of mourning Helectras applauded Roesler proudly announcing “Our presence here is …

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After the ugly scenes of riot police beating civilians and photo-reporters and throwing tear-gas at the Metro entrance during the Wednesday protests in Athens, a picture this morning adds the icing on the top of police violence. A riot policeman kicks even a harmless animal … the world famous riot dog Loukanikos! …

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Some 300 retired army officers have gathered outside the Defense Ministry in Athens to protest income cuts and the “depreciation of Greek armed forces by the government.” However before even the retired officers appeared at the gate, riot police forces had taken position in order to prevent a break in the Ministry …

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With unprecedented zeal Greek riot police beat and harassed Greek and foreign photo-reporters covering  the incidents during the general strike protests. The photo-reporters were easy to be identified through their television and cameras and had their press ID. Greek reporter Tatiana Bolari gets punched by a policeman Speaking to private MEGA …

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It came as it has been expected. An alarming level of crime in the streets and households of Athenians. Daily are the news of burglars and robbers who don’t even step back from using Kalashnikov automatic rifles and knives to scare to death seniors, rape mothers and steal from a …

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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