October 26, 2012
Politics, Society
The unprecedented security measures in Thessaloniki angered the believers who wanted to attend the festive mass at the church of Agios Dimitrios, the patron saint of the the city. Greek police had isolated the area around the church up to 150 meters away from the building. A ‘dead zone’. Entrance was permitted only with special …
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August 1, 2012
Economy
Health sector and tax authorities are the masters in corruption according to a report issued by Leandros Rakitzis, Greece’s public administration inspector, the country’s watchdog on corruption in the public services. No, the crisis did not lowered corruption, just the price of it. “While the crisis has not reduced the corruption itself, …
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March 7, 2012
Society
The atmosphere was tense even before the start of the traditional parade to celebrate the historic unification of the Dodecanese islands to Rhodes and Greece. A group of angry citizens had taken place opposite of the VIP platform. The protesters chanted insults and swears against the local politicians, including one …
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April 6, 2011
Politics, Society
The “Door-to-Door”, citizens’ movement found its way to Athens noble district Kolonaki where deputy prime minister Theodoros Pangalos has his political office. Armed with a huge teddy pig and megaphones a group of 30-40 senior Athenians started shouting slogans, that…. you don’t want me to translate them in English, do you? …
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March 17, 2011
Politics, Society
It was shortly after 10 pm last night when Deputy Prime Minister Theodoros Pangalos was enjoying a dinner together with his wife and some friends in Kalyvia town in southeast Attica basin. A group of 150 angry residents from nearby town of Keratea gathered outside the tavern to protest the …
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March 3, 2011
Politics, Society
Some hundreds people gather Thursday afternoon in Athens downtown to protest outside the residence of former prime minister Costas Simitis. Anagnostopoulou street in noble district of Kolonaki was clogged by masses of old and young who shouted their frustration about the austerity measures. Lifting umbrellas and walking sticks they shouted slogan like …
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February 25, 2011
Politics
230 Greeks have been evacuated from Libya with three C-130 and two ships. Among the rescued is a employee at the Greek embassy in Tripoli, who got shot on the shoulder and the leg while driving through the streets of Tripoli. However there are still 10 Greeks enclosed in the Sahara …
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February 24, 2011
Politics, Society
About 1,500 people gathered outside the house of former minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos and shouted slogans like “Thieves, thieves!” and “Aki, bring the money back!”. The rest of the slogans were really …inspiring however a translation would not bring the rhyme spirit into English. Some protesters left massages at the house entrance urging him …
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February 24, 2011
Politics
Three C-130 aircraft have left Athens for Libya this morning in order to evacuate some 300 Greeks living and working in the chaos-driven country. They are expected to land at the airport of Tripoli and Sabha at 12 noon and return the same day. According to Foreign Ministry estimations 100 …
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February 22, 2011
Politics
In a huge rescue and evacuation operation Greece is sending ships to repatriate European and Chinese foreigners living in Libya, after requests by several countries. In a statement the Ministry of Civil Protection said that two ships are set to sail tonight and head to Tripoli in order to evacuate European citizens …
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July 1, 2010
Economy, News
Second increase of VAT in 3 months! It’s 29°C outside….. The sun is shining… a light brise blowing from NorthNorthWest… That’s fairly pleasant for the season. So why do Greeks feel as if they live in a horrible heat wave? The answer is simple: Today, July 1st , hundreds of …
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June 16, 2010
Economy, News, Society, Uncategorized
Unprecedented scenes unfolded in a big Super Market downtown Katerini (Central Greece), when some 50 people, arriving simultaneous at payment counters asked for a 15% discount. As expected the management of the Super Market refused to grant the requested discount. And what did the consumers do? They simply walked out …
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