November 16, 2014
Very Mix
Forget all you have ever learned in the schools you attended about religion and history, and great discoveries and national boundaries. Greece and Turkey will teach you better. And at the end of the day you will shout “It’s all Greek to me” thus giving a new meaning to the …
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September 18, 2014
Very Mix
The head of International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, should resign over her her claims of ‘death threats from Greek taxpayers’. Speaking to private Mega TV on Thursday morning, Deputy Minister of Development Gerasimos Giakoumatos said: “Christine Lagarde should resign because she cannot put a whole country on investigation mood to …
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June 16, 2014
Very Mix
Some people cannot wait for the seashore legislation to pass at the Parliament and deliberately moved to call beaches their own. An owner of a land plot in Chalkidiki claimed a part of the beach Kanapitsa in Paliouri village at Kassandra peninsula. He planted cactus and prickly pears on the …
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June 4, 2014
Politics
A new Baltakos-gate is under way? Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos claimed that he had private contacts to the director of the press officer of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and also two of Nea Dimokratia ministers. Speaking at the Greek Parliament, Michaloliakos said: Video: embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube Direkt “Whenever …
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October 4, 2013
Politics
Leader of Golden Dawn Nikos Michaloliakos is in custody facing charges of being the leader of a criminal organization. In jail pending trial are also two party MPs, whiel three other MPs were released on bail. The decision of Greek government to crack down the extreme-right party on charges of …
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March 28, 2013
Economy, Israel-GR, Politics, Turkey-GR
It looks as if someone takes pleasures and seeks to take advantages from the economic crisis that hit Cyprus. Turkey did not miss the chance to reiterate claims in the gas resources of Cyprus after Nicosia hinted to use resources revenues as collateral for international lenders’ financial aid and as …
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March 14, 2013
Uncategorized
Sources at the office of Greek President, Karolos Papoulias, dismissed media claims that an appointment with former football coach Otto Rehhagel was due in March. Mega TV reported that the presidency stressed that importance of Greek-German relations but that such meetings rather targeted to create impressions than real positive climate. …
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February 8, 2013
Politics
Greek police published new pictures of the armed robbers of Velvento banks heist apparently to show that they were beaten during their arrests and not later during transport or interrogation. The pictures uploaded on Greek police website Friday afternoon, have also the digital data of the exact time when the …
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February 4, 2013
Turkey-GR
Greek Foreign Ministry categorically denied claims published by Turkish media, that there were terrorists training camps in Greece. Turkish media claimed last week that the suicide bomber of US embassy in Ankara had entered Turkey via Greece and that other terrorism suspects had received training in Greece. Below the full …
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January 24, 2013
Politics
An organization calling itself “Wild Freedom – Promoters of Social Explosions” -“Partnership of anarchist organisations” claimed responsibility for the bomb in Athens Mall last Sunday. In a long statement posted on the website Indymedia, the organization that appears for the first time noted among others: -the target was The Mall …
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October 26, 2012
Politics
“The army has no involvement in security measures,” said Yiannis Sifakis, spokesman of Land Forces Chief of Staff on Friday. This statement dismisses claims raised by main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA that 1,000 troops would be part of the security measures forces during the 28. October military parade in Thessaloniki. …
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September 22, 2012
Economy
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras dismissed claims about the imposition of a 150-EUR poll tax to property owners with income from leasing real estates. To a reporter’s question whether there would be a new tax on properties, Samaras stressed “There is no such government intention. Those circulating such scenarios should be …
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April 20, 2012
Earthquake, Very Mix
A German geologist claims a tsunami could hit Greece. The scientific research claims of Klaus Reicherter, Professor for Neotectonics and Natural Hazards at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany, are based on centuries-old sources, like fifth-centry BC historian Herodotus ( 484 BC – 425 BC) and on the findings of excavations in the village of ancient Potidaea …
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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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May 6, 2011
Economy
It rained denials on the screen of DER SPIEGEL online after a challenging and provocative article claiming that Greece considers to exit the Euro Zone and that it mulls plans for own currency. Greek Finance Ministry denied with an official statement the claims of German weekly DER SPEGIEL that Athens considers …
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March 15, 2011
Politics
Greek Foreign Ministry vehemently dismissed Al Jazeera television network claims that a Greek-flagged vessel unloaded weapons at the port of Tripoli in Libya. In a written statement the Foreign Ministry criticizes the Arabic network for not confirming the information and asks media to show responsibility. Furthermore the Greek Foreign Ministry …
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