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Foreign Ministry opens book of condolences for Mikis Theodorakis

September 3, 2021 Arts, Culture Comments Off on Foreign Ministry opens book of condolences for Mikis Theodorakis

The Greek Foreign Ministry opened an electronic book of condolences in the context of declaration of national mourning for the death of internationally renowned composer Mikis Theodorakis. Electronic books of condolences are also opened by the Greek Embassies and Consulates, in their countries of accreditation, at the e-mail addresses of …

Holy Fire: No “divine miracle” but a human hand holding a lighter?

March 21, 2019 BOOKS Comments Off on Holy Fire: No “divine miracle” but a human hand holding a lighter?

A shock for the Greek orthodox Christians. A Greek journalist claims that the Holy Fire is not the result of a divine miracle but the product of the physical interaction between a human hand and a …lighter. In his recently published book “Lamentation – About the Holy Fire” journalist Dimitris …

Dijsselbloem: Greece should have been grateful to European aid, kept mouth shut

September 2, 2018 Greece, Politics 8

Greece should have been grateful to European aid and kept its mouth shut, the former chief of Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem said more or less in an interview on Saturday. He has clearly not recovered yet from the traumatic experience with former Greek finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. At the same time …

Director Costas Gavras to turn Varoufakis’ “Adults in a Room” into a film

October 11, 2017 Economy Comments Off on Director Costas Gavras to turn Varoufakis’ “Adults in a Room” into a film

Famous film director Costas Gavras plans to bring the book of Yanis Varoufakis’ “Adults in the Room” to the big screen. Gavras who is famous for his political films said in a letter to the former finance minister that he felt inspired to turn the book into a film as …

Varoufakis names his wife as the person who videotaped his conversations

October 6, 2017 Greece Comments Off on Varoufakis names his wife as the person who videotaped his conversations

In the Greek edition of his book “Adults in the Room,” Yanis Varoufakis made new revelations for his term in Finance Ministry in 2015. According to introduction of the book, Varoufakis’ wife, Danae Stratou videotaped telephone conversations he had at that time. “In a book where so much depends on …

Varoufakis new book: Tsipras was overwhelmed, Macron offered deal, Schaeuble blocked any solution

April 30, 2017 Greece, Politics 2

Former Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, claims to have secretly recorded his conversations with top figures, and says his experience showed how far Germany was willing to go to protect the single currency. His new book is named Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe’s Deep Establishment, gives an …

Rebranding Europe: How the EU can improve communication with its citizens

March 26, 2017 World Comments Off on Rebranding Europe: How the EU can improve communication with its citizens

Europe needs to change. In many ways. This was said several times on the occasion of the 60th birthday and the celebrations of the Rome Declaration on Saturday. The EU leaders said it. And thousands of Europeans who took to the streets. Europe – the European Union, that is – …

Kremlin dismisses Hollande’s claims Greece wanted to print drachmas in Russia in summer 2015″

October 14, 2016 Politics 2

After Athens, also Kremlin dismisses Hollande’s allegations that Greece was planning to print Drachmas in Russia. High-ranking sources of the Russian government who are very close to President Vladimir Putin told to the correspondent of a Greek newspaper in Moscow, “vehemently dismissed that the Greek side had such a request.” …

Ex Varoufakis’ advisor Galbraith reveals details of “Plan X for Grexit”

July 5, 2016 Politics 49

One year after the Greek Referendum. One year after controversial Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis was shown the way out. One year after a very painful Greek experience. And the book of Varoufakis’ former advisor, US economic James Galbraith who drafter the “Plan B for Grexit” is being presented to Greek …

John Perkins: How “economic hit men” bring countries to fall

September 22, 2014 Economy Comments Off on John Perkins: How “economic hit men” bring countries to fall

This is a very interesting aspect based on the confessions of a so-called “economic hit man”. John Perkins, author of the book “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” claims that it is international organizations like the IMF or the World Bank that under the pretext of ‘saving a country’ in …

Ex ECB official: “Merkel toyed with the idea of Grexit but she was convinced otherwise” by the Chinese?

September 13, 2013 Economy Comments Off on Ex ECB official: “Merkel toyed with the idea of Grexit but she was convinced otherwise” by the Chinese?

“German Chancellor Angela Merkel toyed with the idea of forcing Greece out of the euro until the autumn of 2012.” These claims are raised by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, until recently one of the six-man executive council at the European Central Bank and for many years Italy’s man in Frankfurt” In …

Karl Lagerfeld: “Greeks have disgusting habits”

June 10, 2013 Very Mix 4

What? We, Greeks, have disgusting habits? So nauseatic like drilling deep in our nose in public? Excavating our ears? Coughing and sneezing in the face of the other? Spitting on the street and making everything but appetizing noises while we eat? But Noooo! Darling, there are people that do not …

Her “Greek Drama” – Our Greek Tragedy

February 8, 2013 Very Mix 3

Before, during and short after the Olympic Games of 2004, the media used to call her “the iron lady of Greece”. Married to one of most powerful and rich businessmen of the country, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, became best known to Greece and else where for being the president of the bidding and …

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